Is it happening or not?
Corporations Viewpoint - Of (Any) Employee. Always Remember This.
Corporations Viewpoint - Of any employee. The Bottom Line. Remember this, always. Employees are considered an (Expendable) line item due to Cost of Salary, and Benefits.
Hybrid changes
Read the results of the survey 44,000 employees took and in the section that comments about the hybrid schedule makes it sound like there may be some adjustments to it, even though they are committed.
New director guy just chopped lots of externals in ET
just found out some (not all) externals are being chopped on Jan 1st in ET. Happy new year!! Three days notice... wow
2026 will be the year of quiet quitting for me
That's my resolution. No more giving more than I'm paid for. I do my hours and that's it. I'm done.
State Farm Life
It is so obvious State Farm is all image without no substance. What say you?
Divergence - The U.S. economy, and the stock market.
Divergence - The U.S. economy, and the stock market; specifically the (AI) trade. Paradox - AI (Valuations), and (Extreme) volatility; in the stock market. Recent U.S. economic, and stock market observation(s) over the past week - The AI trade is... — read more
Parallels from Starbucks
A post making the rounds has similarities to a certain company….. Starbucks did not lose $30 billion because of bad coffee. It lost it because the company mispriced what actually created its value. When Starbucks appointed a McKinsey-trained... — read more
U.S. Core CPI (Inflation) reported at 2.7%. There is a Major problem though. The October data is missing due to the U.S. government shutdown.
The U.S. consumer knows that prices for goods, and services; (Increased). For those that are (not) aware the U.S. Government is (only) funded through January 30th of 2026. Core CPI Inflation data was (Never) collected in (Total) for October... — read more
Is State Farm getting rid of DEI ?
Curious as most of the DEI related pages on Viva Engage were purged.
EXIT OFFERS
Coming everywhere in 2026.
The (current) Labor market, and reality.
Stagflation - High Inflation - Low Growth. Is the greatest threat to the U.S. economy (by far). The Fed lowering Interest rates in the Trump tariff environment will (not) help the labor market (at all). The Fed should have at least held Interest... — read more
Does anyone else feel like they were lied to about their role?
I’ve been here for a bit now and it’s almost funny to go back and look at the original job posting when I first applied for this job. It’s criminal how badly they misrepresented the role here. You do the elaborate, unnecessarily long training, and... — read more
Stagflation - High Inflation - Low Gtowth. Layoffs to keep (Increasing) while Inflation (Rises) into 2026.
Stagflation - High Inflation - Low Growth. Is (by far) the greatest threat to the U.S. economy. High Inflation caused by Trump tariffs. Unemployment caused by Low Growth. AI spending helps GDP growth, but U.S. consumer spending is 68%+ of... — read more
Too much work, too few people
Our manager talks about work/life balance, but cuts and voluntary departures mean the workload just keeps growing. Its becoming exhausting and nobody seems to care. I don't know how the rest of you are dealing with it, but I'm this close to walking... — read more
Oklahoma AG joins lawsuit against State Farm
State Farm has been found out again! They knew exactly what they were doing and just got caught! Sounds like they just tried to buy people off but it was basically too big for them to hide anymore. If the states AG and Departments of Insurances... — read more
Team members Being slashed
After being with the company for 10plus years State Farm decided to find an “issue” with a coverage we offer and then say we weren’t offering it correctly but still have to offer it. Got a whole team cut right before thanksgiving. The company is... — read more
Proposed (new) Retirement plan tying (everything) to Wall Street.
Proposed (new) U.S. retirement plan. Wall Street will love this. Sometimes, a stock market crash can take a full decade to recover from; it (has been proven throughout U.S. economic-financial history). *** Example - The "Lost Decade" from... — read more
Announcements coming in the next two weeks.
Get ready for some more big announcements coming to a theater near you! Getting ready for a big year in 2026! Not going to be pretty! Hold on!
Thanksgiving!
I'm thankful that I survived another week at this place. I need these two days off coming up this week just to try to survive until I can get my EIP in March and leave. I set this as my main goal for myself and hope many of you will do the same. ... — read more
The Fed, AI; and the (Real) U.S. economy.
The Fed, AI; and the (Real) U.S. economy - In this U.S. economy. A spending spree (most likely) will (not) happen. Lowering Interest rates in a Major Recession (type) of environment for now, but reality mid-2026; which I still project (if current... — read more
Total Trash heap!
They are trying to run off all tenured employees. Don't want people to stay. 70% of employees in most areas have been with SF 2 years or less, per plan. We are the Dollar General, Waffle House, $8 Wine Box, Carnival Cruise, Disney Movie Remake, ... — read more
CLAIM JOBS WILL NEVER MOVE TO THE HUBS
With all the changes the new leadership over P & C claims are implementing across all of p&c they will never get these claim jobs moved into the hubs. Not Injury, not TL, not fire, not Sub, not Property. There is to much for new hires to learn and... — read more
TMs be sure to destroy your SMs on their Peakon Surveys next month
TMs be sure to absolutely just blast your SM on the Peakon Survey. I know some of them are decent but it's about a lot more than that. You want to make CMs and VPs squirm. Put in the comments, be harsh and do not go easy. Answer everything with... — read more
Technology Sector Layoffs (2024, and 2025 thus far); the numbers.
Technology Sector layoffs - Here are the (current) numbers, year-to-date; which includes Verizon laying off; 15,000 employees next week. 2025 - Total (thus far). 644 Layoffs - 201,675 employees affected (624 people per day). 2024 - Total (for... — read more
READ THIS!!!!
Wow… reading this honestly doesn’t surprise me after what I’ve gone through with State Farm as a customer. Everything you described lines up exactly with the mess I’ve been dealing with for months. My claim started in June 2025, and the negligence... — read more
Fed Rates cuts will (not) matter. They will (not) save the job market, in this (current) U.S. economy. VZ layoff next week,15,000 employees.
Fed Rate cuts have (Never) - Mattered. For the stock market either, reference the 2008 Great Financial Crisis; for example. In a deep recession, or (Worse) scenario. This is where Treasury (Bessent) and the Fed are (Totally Wrong). Verizon... — read more
Thanks 2040 Workforce
We appreciate your sacrifice to help us older retireries collect for many years to come. Get back into those office cubicles and make JF proud.
When will wfh get the exit offer
Wfh in claims with no office to go back into. When will we get the exit offer.
Please take my advice and decide your own path! Leave!
I've been a Team Manager in claims with State Farm for over 30 years. I'm retiring this year after I get my MIP. Honestly feel sooooo sorry for everyone that has to stay. There have always been periods of ups and downs at SF. These last 10 years... — read more
Leave
I left SF about a month ago but stayed in the industry. I learned that SF was 10x more toxic than I thought… They underpay you, trap you in roles that make it harder to be competitive outside the company, and ruin your physical and mental health... — read more
AI's Expanding Impact on Entry-level White-Collar jobs, and Manufacturing; as time moves along.
Affirm's CEO is - Naive. Automation. RPA - Robotic Process Automation (will continue) to replace entry-level white-collar jobs RPA has (always) been a (Large) part of (Global) manufacturing. AI robots (will continue) to replace employees in... — read more
Brutal place for decades
I’ve watched this place grind people down for years and it still feels the same. I don’t expect anything from here anymore, just a regular paycheck. It’s strange staying somewhere you can’t stand, but work is work. I’m keeping my head down until... — read more
AND THE CUTS TO BENEFITS BEGIN
No more anniversary recognition check. Still get the gift, for now.
State Farm Jets
State Farm jet taking off right now from Bloomington airport. i wonder the high paid execs are scooting off to now? Too good to fly commercial.
Does anyone in Fire or Auto claims even care?
This place is a total sh-t hole. My sister works in Fire and hates her job and I'm in Total Loss and it is a complete disaster. It's not my Team Manager but his my crazy SM and CM that cause constant chaos. My poor TM looks like a scolded dog... — read more
Healthcare Insurance premiums for 2026.
Healthcare Insurance premiums for 2026. ACA (Affordable Care Act) Medicaid. Medicare for (most normal civilian) retirees over 65. No one knows. The plight of their future health. The ACA (Affordable Care Act) Medicaid is (not) free for the... — read more
The Labor Market - AI & The Fed.
In regards - To the Labor market. This is where Treasury (Bessent) and the Fed would be (Totally Wrong). No amount of Fed cuts will keep the Unemployment rate from rising further. This is due to (2) things - AI promoting gains in productivity... — read more
Time to de-mutualize?
Hopefully SF is considering de-mutualizing in efforts to remain a force in the industry. Not to mention an IPO and/or being purchased by another stock company could be both beneficial for current and future employees… as well as attracting and... — read more
We don't have unlimited hours in the day
Our manager just raised our quota again, like we’ve got unlimited hours in the day. I’m pretty sure he thinks he’s boosting performance, but all he’s really doing is making it impossible to provide decent service. Can he even do that? I know for a... — read more