Allstate Applications Developer reviews

3.0

98% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)
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Thomas J. Wilson II

94% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Applications Developer employees have rated Allstate with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Applications Developer professionals have an average working experience there. Allstate is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Applications Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Seguros industry (3.6 stars).

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28 reviews
2.0
Dec 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Focus on family, work / life balance and diversity. Fairly good benefits (at least until recently) with company 401K matching.

Cons

Bureaucracy and highly charged political environment. Despite 360 surveys and other initiatives, almost no communication gets propagated upstream, communication downstream is often misleading. Management is a mixed bag of goods, with some smart and driven individuals rising through the ranks and predictably leaving the company. Favoritism aplenty. Free interpretation of diversity with many teams having at least one "challenged" individual with the rest of the team having to shoulder his or her part of workload as well. Opportunities for growth or for moving within the company are nothing but a joke in 95% of the cases. No strategic direction when it gets to the middle management level.

4.0
Jul 14, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with; newer technologies; ability to make a difference as well as expand your career; Senior Mgmt seems committed to company and to information sharing with all employees

Cons

Salaries were low compared to the market; the risks to the company are either acts of God (natural disasters such as tornadoes and hurricanes) and therefore completely uncontrollable, and financial markets which was evidenced by huge losses in 2008.

4.0
Oct 22, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people! The employees at Allstate are caring, fun, and easy to get along with. You'll make great friends while working here. Work/life balance is strongly encouraged and supported. Onsite daycare and fitness center (at the home office) are very convenient and a lot of paid time off is given - even in the first year of employment (3 weeks in first year, 4 weeks between 2nd and 5th year). Also, flexible work hours and telecommuting policies also contribute to balance of work and life.

Cons

There are a few bad apples that micro-manage. Also, there doesn't seem to be much knowledge-sharing between departments. This makes working across departments difficult.

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