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I have an offer for an entry level/junior role. State Farm seems like a solid role but did hear some concern that insurance can be boring and working remotely can be boring without the social interaction, especially for new graduate. Is State Farm really out dated or boring like how people think of defense contractors? How is the work culture like. #officelife #workplace #statefarm #culture
I've had experience working with some insurance companies. Their technology is in the stone age. I wouldn't do it.
Also, be ready to be the youngest person there. People were leaving the company I consulted for because they were at retirement age and retiring. Some of the tech people worked the phone switch boards back when there were switch boards. Not a joke.
Anything is good for starting. Go n join
I think it would be good to join just for experience and for your Resume as a new grad. You can apply to better companies after 1-2 years
State Farm is not ideal but it’s good for a new grad. You gotta get a job to get a job. Start leetcoding and looking for better. Getting L3 at FAANG or a unicorn will be better for your career than if you got promoted twice in one year at State Farm.
Do you have other offers? If not then this is not even a question
Use the farm as a launch pad if TC is the main objective. The work will be boring if you let it be boring - SF is an old wooden ship and it doesn’t take much to keep it on its current path. Where it gets exciting is when you start building a secret speed boat in the back room and then launch it off the side of the ship. What I’m saying is there’s room to innovate, the trick is getting others around you hyped up enough to join in 🤓
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Yeah it'll be really slow, coworkers are in the older range. You'll learn something if you're on the right team, since they're working on paying off technical debt at the moment. Depending on your location you should be fine with your life, HQ BloNo is boring af
Unbelievably slow. I work probably 10hours a week and still get all my work done .
How much is the offer for?
Its an insurance company so its gonna be slow. As a new grad, don’t stay after 2 years and you’ll be fine. If you have a better option where you can learn and grow more, I’d consider that