Pros
Review of State Farm on Glassdoor consist of 2 distinct groups: employees of the company, and employees of independent contractor agents. They experiences of these groups are totally different. My review is of the company job environment. Good place to gain some experience working in a Corporate environment to build a resume. Competitive benefits package. Some potential for advancement.
Kontras
The company culture is in a large state of flux. What attracted me to State Farm 30 years ago was the strong ethic values and commitment to take care of the policyholder. Now, the culture is geared towards metrics which may not actually benefit the policy holder. Work/Life Balance is a huge issue, and employee feedback is very negative on this issue. Leadership is not able to act independently but rather has become more “management” versus “leadership”. The heavy reliance on metrics reduces employees to a numerical score and has sacrificed the development of positive employer/employee relationships. Job Satisfaction - employees tend to rate this area low due to the limited discretion they have in performing their jobs. The salary compensation system is set up to limit raises to rates that tend to be lower than the rate of inflation. While there is a salary range for each position, employees hired today will never get higher than 2/3 of the way up the scale.