Topics regarding layoffs at Allstate Corp.

Topics regarding layoffs at Allstate Corp.

Hidden gem

I can't believe I make $20 an hour working from home and taking chats

Forced retirement

After almost 25 years I lost my job in August, in the middle of a quarantine. There are no jobs to be found that pay over $15.00 an hour and they are far and few. I am in my late 50’s and expected to end my working career with Allstate. I am not... — read more 

Working from home taking a toll on us

Working from home has us working harder and harder as Allstate’s upper management tells us we don’t have to drive to shops anymore so they doubled the workload and performance metrics in an effort to make up forthe thousands of adjusters they layed... — read more 

What was the point?

In December ASIC laid off dozens of employees as well as the RMBC in the middle of a pandemic and the announcement happened the end of April at the time when there was a vaccine so uncertainty. Now ASIC is hiring 20 people in April and 32 in June... — read more 

Personal vendetta

My manager has been trying to make my life miserable in hopes I'll quit. He's been downright abusive, putting much more on my plate than any single person could handle, and I know some of the things on my performance review were outright... — read more 

What is worse?

This company has put us in such a c-appy position. The work environment is so toxic and there is so much bullying going on that it’s becoming unbearable to work here. It’s affecting my mental health and it’s affecting my physical health. I’m starting... — read more 

Customer loss will not prevent outsourcing

The powers that be have already come with with an acceptable level of customer loss that will still be overcome by the savings of moving claims and other departments to India. And that level is much higher than people think. And this acceptable loss... — read more 

Allstate takes its employees for granted

Sure they offer a 30 minute break while working from home sitting in front of a laptop writing estimates all day and haggling with shops , angry customers, agents, shops and trying to negotiate thousands of dollars in storage charges with towyards ... — read more 

BOD

When was the last time anyone that has comments about what the Board should do, have ever seen any of these people, live and in person? It has been less than 5 yrs for me and this group has been around longer than since Moses grabbed the tablets. ... — read more 

Here is what you don’t want to do

I saw a response to one of the threads regarding UNs, upcoming terms, etc. A responder suggested downloading company info, which includes PDS, emails, reports, etc. and sending it to your personal mail. Don’t do it as that is protected company... — read more 

How to quit?

First and foremost, a breath of fresh air in writing this post. This isn’t the best place to post this, but I am not going to talk to HR about this. I have a job lined up and decided to take it into the financial industry. They want me to start... — read more 

Make it happen

Lately, I’ve heard a lot of people complaining they are being passed for promotions, raises or bonuses. Here’s the thing, you really have to make sure that you are doing everything you can to get noticed and to leave a mark. It’s easiest to blame the... — read more 

Short Rated Items

ALL the new auto business the CCC/CIC & Web write is short rated and pleasure. They assign to agencies then leave them the mess to clean up. I guess rules only apply to some but not all.

Leaders main job right now is getting rid of YOU

Leaders at all levels right now are being informed in their huddles that their most important job right now is “holding people accountable to the metrics.” The push is on for employee terminations out of the American workforce..... Get as many... — read more 

Pension fraud and go

https://sanfordheisler.com/press-release/sanford-heisler-sharp-files-70-million-erisa-class-action-claim-against-allstate/

Are they aware of need for change?

The culture needs to change. I believe there are a lot of good people working there who want to do the right thing. It is easy to align with noble values ​​and create a purpose that goes beyond a paycheck. It gives meaning to the work and before you... — read more 

Hey directors, department heads...

Do you really think that all of the current directors and department heads will be needed as the operations transition to India?? You don’t think that the plan is to have folks based in India leading those working in India..... I would bet that... — read more 

It felt so good

not only to move all of my insurance business from allsnake but to move it TO GEICO..... Everyone that I recommended Allstate to as a so called “Allstate ambassador” over the last 10 years I also convinced to leave..... They only needed to hear... — read more 

Is this WARN thing new?

Because I know myself two sets of Allstate layoffs in 2014 and 2016 where zero notice was given. The teams were literally walked to the cafeteria and informed they were being laid off, walked in groups by management and building security back to... — read more 

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Manager just revealed we will be hybrid

No date given but our manager just let us know that we will be hybrid. 3 days in office/2 days home one week and 2 days office/3 days home the next and this alternates. Said this will be revisited at end of October to see if any changes. Our team is... — read more 

New zones

Allstate will be moving to two “zones.” India and Northbrook. LOL

Leadership is being pushed to move people to UN NOW!!

Allsnake has around 60 days to get people GONE WITHOUT SEVERANCE before the upcoming WARN announcements of sweeping layoffs significantly larger than the ones last year... Leaders are being pushed to place folks on UN now if they are not meeting... — read more 

I just received a sales call from Allstate

I just received a sales cold call from India for Allstate this morning. The call went like this... Me: Hello Caller: Hello Me: yes Caller: I am calling from Allstate....... Me: I don’t do business with Allstate Caller: that’s OK I’m not... — read more 

Team Hired

If you were laid off and looking to try and work for an agent contact Team Hired, they are doing a lot of hiring for the Allstate agents, they may be the only option shortly for agents who need to hire staff.

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Mods!?

Please stop deleting posts whenever you feel like it. And if you do, at least have the backbone to explain why you are deleting them.

Union please!

How can we let them continue to screw us over?! Power in numbers. Unionize!

Occurrences

Have you been told they are retroactively changing all 202 partial occurrences to full occurrences? I went from 4 to 9 overnight. Ya, I may have used their system to my advantage but this is crazy. Another stick to hold over our heads. I expect a UN... — read more 

Which departments are going back?

To the people that have spilled insider comments on other threads for certain centers... which departments are full time work from home and which are hybrid?

Call center new skillset

So I have to say, after speaking to customers daily I can now add “apologizer-in-charge” to my long list of talents. Never let it be said that Allstate doesn't help us learn new things and expand our skills. I'm sure this'll come very handy in my... — read more 

“Come see the softer side of Allstate.”

Since they are so eager to become irrelevant like Sears, they should use some of Sears old marketing lines.... “Allstate....solid as Sears” LOL

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