As someone who works with some of the home office I can say that Glenn Shapiro loves the chaos of layoffs. Not only does it pay him handsomely in quarterly bonuses for cost savings and expense reduction but it appeals to his fascination of human... — read more 

The VTO offered gives the company a reason to not offer severance. If you refused the VTO offer which was pretty much your severance offer then you waived your severance. Unemployment should still be an option though. This is pretty much your warning... — read more 

Most companies have at least some redeemable qualities but not Allstate. No, this company has the most unprofessional management, no focus, no long-term strategy, constant revenue loss due to incompetence, no accountability...and most importantly no... — read more 

This was mentioned several times in the VSO threads. What is the 9 box people keep referring of? Are there secret ratings other than bte, expected etc?

So there is 3 sections of agree/disagree questions and a section of pattern matching that I just selected answer #2 for all the answers because fu-k it, I'm not staying here long anyway if my interview tomorrow goes well. If this isn't being used... — read more 

The worst feeling, (among other things), is when your close friends start complaining about Allstate and stating the reasons why they eventually decided on other companies and no longer wanting to be Allstate customers. I don’t know if I’m more... — read more 

Sometimes I can’t believe how fast this company is sinking. Things are really awful and I don’t know any of the ordinary employees who are still happy to be working here. They are making desperate moves that make everyone want to leave as soon as... — read more 

Put all the boomers out to pasture, breath some youth into this slow moving, ancient mentality company. It is needed.

Get Out Now: 7 Signs of Bad Business Leadership 1- The Use of Fear-Based Tactics. ... 2- A Variety of Communication Missteps. ... 3- Interoffice Politics and a Divided Team. ... 4- Next-to-Nothing Results. ... 5- Morale is Low. ... 6- There Is... — read more 

The board and Tom are fully soured on him. He brought his now widely known as failed Liberty Mutual plan as a bag of magic beans and it is crumbling all around them. The company is sinking and this will be a carbon copy of Liberty Mutual. However... — read more 

It’s been over a year now since they announced “transformative growth” and the company is not doing well despite the inflated stock price due to higher dividends and buy backs. The plans to expand India claims handling are now on hold and hiring has... — read more 

It is so frustrating watching all this new change happen in the sco with all these new expectations while the lead attorneys continue to do literally nothing. If anyone should be getting laid off, it’s them. In my 5+ years there it’s just gotten... — read more 

You could not be more wrong and I finally have to address those of you blaming the older group. We have gone from policies in tubs to virtual assist. Our whole careers have seen change and we have embraced it. You have never lived without a computer... — read more 

Ref: for shares held in the Allstate 401(k) Savings Plan (vote by May 24 11:59PM ET) Just got my notice/ballot in yesterday's mail. Voted against the board recommendations. Normally I just toss and never vote.

Former Esurance employees, what did you guys think of Eric Brandt He seems like a nice guy and a straight shooter, from what I have seen, not a snobby arrogant executive type.

Just got the email letting us know. And... Here. We. Go....

Because Allstate is a status quo company. Everything about it is old school and the management has zero desire and incentive to change that. This means that any out-of-the-box thinking is frowned upon, any attempt to create a progressive workflow is... — read more 

$37k for a claim adjuster role? Seems really low compared to other companies.

A big part of the "Transformative Growth" was Allstate making millions selling off real estate assets and buildings. With the pandemic and move of philosophy of more remote and home based functions many other companies and industries went with this... — read more 

And what was the point of laying off so many people if it didn't bring any improvement to Allstate? Am I missing something? My opinion is that instead of making improvements, they made things even worse. The core problems of this company are still... — read more 

Any current/former California Allstate adjusters know the status of the settlement of this Class Action? I've tried calling the administrator number and get put on hold forever.

Are coming next week

If I take stress leave (and yes, it would be on the recommendation of my doctor) is there any way my manager or anybody else like HR can hold it against me down the line? Would it put a target on my back? Work has been affecting my physical and... — read more 

I'm really interested in how many people are applying now for jobs at Allstate... A lot of people would accept any job, but I don't believe there is much interest in Allstate. I was overjoyed when I once got a job here, but a few years later, now, I... — read more 

Between the COVID variant hitting India very hard and the weaker internet stability and infrastructure for India to work from home with the Pune campus closed until further notice the daily log in and report to work rate since last Monday has been at... — read more 

I've had enough of Allstate. So long and thanks for all the fish. Happiness would be more complete if I had given notice even earlier, but... I'm happy as a little kid that I won't be here anymore. Happiness is proportional to the amount of stress... — read more 

Pressure and tensions have become so common here and people are having to get used to it in order to endure the whole situation until they manage to find a new job. However, lately I have been finding it harder to bear the pressure. Running was once... — read more 

I called the benefits center and I was told that the benefits management service still has not instituted the Federal Cobra coverage. How is this possible?!

I am hearing rumors

I guess it's not surprising considering everything we have to go through each day but I've definitely noticed that this place changes people for the worse. People are far less friendly and less willing to help out after a few years here. And those... — read more 

Which department are you in?

There has been chatter regarding a bombshell class action lawsuit that is forthcoming in the near future. Hopefully we will see some activity before the annual meeting.

Two of my coworkers got fired last month. Good employees, responsible workers, long–timers….. There was no apparent reason for firing them. A couple of months before that our manager changed his behavior towards them. He started dumping massive loads... — read more 

For context I work in the CCC and am fine with workload and work life balance. However, I keep seeing how awful claims is. Does anyone else outside claims dislike their department?

The Fair Labor Standard Act which is anything but fair says that a company can work you like a slave(no overtime) so the company can make a profit for their shareholders if you’re an Executive, administrator or have professional job duties??? (Vague... — read more 

F this company and how they treat their employees. I’m beyond disgusted that I am forced to deal with their sh–t.

I understand there are some rough departments to work for at Allstate. No denying that. But there are many good and fun areas to work within the company and those areas are hiring and much less prone to layoffs. If you are in what you feel is a rough... — read more 

Very excited to be going back to the office in July. 2020 was a very difficult year but overall was an outlier. Things are going back to normal and can't wait to see my allstate family again

How many of you stayed here just because you thought that in a company where you could possibly get a job, the grass is not much greener? A colleague almost turned down a job offer because he was afraid that he would encounter very similar problems... — read more 

Seems like a good way to get out.