Allstate Reviews

Pros

Good Work and Home Life balance

Cons

Glass ceiling, cronyism, mismanagement, old-world approach to work and recognition.

Advice to Senior Management

Get real. Other Insurance firms are eating you for breakfast.

Pros

Work / life balance
Co-workers
Benefits
Attractive campus (home office)

Cons

Layoffs
Outsourcing
Emphasis on cost reduction even if quality and/or dependability suffers
Employee moral

Pros

The company has a great product and lots of tools to help you succeed. Selecting a supportive agent in a good demographic will help in your success.

Cons

You are not an employee of the company. As a sales associate you work for the contractor/independent agent. As a result, the agent may not be able to offer as many benefits as a corporation.

Pros

Fellow employees
Type of work
Direct management willingness to help

Cons

Salary
Ability to advance
Competitiveness in industry

Advice to Senior Management

Frontline employees drive te business and our input is rarely heard and when it is heard quickly dismissed

Pros

- flexible hours/good work/life balance

Cons

- large, can get lost easily in the mix of things

Advice to Senior Management

keep it up

Pros

It is a very stable environment and company strategies and initiatives are clearly explained to employees.

The benefits package was very generous.

The facilities are also very impressive and many of the buildings have recently undergone or are currently being renovated.

Cons

Advancement is a very slow process. Employees are there for several years before they can expect a promotion or significant pay raise.

Northbrook is not very close to Chicago. A downside for those wanting to live in the city.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to create a clear line of sight from company strategy to senior management to employees. It's beneficial to know where the company is going and how an individual's work impacts that.

Pros

Good experience, substantial work, great people to work with

Cons

Lack of opportunities with department

Advice to Senior Management

Continue doing the great job that you're doing

Pros

Good colleagues, good teamwork and idea sharing. Great brand name in market. Very employee/ family friendly HR policies. Loved working here

Cons

The compensation was not competitive in the industry. Management played favorites to such a degree that it impacted pay.

Pros

Great people
Fun work
Great learning opportunity

Cons

Occasionally did not have enough work

Pros

looks good on a resume

Cons

the company is losing serious market share and they do not have a clue on how to get it back.

Advice to Senior Management

stop stomping on your agents