In true Allsnake form, they are now getting ready to do away with you working from home and will REQUIRE you to work at your nearest hub or flex pod location. Spineless Tom, who touted in television interviews how proud he was of Allstate’s new working model is ready to yank the only decent thing about working for this dumpster fire. MANDATORY in office attendance for Tom’s next Allconnect meeting on 4/3 is for anyone residing within 50 miles of a hub or flex pod. The RSVP you are required to fill out, disguised as a headcount for refreshments being provided, is a way to track who’s compliant and who’s not. Those not located near either a hub or flex pod are sc--wed, unless you pay to relocate yourself. Reasoning for the change per Tommy is people aren’t working when home, but really it’s just another way to reduce headcount under the radar. This company is run by sociopaths who are driven by the almighty dollar. 💵
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Main reason WFH is going away is the announcement coming mid-April of a major carrier acquisition by Allstate which will increase customer base by 24% and they want to make sure these new customers get world class customer service. You heard it here first!! Nice job Allstate, welcome back to the “major” players in the insurance industry list.
NOT ACCURATE - I had the option of declining in person visit to the office meeting by saying, "not interested".
Before we overreact, perhaps the first question should be how does everyone feel about the companies ability to design, build, implement and execute in this remote world. Then assess that against. ASC? New ways to create claim advantage? Gen AI beyond CE? Agentic AI? Operating model advancement not as a copy cat? If all smoking along, we’re good.
It was/is destined to end at some point.
Allstate saw a golden opportunity to save a ton of cash and cut its real estate footprint and they seized on it. The bonus being management then gets to virtue signal about how cool and forward thinking they are having a work from home, flexible workforce. They can bask in the praise and save money.
Does it make sense to force people back in an office when so many people don't even work with people in their same area? Doesn't matter. Will people really be 'more productive' in an office than they were at home? Doesn't matter. But the 'I bleed Allstate blue' seals will be able to clap into a the camera again during the multiple management townhalls where the seniors all get up and deliver the same nothing message. Because su-king up is at the center of everything we do.
I’ll go back to the office if they get rid of workflow tool. Sound like a fair trade.
Too many companies are moving in this direction to believe some level of discussion isn’t occurring. Not because they’re dinosaurs, but because they’re looking at a different data set well beyond individual testimonials “I’m so productive” and continuing to believe “the best talent sits outside your talent centers”. The types of work “believed” bet done remote vs. In-person is changing. If you have truly unique skills or your work lives and breathes value creation in the wild, you’re golden. for the others, you’re on an Gilligan’s island. Reality, If they ever decide to enforce RTW it will be under a different CEO..however, don’t confuse strongly or regularly encouraged to collaborate in office with communications about this being employee choice. #submityourexpensesccount
Maybe I’m crazy but most teams would be way more efficient if they spent a week a quarter together in the same office.
Requiring people to spend a day in the office calling into Zoom rather than calling in from home though is a terrible idea.
If other companies do it, Allsnake will. They just follow others trends. They have plenty of money to get you back in an office so they can watch you closer. Don’t kid yourself. If the business trend is to go back in an office that’s what Allstate will do. Business trends always change. Work at home is not designed to be forever just because it’s cheaper. You would think so given how cheap Allstate is but they love control and they would love to dump more workers residing in the USA. May be easier if folks refuse to go back to an office. They have a plan, a strategy and motives in every thing they say and do. Do not trust any manager. They are not honest with the grunts. They are too afraid of getting sued or fired.
Director/ Officer level will be asked to go into 13 days a quarter (once a week) globally.
Not a big ask. No plans to get mid - low level workers back in yet. 1 day a week not a big ask in my opinion but each to their own.
There may be some merit to this, we were told this morning there will be more talk next week about in office work. Great I live in the Midwest 300 miles from a location!
I'll just go to a FOC. Its seems they are safe anyway.
Whole dept already got notice this morning of layoff so I don't care now anyway!
Bored ALL troll hoaxer, HR id--t disinfo, reputation defender, or chinese hacker take pick.
Sure company is going to go back and spend huge daily sums to lease pods for emloyees (you have to reserve them they aren’t free good grief) to increase its opex and lower share value. That makes sense.
Agree with @cc. Lots of stuff actually wrong at Allstate without just making up extra cr-p
This may be the d-mbest troll post yet
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