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Challenging workplace - Application Developer Farmers Insurance Group Employee Review

2.0
Mar 18, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

-Competitive pay -Hybrid WFH flexibility

Cons

-Outdated work patterns -Disinterested middle management -Unproductive office politics -Questionable project management practices which lead to (unpaid) overtime for salaried workers and poor allocation of contracted resources. Lots of wasted work and project money. -Need to be proactive if you want to grow and develop your skillset and career. Need to be comfortable asking for training and pushing your manager to get it for you. -Poor commitment to agile best practices - non-technical project managers regularly overstepping development teams to dictate design decisions -Failure to address managers who regularly cross the line into disrespectful and discriminatory behaviors (in my experience, ageism towards others)

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5.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly environment and very fast quotes.

Cons

Shorter hours so you may not be able to do much after hours unless you want to work more.

1.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Farmers once had a solid reputation, but that has declined since Zurich became involved.

Cons

The company is effectively taking the benefit of years of hard work that prior agents invested to grow their businesses and increase Farmers’ policy count. When I started as an agency owner, I invested my own time and money into advertising and building a book of business with the understanding that the sacrifices would pay off over time through renewal commissions. I believed this would create long-term value—something I could eventually rely on to support my retirement. Instead, the constant changes to commission structures and ongoing requirements to continue receiving compensation on business I personally produced—without support—have been incredibly discouraging. It feels like a moving target, and one that diminishes the value of what agents have built. I’ve never been in a position where meetings are held to explain how and why compensation will be reduced or taken away. That reality is deeply frustrating and disheartening.

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