Thread regarding State Farm Insurance layoffs

Young and clueless.

Not angry or entitled. I work my butt off and bring more to the table.

No you don't. Aren't anonymous claims hilarious?

Maybe stop bragging about stuff you can't prove and that you've already given people reason to doubt.

"Not angry or entitled. I work my butt off and bring more to the table. Sorry you’re triggered. People are being targeted for their outdated skill sets and underwhelming performance and efficiency. These things happen to correlate with age is most cases."

Interesting.

You think you work your butt off, and bring more to the table. You are most likely young and foolish and perhaps passed through life believing you are special. Quite true that as technology advances, it becomes more difficult for older folks who are not on the cutting edge to adapt. It does not mean that they can't. These older folks were the cutting edge. Let me explain.

Civilizations advance by “repurposing” the ideas and breakthroughs of their predecessors. Similarly, each generation of technology builds on the advances of previous generations, and this creates a positive feedback loop of improvements.

Each new generation of technology stands on the shoulders of its predecessors—in this way, improvements in technology enable the next generation of even better technology.

Because each generation of technology improves over the last, the rate of progress from version to version speeds up.

Further, as a technology becomes more effective, it attracts more attention. The result is a flood of new resources—such as increased R&D budgets, recruiting top talent, etc.—which are directed to further improving the technology.

This wave of new resources triggers a “second level” of exponential growth, where the rate of exponential growth (the exponent) also begins accelerating.

In short, you are only the cutting edge who "bring more to the table " briefly. You too are just a tick of the clock away from being an outdated skill set. It does not mean that you are worthless, it just means you have strength is other areas. Respect your elders. They set in motion the groundwork you are now able to use. Life has a way to humble everyone

Well said!!!! He won’t go and doubt he will listen. What made State Farm attractive place to work at are long gone. I wonder how the recent employee survey went...

Not angry or entitled. I work my butt off and bring more to the table. Sorry you’re triggered. People are being targeted for their outdated skill sets and underwhelming performance and efficiency. These things happen to correlate with age is most cases.

Excellent post!!! Very well said. Hoping the company isn’t being replaced with more people like the arrogant, angry Millennial who responded to this post.

This is why these people are being targeted.

Not true. And either way, targeting people of a particular age is a federal crime. So if they really are being targeted, State Farm is going to end up paying a lot more than they expect.

The only issue I have is that “experience” (years of service) does not equate to talent.

I’ve had boatloads of peers with 20-30+ years of experience who could barely manage to power up their computers without getting confused. These people make big bucks just because they’ve been there so long. This is why these people are being targeted. Half the efficiency and knowledge, twice the salary, sorry to say. This is why new talent is preferred.

Evolve or die.

I just copied and pasted this to Mr. T. Well written. I encourage everyone to do the same. Got nothing to lose.

Well said. He needs to go.

Wow. Very well said. I had to re-read it. Just telling it like it is. 100% correct