Allstate Reviews

I have been working at Allstate full-time for more than a year

Pros – work/ life balance... benefits the first day..... employer funded hra

Cons – lack of training.... lack of communication... every man for themselves attitude... lack of job security... low salary. was promised one pay during the interview and received far less once i got to the job...jobs being eliminated even though the position was just created

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Allstate full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good benefits and good perks
Great Industry
Room for Advancement
Great people to work with
Diverse work Environment
Good training programs available to employees

Cons – Lots of poor internal structuring
Long work hours and often you are not rewarded for your efforts
Low compensation
Company has not positioned themselves well in the market place and are losing their foothold as being one of the largest property and casualty carriers

Advice to Senior Management – Go somewhere else with better pay

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Allstate full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Good salary and vacation time. Ok benefits. Great peers to work with.

Cons – Good manager is luck of the draw

Advice to Senior Management – More training needed for employee mentoring and encouragement of positive outcomes. Less micro-managing and "trapping employees".

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Allstate full-time for less than a year

Pros – Pros are decent salary and work with some fun people

Cons – Working late night's I mean into 1:30 in the morning that includes weekends, it's become agency support so you can only max out your monthly bonus to 2400 a month. Too much micro management. People are dropping like flies because of the new changes I've been there less than 3 months and I'm already looking for a change. I know Allstate is a great company but right now working there just isn't worth it

Advice to Senior Management – Get back to commission based structure and m-f day time hours people don't want to be working the same hours as a bartender for a professional type job.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Allstate full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good Benefits. Nice People. The company is outsourcing jobs as fast as they can to Asia.

Cons – Outsourcing Environment. Lots of politics and people afraid to lose their jobs. Nepotism. Cronyism. Many people have family members that work there. In many ways it is an extension of Cook County politics.

Advice to Senior Management – It is not what you know, but who you know and who you are related to.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Allstate for more than 3 years

Pros – Some divisions of Allstate are great to work in a treat and pay everyone fairly for work. Benefits at this company are a good reason to work and stay here.

Cons – Some divisions do not get the same care taken as others. As in many corporate environments life is like high school , very cliquey its who you know not how hard you work. Pay in some areas barely minimum wage.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay based on experience and education even in the entry level jobs. This will lead to an adult work environment.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Allstate as an intern for less than a year

Pros – The agent I was working for was nice, but thats about it.

Cons – The company was very pushy about making a sale. All they care about was making a certain amount on each dollar coming in. They didn't care about their customers like they say they do.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Allstate full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – They do still care about their employees, more than most.

Cons – Most managers there will just look at you blankly if you suggest a process that is even a minor improvement, then they will cite the reasons why it "can't" be done. That says a lot about how this company operates.

Advice to Senior Management – Embrace ideas, not only in lip service. Allstate's market share is falling because it is the only major insurance company not embracing fundamental change.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Allstate full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – income potential high, name recognition, professional product and enviroment. Your product will always be needed. Own your own business in theory?

Cons – pruducts not usually competitive, very disfunctiional company, no department has the same goals. Upper management totally abuses agents for short term results. Has had steady decline after going public over a decade ago.

Advice to Senior Management – a few people have too much power.

I have been working at Allstate full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – There is not a lot I can say in terms of pros since most of the good things were done away with over time.

Cons – You time will be monitored. As in from the time to clock in to the time you clock out. God forbid you need to use the restroom, this time is monitored as well and if you take "too long" someone is sure to come looking for you.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat your employees more like adults and less like trouble-making adolescent children.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend