This is all for your betterment... "In our organization, people had to change locations. They lived in multiple spots, multiple geographies because we were a twenty seven or so regional office operation at the time and the divisions were even a... — read more 

I left in November, “Transformation" was announced in August. I was stressing so much I had to leave. I am sorry for all of you hard workers cause this is simply an awful way to transform an enterprise. God Bless!

A year an a half ago Tipsord either wasn't thinking "transformation" or he was being untruthful. http://wglt.org/post/state-farm-ceo-offers-workforce-reassurance-and-musings-tech-change#stream/0

Administration 101: Your most important resource is.... Wait for it, wait for it... Human resources! Ohhh, wait... Titi is an accountant. What is he doing managing people? Send him to a dark room with no human interaction to count beans all day.

Ed is coming back as Chairman of the Board and Advisor Heard today, Mr. Rust is coming back temporarily. Until the position can be filled. I heard Paul Smith too. Announcement tomorrow I hear. Mary Schmidt will be ceo Rand H. Of course he's next... — read more 

Have heard and all offices have heard. Tm even confired tippy is out. Announcement at 11 tomorrow. Who knows. One Can Only Hope That THE Board Has Seen The Light. There has to be a better way than to fu-- over the employees. Had they planned properly... — read more 

State Farm has and will continue to have major issues as it relates to attracting young talent, hiring Millennials. Period. This layoff fiasco will make it even harder. This applies even to our hubs and will be a major liability for the Farm for... — read more 

Top half of my team got the call a few weeks back, no more boots on the ground over where you live. TM was in tears. Who stays? Bottom half of the team-they all made the cut because of their zip code. Allstate I still see the survivors of their cuts... — read more 

I am almost certain I will be axed this time around. Aside from a dull gut feeling I have nothing else to use as an explanation for expecting this, yet, I feel I am already on the list despite the fact that I have a 3/3 rating. An exceptional... — read more 

Is there a date yet when the Concordville office will close?

My Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake... — read more 

That is all.

https://blnnews.com/2018/03/15/fly-on-the-wall-state-farm-5/amp/

I heard from a reliable source the Bank Board and MT especially are happy with the work Joe and D--k have done on expenses, but unless there are significant capital investments in technology the bank isn’t a long term viable solution for the company... — read more 

Heard Tipsord is leaving due to ____ and Rust is returning.

...Lewis Pryor is currently assistant vice president for public affairs at the Bloomington-based insurer. He leads the company’s external PR including media relations, community relations activities, public relations campaigns, and digital media... — read more 

Are more changes occurring in PA? http://wglt.org/post/state-farm-pr-executive-leaving-company#stream/0

Every area in State Farm is having staffing re-evaluated. It started last fall with first and second line leadership, after some AVP re-alignments. Last month first line managers were announced. Last week (at least on the IT side) most analysts found... — read more 

Concordville office will close and they will built a Stripmall! The writings on the wall people time to get out

I'm feeling really stressed today and my anxiety is acting up thanks to all the uncertainty. Are there any people here who have been laid off before and have managed to come back from it completely? People in our industry who are in their late... — read more 

It's awfully quiet here, I'm starting to worry.

Staff reduction varies from location to location but it will be roughly a 20% reduction enterprise wide. Facilities will become a vendor solution with essentially one SF associate as a Project Manager. Overall they are switching to a service delivery... — read more 

29 year employee here that is 51 and a female. Have done nothing but Property Field Claims my entire career. Now I am having to compete for my job. I truly believe that the safest place to be is on the Deployed side. I see more and more independent... — read more 

The executives are far too removed from what goes on in the departments they're responsible for. So they have no clue. Flattening the organization will help, but not if the executives aren't qualified for their jobs.

Let's discuss. Let's vent.

What a horrible year. I've been employed for 20+ years and this is the worst year so far. I just learned that Toys R Us went bankrupt and 30,000 will lose jobs. That's 30,000 people affected - this is massive and where will we be in a year. They are... — read more 

I see a ton of posts here today, can someone summarize what's going on (for us who are not part of the circus any more). Thanks in advance. Also, the grass is not greener once you leave, but it's not as bad as I expected it to be when I was leaving... — read more 

This is a rumor I heard in the office, not online (oh, all that water-cooler gossip). Is Tipsord really out? I guess we'll have to wait until the board meeting is done.

Can anyone confirm or squash rumors that abound regarding the board meeting? From everything I understand, it became quite heated. I understand the nature and veracity of rumors, however, in my years of experience, there is always some hint of truth.

Someone mentioned 80% in this message @SbjoiY3-zkv - do you know what's this 80% refering to. I know it's not the whole company, but what groups will be hammered this bad.....

Can anyone summarize the ADSV transformation/transition meeting held today? Thanks.

Can somebody on here who has quit State Farm or knows somebody who did it tell me if when you leave on your own, do you get paid for unused vacation time or not? Just trying to make sure I have all the necessary information in advance in case I do... — read more 

Just wondering if I'm the only one. To say I'm nervous ahead of today's meeting would be an understatement. I've already started looking for a new job a few weeks ago, but that doesn't mean that I came to terms with the possibility of being laid off... — read more 

in a cynical move state farm lays off middle management. typically people who have not made it to full pension. announced today . again affecting the people who have been most loyal to the company

Wonder if they are going to announce the opt in or out.

Any word on transition plans for Fire In-Office?

All L&D Proximity (think trainers) and Re-Inspection being moved to the hubs, don't know exact number. Think about what this means - the company doesn't care about the quality of work being done in the field, or training the reps that remain. I think... — read more 

Just wondering, it's been a while since we got any actual news? Did I miss something?

I’ve heard that the turnover rate at the three hubs Is well over 100% a year. Does anybody know the real figure?