Farmers Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Good, but not for me."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"There is a great deal of flexibility, you are your own boss."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Remember, they are salespersons. Think about the downside of what they are, and are not telling you. If you can live with that, it's good."

What don't you like about working at Farmers?

"The duties did not match my personality or style of working."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More support is needed for new agents in the form of role-play and examples."

"Farmers was a great company to work for."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"I really enjoyed working there and wanted to stick around longer. I helped merge Zurich Financial and Farmers' infrastructures and it was a lot of rewarding work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Since, Farmers IT belongs to Zurich Financial now, I would say apply to Zurich Financial in Schaumberg, Illinois."

What don't you like about working at Farmers?

"Zurich Financial invested a lot of capital in Farmers and replaced Farmers IT infrastructure with Zurich support from the VP down. I'm no business expert and don't understand the reasons behind it, I just know it was unfortunate for those of us in IT who liked working for Farmers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My managers were great as well. I worked for two of them due to a restructure."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Of course be prepared to show you're assertive and be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Farmers?

"At the time of separation the products were dated and the rates were not competitive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take the competition seriously, take what works and apply it in a better way."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"It is commission and insurance agent for infomercial business and setting appointments with customers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I understand old employees not communicating with new employees, so need communication skills."

What don't you like about working at Farmers?

"No enough training and no supplies and not enough information."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Increase training and working with new employee, more time and more training."

"Sandy Ramos' agency is wonderful. She is a great leader by example."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"Waking up wanting to go to work every day. My co-workers, our clients and knowing we all work together for our company success."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You will love working here, your co-workers really care, be honest, give back, you will go far."

What don't you like about working at Farmers?

"Rate increases. It breaks your heart to call customers and let them know what to expect on their renewal."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sell sell sell, Keep your feet on the ground, and reach for the stars."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"I love my company work culture and people. All colleagues are very friendly."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"It's interesting and challenging work and for the most part I get to work with smart people. The company pays well."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I am a woman and I have been worn down by the fact that it is still very much a good ole boys club. I am educated and hard working. I think I have a dynamic personality with good ideas. It's hard to get anywhere above a certain pay grade as a woman in the property organization."

What don't you like about working at Farmers?

"Everything you do is scrutinized, instead of thinking how great I did I wonder if I screwed something up."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would get more in touch with the ground level people. I have had even manager level employees tell me they feel out of touch about what customer service associates and claims adjusters do. I'm lucky that my boss is great. A lot of mid level supervisors and managers at Farmers are not qualified. However, there are the Norms and Values that everyone is supposed to uphold."

"I enjoy working for Farmers very much. Very strong company to work for."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"The people that I work with - family like. It's a very friendly environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would suggest, to be assertive. Farmers likes a very close knit relationship with their employees as well."

What don't you like about working at Farmers?

"The limited positions that become available. Being I work at the Corp office. You would think there are more."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not much to suggest, the Executives do a great job there."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"Working with people, making my own schedule, residual commissions, being the boss."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get ready to work hard and be frustrated. Don't take rejection personally."

What don't you like about working at Farmers?

"Working for a company that is so money driven, no matter how difficult they make it for the agents. Being so greedy that we are losing our best customers because the company does not care. The company is too stubborn to realize if they take care of the people that are making them their fortune, they would make more money."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would take care of the people who actually make the money for the company. Be more concerned and flexible when it comes to our long time customers."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"In the end, not much! I used to like the fact that they were a good company and treated their customers with respect but they changed their direction and that was no longer the case."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't do it!!!! They don't care about employees or customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would go to the agents who deal with the customers and find out what they need to do a better job and grow their business."

"The district manager was a quality person but he had his flaws."

What do you like about working at Farmers?

"I liked the DM and the variety of work in the day."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The company has folded and another district manager is there."

What don't you like about working at Farmers?

"I didn't feel like I was challenged intellectually, I didn't like feeling like a receptionist."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It would have been better to separate the office manager from the receptionist position."

"An excellent large organization providing a safe professional workplace."