I read some of these posts and especially some of the replies and wonder what exactly has happened. When did people who have no empathy or sympathy for others become a viable SF employee. SF used to be an employer of choice. Now they (and by they, I mean we) bring in people that have no compassion in an industry that must have it. Hire people that have no empathy or sympathy for others, into a company that was once famed for exactly that.
Like others have said, it used to be difficult to get on with SF. Now our turnover is so high that if you have a pulse and a clean record, you'll get a job. Of course they'll only stay long enough to become trained then out the door to a competitor, but hey, that's why we have trainers, right? To train people for our competitors?
When will our executives realize that not only is SF no longer an insurance provider of choice, we aren't even an employer of choice any longer. When will they realize that the opinions voiced on sites like this one will have an influence on where a recent college graduate will apply, much less accept an offer? Do we want to spend the next 10 years training employees for other companies or perhaps, we should consider keeping those we want, not just those who have no place else to go?
We have people in the same boat I am. Those who, due to age, are locked in and while we can go elsewhere, we choose not to because we are too close to receiving our pension. What's going to happen in 10-15 years when all those who are in a similar position retire?