I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that SF relinquished the #1 building to Carvana, the auto vending machine company. #1 employess had to move the remaining buildings. Maybe employee count not increasing as predicted?
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Is it Nationwide building in Scottsdale? Asking for a friend
A major competitor announced they are building a huge building in Phoenix......SF better be prepared for more people to jump ship.....
SF needs to 1. Recognize they created a problem. 2. Discuss it with all the employees on how would be a good fix. 3. Go to bi monthly counseling appointments with the employees.
In short, SF needs a serious intervention. The toxicity is too far gone. They went from a five star restaurant to a fast food joint. Customers enjoy quality.
It's really a shame. People used to be proud to say they worked for State Farm. It was kind of a big deal. Not anymore...
@kax there is a ton of people that would take any job. They will hit the number but the question is what kind of people are we bringing on board.
And the Phoenix area is saturated with call centers. #2 in the U.S, I believe. It's easy to move on down the line and alot of people do. An employer really has to stand out to keep smart, talented employees in the Phoenix call center arena.
The hub model was never going to work. The elitist execs expected to open in some large markets and have prospective employees banging on the door and sacrificing to be blessed with a job at the Farm, like they do in Blo/No.
Too many other options out there. They are not the players they see themselves to be.
Maybe they own Carvana 🤫
Plenty of jobs in Maricopa County, with an unemployment rate in the neighborhood of 4%. To get and more importantly, keep good employees, State Farm definitely needs to up their game. A lot. Especially in the wage department, among other things.
Been struggling since roll out of hubs. Too many call centers and not enough workforce. Didn’t think through their decision
Considering the bad reviews and poor reputation State Farm has on employment websites like Glassdoor, I don’t ever think they will ever get the 10,000 employees at each of the hubs they were hoping for. Those markets have been tapped out. That’s why they are doing virtual job fairs now. If locals won’t work there, good luck getting someone to move there to work for a company whose new business model is failing. Tipsord’s approval rating among employees is abysmal.
Or an obvious cost saving measure. State Farm leases the buildings they occupy in Tempe
I'm surprised by that move, too. Maybe Carvana would be an interesting gig