Agency recruiting is going through a band change going from bonus eligible sales bands to no bonus bands. The company is using this to cut pay and save money! I haven't heard of a single person that is ending up better or even the same than what they... — read more
Executive work hours
Who thinks TW, GS, and EB are actually working 80 hours a week?
Let go 11/28 HR just said my payment was processed & to be in bank acct 12/24
Hope that applies to all of us let go 11/28. Merry Christmas Y'all!
Returning laptop
If you are termed how do they go about having us return laptop since we can’t go to the office?
Fedex shipment?
Just got fedex notification of a shipment from Allstate. Could it be something to do with severance?? I already got the lovely letter asking me to pay them $60 for my loan weeks ago.
More production???
Local adjusters working 4 claims in a 8-5 day?!?! What the?
401k NOT being taken out of severance check, per AskHR
After spending an hour on the phone trying to get through to AskHR, I finally spoke to someone. She said that they are NOT taking out 401k contributions on the severance payout. So I'm not sure where folks are getting this intel that they are. That... — read more
Rumored 1st quarter 2021 layoffs?
Water cooler talk going around today of possible layoffs coming soon after the new year to Encompass and parts of claims? Don't know specific dates and areas within Encompass and claims impacted but heard from multiple different people that this is... — read more
My eliminated job now posted at 2 pay bands lower.
My role and area was eliminated completely without need for assessment. Role was a B2 exempt and now the same exact job is being posted as a non-exempt band 5 with a few additional duties. Name of role is slightly different too but it is the same... — read more
Severance?
Does anyone know what department is producing the severance? Since HR can’t give an update.
Different
Sad....this company has changed. Aside from a change in business strategy, it is not even a shell of itself. When you think of all your meaningful relationships, hard work, connections with customers, being an ALLSTATER!!, don’t feel bad. Focus on... — read more
Benefits used to be better
A lot of you seem to forget our benefits used to be better. The high deductible plan ($3,500) used to not $0.00 in 2018. And don't believe the BS with the "Choice Health Dollars" that's just a tax write off for them. Then in 2019, they increased it... — read more
Being on a performance plan “UN”
I was put on my first 60 day “UN” that will be expiring shortly for “performance”, which is mostly BS. It is set to expire shortly and unfortunately due to circumstances mostly out of my control, my numbers really haven’t improved. What are... — read more
Just Leave
lol you people need to leave immediately. First they lay you off, then post the same jobs a month later with a significantly lower salary, what a joke from Mr. Rogers up top. Other companies will scoop you up quickly, you're already trained... — read more
Jiminez v Allstate lawsuit in California (Class Action Overtime Lawsuit)
For all current and former California adjusters who worked for Allstate vs. 2006 and 2020, do any of you know if the court approved the settlement and when we'll be receiving our checks?
Memo to Allstate Executives...
Thought I would share a message I received after applying for a position with Progressive Insurance. Please note the tone of the message as well as the fact they’re willing to share results of their assessment with a prospective employee. While... — read more
What the Hell is happening to this company? All chat now?
My staff just tried to contact both agency services and RMBC and both are stating that we must use chat interfaces and that there are no more direct calls. We waited over 30 minutes to chat with each and were only given links to resources and given... — read more
Questions about Express claims
I'm currently working on the Esurance side in the Rapid Response department and have a couple concerns/questions about transitioning to Express (assuming this will happen at some point). My first concern is a suspicion that it's likely that a... — read more
Christmas Eve Holiday
Will Allstate be changing Christmas Eve availability per the Presidents new order? Allstate was quick to respond with Juneteenth as a holiday, but as there is no PR benefits to having Christmas Eve off, what is the likelihood of getting it off.
Anyone get severance news??
Final day was 11/28 and just wondering when to expect it to be deposited? I called HR and after holding for over an hour the call was dropped.
Unemployment in TX due to Reduction in Force
Now that we're a week or so post-layoff, has anyone filed for unemployment benefits specifically in Texas? When I check the Texas Workforce Commission website, it doesn't give a straight answer if you're entitled to benefits when you receive a... — read more
No need to criticize
Many and I mean many people were negatively impacted by this company and they are all valid in their thoughts and feelings. But some feel the need to criticize others on what is posted. Things are being said like “be glad you’re still working,” or... — read more
Discontent breeds dissatisfaction
This has become systemic at Ailstate and will not "go away". Sadly, in ALL Departments of TC the best of the best are walking out. Sort of follows what our high value customers have been doing for the last ten years. One can only take so-o-o-o much... — read more
Done being scared
For over a year I’ve been terrified that I would be laid off. It became difficult to concentrate when there is no warning given and then coworkers get cut left and right. I knew when I survived the first round that this was NOT a company that I could... — read more
Is there anything you miss?
I walked away from the company right before the pandemic hit. Well, I would consider it more in the way of an early retirement of sorts. At first it was difficult having to adjust to not having to work but what made it worse was knowing I’d no... — read more
IMPORTANT INFO if you plan to resign
If you are resigning be warned - DO NOT GIVE TWO-WEEK NOTICE The moment you give your written notice, you are terminated. That is the new HR policy at Allstate. Medical Coverage is terminated at midnight on the date you resign (incl. Rx... — read more
Promotions
Is any else seeing favoritism with these promotions? There are people getting promoted who don’t even have knowledge of the jobs they will be moving into. Good Ol HR strikes again. Why is it so hard to just pick the best candidate? This zone... — read more
Done
I am enjoying unemployment over the holidays. I needed to rest after that mess.
PTO 2021
I’m planning on leaving the company due to the transformative growth and workload. If you leave at the beginning of 2021 do they pay you out your remaining PTO? Or should I take off the first few weeks then put my two weeks in?
Shift Bidding
So after a year of uncertainty, accesments, lay offs and restructure.. we are know having to bid on what hours we will be working moving forward. Unless your super tenured, your looking at working Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday-Saturday. This is such a... — read more
Used to...
I used to care about the company I work for. Go out my way to do an excellent job, be fair as possible with the customer by paying what we owe and nothing more. But now; on the verge of layoffs. I'm doing only enough to to keep my foot in the door... — read more
Encompass field sales next to go
Most of Encompass field sales will be notified by 12/16 that they will be RIF’d with the National General acquisition closing in January. Likely those east coasters be ok but staff reduced. Encompass only has another 12 months of life in it then will... — read more
Here’s an idea. Layoff thousands and blow up your phones.
A few days after the layoffs and we already can’t properly service our customers. All types of calls are being routed to work units that have no training or access to how to handle. MOI , VA, shop supplement calls going to total loss, theft and DV... — read more
How to deal with all the complaint calls?
I have never seen so much frustration, anger, complaints, confusion in a claims organization in my 15 year career. Everyone is losing their mind from express, adjusters, LDU, customers, shops. There is literally not enough time in the day to deal... — read more
What was happening before you got axed?
At Allstate the atmosphere is tense and I think most of us feel that we are going to be axed. There are certainly some signs that point in that direction. I'm becoming very anxious. They treat me much differently than before, much worse. For those of... — read more
PPL townhall
Is there a point to this PPL town hall. Besides people saying how they have developed, Feel like this is a huge waste time.
Glassdoor Reviews
Has anyone seen the recent reviews for Allstate on Glassdoor? Seems opposite what can be read here. Any thoughts on the source of those reviews?
3rd party company
So we go through layoffs yet we are going through a 3rd party to allow them to work for claims department? How does that make any sense. I have proof of this off of fb just won't let me post on here