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Well, we got completely hammered the last few months so it will be a tough few months going forward. Overall, the crisis was not managed all that well with lots of employees afraid for their jobs and livelihoods. More generally, very strict and conservative corporate culture; the bureaucracy can be frustrating at times. The office politics can also be irritating when they arise. Maybe it's just because I work in marketing where people gossip, but there is too much backstabbing talk which poisons productivity with its negativity.

I think the advantages of working in the insurance industry are also a disadvantage at Allstate. The company is very large. As a result, it can be easy to become lost in a large company within the insurance industry. Allstate is one of the largest insurers in the insurance industry. There is sometimes a need for more individualization in some of the largest components. There is often a need to be recognized as an indidvidual.