Look, I'm over fifty and I've seen the cycles here. You bust your gut for years, hit your targets, and then watch rounds of layoffs target the highest pay brackets anyway. It really makes you question why you should pour extra energy into a place... — read more 

The (2) contributors for a Major recession when they do (and have) happened during U.S. economic-financial history are Unemployment, and a Major Downturn in consumer spending; currently (70%) of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) as shown in the PCE... — read more 

Anyone get an email for a task to complete " Review Distribution of documents or Tasks" Titled Auto Expectation Document-Annual only to see if was canceled in WD. Well it was seen prior to it being canceled. It's a zero tolerance policy with no... — read more 

We haven't really grown any new policies since July. It's going to get a lot worse. We are too expensive and can't afford to pay agents commission anymore since they account for about 30% of our expense ratio. People are not buying houses or new cars... — read more 

Do you think they can ever bring back to me once great family sport of State Farm?

They are looking at them and writing employees up for non-work related content. No jokes, no whitty banter, nothing personal. Always use your cell to communicate.

How are we still hiring people? What are they telling candidates to make the job sound good, now that the word has gotten out about all the cr-p we go through on a daily basis? I can't see why anyone would accept an offer here right now.

Is it happening or not?

Corporations Viewpoint - Of any employee. The Bottom Line. Remember this, always. Employees are considered an (Expendable) line item due to Cost of Salary, and Benefits.

Read the results of the survey 44,000 employees took and in the section that comments about the hybrid schedule makes it sound like there may be some adjustments to it, even though they are committed.

just found out some (not all) externals are being chopped on Jan 1st in ET. Happy new year!! Three days notice... wow

That's my resolution. No more giving more than I'm paid for. I do my hours and that's it. I'm done.

It is so obvious State Farm is all image without no substance. What say you?

Divergence - The U.S. economy, and the stock market; specifically the (AI) trade. Paradox - AI (Valuations), and (Extreme) volatility; in the stock market. Recent U.S. economic, and stock market observation(s) over the past week - The AI trade is... — read more 

A post making the rounds has similarities to a certain company….. Starbucks did not lose $30 billion because of bad coffee. It lost it because the company mispriced what actually created its value. When Starbucks appointed a McKinsey-trained... — read more 

The U.S. consumer knows that prices for goods, and services; (Increased). For those that are (not) aware the U.S. Government is (only) funded through January 30th of 2026. Core CPI Inflation data was (Never) collected in (Total) for October... — read more 

Curious as most of the DEI related pages on Viva Engage were purged.

Coming everywhere in 2026.

Stagflation - High Inflation - Low Growth. Is the greatest threat to the U.S. economy (by far). The Fed lowering Interest rates in the Trump tariff environment will (not) help the labor market (at all). The Fed should have at least held Interest... — read more 

I’ve been here for a bit now and it’s almost funny to go back and look at the original job posting when I first applied for this job. It’s criminal how badly they misrepresented the role here. You do the elaborate, unnecessarily long training, and... — read more 

Stagflation - High Inflation - Low Growth. Is (by far) the greatest threat to the U.S. economy. High Inflation caused by Trump tariffs. Unemployment caused by Low Growth. AI spending helps GDP growth, but U.S. consumer spending is 68%+ of... — read more 

Our manager talks about work/life balance, but cuts and voluntary departures mean the workload just keeps growing. Its becoming exhausting and nobody seems to care. I don't know how the rest of you are dealing with it, but I'm this close to walking... — read more 

State Farm has been found out again! They knew exactly what they were doing and just got caught! Sounds like they just tried to buy people off but it was basically too big for them to hide anymore. If the states AG and Departments of Insurances... — read more 

After being with the company for 10plus years State Farm decided to find an “issue” with a coverage we offer and then say we weren’t offering it correctly but still have to offer it. Got a whole team cut right before thanksgiving. The company is... — read more 

Proposed (new) U.S. retirement plan. Wall Street will love this. Sometimes, a stock market crash can take a full decade to recover from; it (has been proven throughout U.S. economic-financial history). *** Example - The "Lost Decade" from... — read more 

Get ready for some more big announcements coming to a theater near you! Getting ready for a big year in 2026! Not going to be pretty! Hold on!

I'm thankful that I survived another week at this place. I need these two days off coming up this week just to try to survive until I can get my EIP in March and leave. I set this as my main goal for myself and hope many of you will do the same. ... — read more 

The Fed, AI; and the (Real) U.S. economy - In this U.S. economy. A spending spree (most likely) will (not) happen. Lowering Interest rates in a Major Recession (type) of environment for now, but reality mid-2026; which I still project (if current... — read more 

They are trying to run off all tenured employees. Don't want people to stay. 70% of employees in most areas have been with SF 2 years or less, per plan. We are the Dollar General, Waffle House, $8 Wine Box, Carnival Cruise, Disney Movie Remake, ... — read more 

With all the changes the new leadership over P & C claims are implementing across all of p&c they will never get these claim jobs moved into the hubs. Not Injury, not TL, not fire, not Sub, not Property. There is to much for new hires to learn and... — read more 

TMs be sure to absolutely just blast your SM on the Peakon Survey. I know some of them are decent but it's about a lot more than that. You want to make CMs and VPs squirm. Put in the comments, be harsh and do not go easy. Answer everything with... — read more 

Technology Sector layoffs - Here are the (current) numbers, year-to-date; which includes Verizon laying off; 15,000 employees next week. 2025 - Total (thus far). 644 Layoffs - 201,675 employees affected (624 people per day). 2024 - Total (for... — read more 

Wow… reading this honestly doesn’t surprise me after what I’ve gone through with State Farm as a customer. Everything you described lines up exactly with the mess I’ve been dealing with for months. My claim started in June 2025, and the negligence... — read more 

Fed Rate cuts have (Never) - Mattered. For the stock market either, reference the 2008 Great Financial Crisis; for example. In a deep recession, or (Worse) scenario. This is where Treasury (Bessent) and the Fed are (Totally Wrong). Verizon... — read more 

We appreciate your sacrifice to help us older retireries collect for many years to come. Get back into those office cubicles and make JF proud.

Wfh in claims with no office to go back into. When will we get the exit offer.

I've been a Team Manager in claims with State Farm for over 30 years. I'm retiring this year after I get my MIP. Honestly feel sooooo sorry for everyone that has to stay. There have always been periods of ups and downs at SF. These last 10 years... — read more 

I left SF about a month ago but stayed in the industry. I learned that SF was 10x more toxic than I thought… They underpay you, trap you in roles that make it harder to be competitive outside the company, and ruin your physical and mental health... — read more 

Affirm's CEO is - Naive. Automation. RPA - Robotic Process Automation (will continue) to replace entry-level white-collar jobs RPA has (always) been a (Large) part of (Global) manufacturing. AI robots (will continue) to replace employees in... — read more