Thread regarding Allstate Corp. layoffs

I quit allstate as a unrepped bi adj and gave more than 2 weeks notice. Like a months notice. I had a great relationship with my boss and team. At first they were cool with it and wanted me to stay as long as possible because we were behind and I felt bad for my team. I foolishly (in hindsight) said i was going to be an benefits underwriter at metlife. Then later that day they spoke with HR and told me I couldn't work anymore and today was my last day. All they did was sc--w themselves and the adjusters that were left behind.

When we were getting paid it was not for a week ahead, it was for the current week, for instance if we were paid on Friday the 20th the days we would be paid for were 7th to the 20th, the problem was that the pay info had to be in the week prior, so if a person walks in on Friday the 13th and quits there is no time to notify the pay system, so the next Friday he would be paid for a week he didn't work, then they would recoup.

@3jic+18m1fBQ6 I work in a department that is considered to be important or vital to Allstate's strategies and functions or considered high security, in most briefings we are told "if you disclose any of this info you will be terminated".

I have seen people leave over the years up to very recently, and in each case if the person was going to what was deemed to be a competitor then they were done that day, the ones that were changing industries kept working until the date they said they would work to, anywhere from 1 week to 2 months later.

Don't forget that is your manager is a d–k then they can just say you are done that day even though you aren't going to a competitor.

They did not take a week of pay. When they did the one week of pay last January it was putting the pay schedule into a correct timeline. We were getting paid ahead for a week that we hadn't worked yet. It is in line with industry pay standards now.

Do we get the week of pay that took from us?

If you walk in tomorrow morning at 8am and give 2 week notice for:

1) Going to what is deemed to be a competitor or
2) you are in a role that is considered to be important or vital to Allstate's strategies and functions or considered high security

In the above two cases your voluntary resignation is considered immediate and you are terminated effective that time. You will be walked out or all accesses immediately stopped if work from home. All benefits stop and you will not be paid for the two weeks you gave notice for since they termed you immediately and you will no longer be working for Allstate.

In most other cases you will be allowed to work out your two weeks.

To be safe I would recommend not giving any notice and telling your manager the day of your intended final day as it is unknown what this company will do.

So if I put in a week notice they won’t pay me for the last two weeks I work?? Am I understanding this right??

Get your Dr visits up to date, refill pr-scrip-ions, dental and eye care etc before you give notice. Open a IRA rollover account if needed for pension and 401k way before you leave. I planned and prepared before I gave notice just in case. The most difficult issue was having a 90 day backup of funds to live on, was able to regain employment within 60 days, the first 30 was just for brain damage recovery from Allstate chaos.

I have seen several who have given notice this year, including just 3 weeks ago and none, were let go immediately, all were allowed to work until the day they picked.

Maybe the ones that were done right there worked for bad managers or maybe there were bad employees they just wanted to flush right away?

That is NOT new HR Policy. It’s been in place for years. You give 2 weeks and you done right then. I’ve seen several co-workers do just that - they were prepared because they knew they would be let go right then.

It depends on the role. Yes if you say you are going to a competitor you are terminated and walked out that day regardless of role.

However if you are not in a role that is considered proprietary sensitive the company will honor the two weeks. However there are high proprietary roles that even if not going to a competitor you are walked out and termed the day you give notice. These are typically positions of high internal access and sensitive to internal company processes and data. It is about a 50/50 split.

This is misleading, if you are going to a competitor or another financial services company once you give notice you will be processed for termination, if you are not going to a competitor you can give notice and finish working your week or 2 weeks or whatever, there are several people I know that have already given notice and they are finishing out there 2 weeks, one gave notice the last week of November that her last day would be Dec 31st, and still working.

Pretty sh–ty of them.