Thread regarding Allstate Corp. layoffs

I want a job where I know what to expect the next day, week , month. Not be wondering what my new job title is going to be on March 28th. Not wondering if I’m even going to have a job. Their idea of transparency is cr-p.

Allstate has been undergoing a massive restructuring. Costs slashed, jobs slashed, positions outsourced overseas to much cheaper labor pools. The problem with many remaining Allstate folks in the home office and regions is simple....they live in denial. And so therefore their options are as such. One, get busy reinventing yourself internally and perform against job expectations. Two, serve as miserable, lazy, complaining deadweight and hang on just as long as you can hang on before your whacked by the company. Three, get busy reinventing yourself to land a new career path with a new company. Not rocket science. Allstate isn't going to change. The employees in the United States will be executive leadership, senior managers and a ton of low pay high turnover worker bees. That's the model.

The major malfunction or misunderstanding home office has is that they believe the technology and information their acquiring can only works for Allstate .

But that exact same technology and information sharing is not only being used by the competition but also by the vendors (both TPA and non TPA vendors) and they’re using it to max out every interaction with Allstate.

Its no secret that Allstate is relies heavily on vendors to evaluate claims. More than any other insurance company. And the vendors are quickly learning through sharing of info on social media exactly how much to bill so they get Allstate India to give them what they want. Send in some photos measurements drying logs and the India team gives them everything they ask for. No questions asked. (This is on the small/medium claims.)

That frees up the vendor’s to focus on the large claims and push back against the USA based adjuster. Good luck trying to get the vendor to estimate using the sacred Allstate best practices. Thats because the vendors Are using Facebook and other social media to learn the work arounds and, for lack of a better term, legally abuse the insurance companies.

While the India employee is basically paying everything, the USA employee is fighting with everybody all the time (TPAs and non-TPAs) to end up with a claim that halfway resembles Allstate quality.

Which makes it extremely difficult to achieve the goals. It takes minimum 50-60 hours a week to be an exceeds employee and after all that maybe get a 3.5% raise. Most of the good adjusters burn out and move on as soon as they can.

Allstate home office has created a nightmare for the state side adjusters on the front lines. Even if they changed direction right now it will take years to undo the damage.

It would be productive to treat people with respect, pay fair wages "competitive", earn cost of living increases without navigating an unfair-rigged metric system. Treat the policy holders fairly vs being forced to settle on a low ball mandate, work normal business hours and no forced unpaid overtime and working on your off hours to keep up with an unbearable workload. All common sense suggestions that always go right out the windows for the mindless greed mongers in charge now making 20 + millions a year. Corporate greed has destroyed many great companies, seems we are on that path. The made up b/s corporate drivel that flows so freely now is disgusting.

Companies are utopias giving you a job.- Yes, and they should make money. I agree. But when you talk about social equality and helping hands and being part of the community, it needs to strike a balance. This ho-e of a company only shows greed and misses the mark on all the things they speak about on the surface as to what is important. There is no more trust.

We want transparency, du----s.

I think that's the miss people have.

Companies are utopias giving you a job. The leaders should be 'greedy'. They get rewarded for making shareholders money.

I think it's crazy you think Allstate, unlike every other public company, should do things that are negative for shareholders.

This is going to be hard to hear, but you need to not be lifer. Move where you get paid. Don't believe in any company that tells you you are family

People want competence from leadership. They're not seeing it.

I think everyone just wants to be treated fairly. Not only for themselves, but for the customers. Both insureds and claimants. People are watching what leadership is doing, not what they are saying. The so called lifers have always felt part of the once was culture. They worked well above and beyond for years. I think the new generation of workers could have benefitted from a similar work experience. Instead, this new generation is screwed. Totally taken advantage of, while the Sr leaders make bank for doing a cr---y job. Lets face it, it gets worse once the jobs are all completed overseas. Tom, Glen and all the scumm will be long gone when the negative outcomes surface from those poor decisions. This was once a great American company. Not so much anymore. There are so many lawsuits that are bound to catch up.. This company lost it’s way and it was never enough to make a good profit and grow. Instead, greed got in the way and they are paying the price.

So what do you want?

That's not an accurate interpretation of the e posts people express themselves about. Maybe look at systematic and procedural issues before blaming employees and minimizing their concerns OP.