Thread regarding State Farm Insurance layoffs

Claims at State Farm is 'Office Space' meets 'Glengarry Glen Ross' these days

If you know both of these movies, you will start to understand what it is like to work here in claims. It is almost like upper management took their cues from these scripts, and said "hey, this is how it's done". Put everyone on a board, fire the bottom, and make everyone else work overtime. It's actually funny.

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It takes brass balls to work in claims!

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Post ID: @9Ekua+R6WRAMF

...and now like “Hunger Games” too if you’re in Tacoma.

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“So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that’s on the worst day of my life.”–Peter Gibbons

I did feel that way. For quite a long time I might add. Then I did something quite bold.

I stopped feeling sorry for myself

Packed up, sold my interests in this city

Took month off of work

Relocated

Took a much less paying job

Became the employee I was before

And living happily ever after.

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Post ID: @cjs+R6WRAMF

I've got a claim pending. I wonder if the inspector will show up at my house and start gutting a fish on my kitchen table.

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