An Insurance Company trying to do software - Systems Analyst State Farm Employee Review

1.0
Apr 7, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Job stability is the best thing about State Farm. The company is very stable and a leader in insurance. For business administration jobs, this is a good place to work.

Cons

State Farm is an insurance company trying to do software. The understanding of software process is not understood nor wanted. In general, process is very heavy and not flexible. One should not expect to accomplish any task quickly or efficiently. In certain areas, Agile (SCRUM) is being introduced, but the concept is being missed. Most implementations of Agile are shorter time intervals for a complete project.

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5.0
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Pros

Great leadership, great culture, work-life balance

Cons

Very fast-paced work, pay could be higher

3.0
Mar 8, 2018
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Pros

(At the time) Fair pay and predictable bonus structure They were pretty good at covering travel expenses and paying them back quickly Diverse workforce & diversity initiatives Fun and funny coworkers Opportunities for growth Again, this was all four years ago and has likely changed

Cons

(At the time and now, according to other comments) Arrogant to a fault Total lack of innovation & willingness to innovate Odd attachment to the company's past (which prevents progress) High number of veterans (20+ years) who are determined to get that retirement money, and therefore, are resistant to change and technology Heavy reliance on command and control management style Poor decision-making that leads to losses of all kinds

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