All agency opportunites are not equal. Expect a small assignment & financial struggle if you're not from within SF. - Agent State Farm Employee Review

3.0
18 Oct 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility of being an independent agent is great for you & your family. Brand recognition of State Farm is good. Operations people are very dedicated. Suppport for sales and services is great.

Cons

New contract = the elephant in the room that management refuses to talk about. 80% of agents on the new contract are VERY dissatified. VPA's & AFE's refuse to talk about it. If you come from outside State Farm as an agent, expect a small assignment of policies. Don't be suprised when the guy/girl from the Regional Office get's an agency with 500 - 1000 more policies to start than you did. Revenue projections are not anywhere near what was presented.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
8 Mar 2018
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Pros

(At the time) Fair pay and predictable bonus structure They were pretty good at covering travel expenses and paying them back quickly Diverse workforce & diversity initiatives Fun and funny coworkers Opportunities for growth Again, this was all four years ago and has likely changed

Cons

(At the time and now, according to other comments) Arrogant to a fault Total lack of innovation & willingness to innovate Odd attachment to the company's past (which prevents progress) High number of veterans (20+ years) who are determined to get that retirement money, and therefore, are resistant to change and technology Heavy reliance on command and control management style Poor decision-making that leads to losses of all kinds

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