The real world is coming to Bloomington and State Farm.
Where on Earth has any business stayed at the top of their industry for 10 years, much less 70 years as SF has. There are times when you have to change A LOT.
The entire Agency structure shrunk and a significant number of high paying jobs were cut over a decade ago. Regional office and other locations are started up and shut down over time. It's how business is done. Ironic that SF stays in Illinois. If it were run by Illinois government, they'd continue just being overstaffed and inefficient.
But you can't stay in business this way. Unfortunate that the executives who made all the bad decisions leading up to this over the past 10 years are not impacted professionally or financially. But isn't that how all Fortune 50 companies work?
This is the toughest situation for loyal soldiers at SF in Bloomington have ever had. Not their fault, but it's becoming real. God bless and good luck to all. The best revenge is "living well" so if you have to leave, find your passion elsewhere, be wildly successful, and never look back.