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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 231 State Farm Insurance Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.2
People You Work With
4.1
Person You Work For
4.0
Rewards You Receive
3.5
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.7
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"I started with StateFarm in 2011. The company used to be a very fun place to work. But recently the company has become a major numbers place. If your numbers aren't good enough you get fired. They are trying to cut costs but it is affecting company morale all over the enterprise."
Posted 10 years ago in Bakersfield, CA
Manager

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I like paying claims, and feeling good about helping people survive injury better."

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

"I'm not sure I would recommend applying for work there."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I dislike political driven decisions, and management being disconnected from the product/service and ignoring staff feedback."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should empower, trust, reward, hear, and support staff to achieve goals their way."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Claims Specialist

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I like the steady paycheck, easy flexible schedule, helping others, and using my communicative skills."

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

"This is not an innovative company. They are very cautious about the choices they make in the business world. Be careful what department you choose to work in. Plan on being micromanaged."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"There is no creativity. I have very little choices as to where to go from here. There is little job satisfaction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest more positive reinforcement, less criticism, more one-on-one coaching, less nit-picking, more collaboration, time to communicate face-to-face, and less conference calls that go nowhere."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
.NET Developer

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I like the people and work environment, and also, I like the work and updated technologies that they are using."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I never felt that I didn't like something at this company."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Insurance Agent

"Wonderful."

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I enjoy making a difference in peoples' lives and working with clients to determine what they need."

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

"Being able to communicate and having a friendly disposition is vital to your success."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I dislike not being able to work in the legal field. Other than that, I enjoy State Farm."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend more time with employees, and determine their needs and what they want to do."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Office Representative

"The job I'm doing is not the job I was told I would be doing."

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I love working with people and helping them feel comfortable with their insurance."

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

"Please make sure that the job you applied for is the job you will be doing."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"My boss is never in our office to help me learn the insurance business like I was promised when I accepted the job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better communication in the office is the number one thing that needs to change."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Technical Specialist

"Contracting - not treated as equal to full-time employees."

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"It is highly technical. The only good thing is the ability to learn UC."

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

"If you really want to work here, keep your mouth shut and do as you're told."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I dislike the culture/environment. There is not enough input from contractors. People are afraid to speak the truth. There is way too much PC."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. Even if they would listen to me, they wouldn't implement anything."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Module Leader

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"Everyone is supportive, it's a very good environment to work in, and you will get good support in learning new things."

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

"You need not worry about the interview, Be confident, be honest, and have a good grip on the technologies."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"It does not adopt new technologies that easily. They will support in learning new technologies but will not support in implementing them. They should try to adopt new technologies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to adopt new technologies available in order to provide a better service and also to compete with other companies."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Agent

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"It is a very good company, well-run and with a good history."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Staff Agent

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I like the culture of the company, and I like the flexibility of a small agency atmosphere."

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

"I would advise other candidates to be prepared to learn on the job from the beginning. Because it is a small firm, many people are wearing many hats, so you have to be prepared to learn as you go."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I am a part-time worker so I do not have benefits."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest to management to provide a more thorough training process."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Sales Associate
Work Setting 4 / 5 Company Culture 2 / 5
Technical Analyst

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"The organization standards and quality of the people are really good."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"The compensation for 5+ years' experience is almost equal to entry-level programmers. Health benefits are poor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please consider the compensation of the employees, and especially the health benefits."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
User Experience Designer

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I like mentoring opportunities, the surprising breadth of work, behavioral research, and product development."

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

"Demonstrate attention to customer service, personal initiative, and ability to work both independently and in teams."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I dislike misunderstandings, butting heads, fear of stepping on other people's toes, and limits to innovation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There should be less bureaucracy, more designers, and development of design thinking among all employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Network Systems Analyst

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I liked trouble-shooting tools provided by the company to allow you to perform your job more efficiently. The people I worked with at the company had a great team work environment."

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

"Have knowledge of the company business and its ethics prior to interviewing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Grant access to tools in a more reasonable time frame."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Agent

"I like the company very well - great training and good support."

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I like the support the company provides to the customers. They pay claims fast and fairly."

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

"Be yourself. State Farm is a great company to work for. Be sure to interview the agency well, as picking the wrong agency can disappoint you."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"There are too many bosses in the agency that I work for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest a person to direct the flow of the office, open to ideas to improve the performance of the office."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Insurance Account Representative

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I enjoy educating people about risk management. Sales is fun."

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

"If you want to grow, work for corporate, not agents."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"Profit-driven managers do not understand that humans are not robots."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would set small forward-moving goals and motivate the staff."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5

State Farm Insurance Reviews FAQs

Is State Farm Insurance a good company to work for?

State Farm Insurance has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 231 State Farm Insurance Review Ratings left anonymously by State Farm Insurance employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 87% of employees would recommend working at State Farm Insurance.

Does State Farm Insurance pay their employees well?

State Farm Insurance employees earn $36,000 annually on average, or $17 per hour, which is 45% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 111 State Farm Insurance employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find State Farm Insurance Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at State Farm Insurance?

87% of employees would recommend working at State Farm Insurance with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated State Farm Insurance 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.5 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at State Farm Insurance?

According to our data, the highest paying job at State Farm Insurance is a Agency Owner at $250,000 annually. Browse State Farm Insurance Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at State Farm Insurance?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at State Farm Insurance is a Telephone Interviewer at $12,000 annually. Browse State Farm Insurance Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at State Farm Insurance?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at State Farm Insurance to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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