I’m starting to wonder if a regular workweek exists here anymore. Why is everyone doing extra time and acting like that’s just part of the job now?
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@p3 Look, this role is the literal tip of the spear. We’re flying the plane while building it in a high-octane, zero-error sandbox, okay? If you can't run with the big dogs or handle 24/7 macro-level exposure, don't even step into the arena. If anyone fumbles the bag on my watch and triggers a cascading revenue bleed, we’re not just cooked—our brand equity is totally RIP. You’ve gotta be willing to bleed the company colors, crush deliverables, and eat risk for breakfast, period
@d0 Rock stars, big dogs. Laughable at its face.
Allstate consistently fell behind everyone else year over year the entire decade I spent there. Working extra hours won't overcome sycophantic middle managers who have summer homes in senior management's keisters and whose #1 priority is their political turf and their bonus checks.
You're not the lead dog. You're just watching everyone else's paws, claws and a--holes.
Have a nice day .
@d0 too bad the majority of the technical teams here are mid at best. The "tech" clown at the top is def a fraud.
WTF?? I almost got fired for working off the clock. Who has extra hours???
Never seen a place with more simps that never have their efforts rewarded.
May 2008
Allstates needs ROCKSTARS only, whiner and slacker….theres the door! It takes whatever it takes to get the job done in this high stakes biz!! If you can’t run with the big dawgs then stay on the porch!
The regular workweek exists to the extent that we set and enforce that boundary.
Eight and skate
The rest can wait
Remote work has benefits, but this is one of the downsides. I just accept it because it balances out with the good for now.
Agree with change in roles as well. Remote you are solely evaluated on production and quality I understand that. What I dont need is a redundant remote “supervisor” - I feel the organization could still do away with 75% of the middle management fluff and focus on front line employees who drive the results. I understand will always be need for some to police lazy people and slackers, but it really seems lot of “management” has become redundant overhead that is paid by the front line to sit and read .xls reports, give rah rah huddles, and change unbroken things to justify themselves. And TeamDoctor and who knows whatever AI enployee surveillance software is recording everything we do and say anyhow.
Thankfully, it hasn't hit me yet but it can only be a matter of time. In the same way that other definitions around job description and responsibilities have all become fuzzy, especially with respect to grades, I equally expect that to soak into pretty much every other aspect of work at Allstate: "you do what needs to be done to get sh-t done" regardless of time of day, outside responsibilities etc.
Get used to it.