Pros
Middle Management is trained to be supportive of their teams
Cons
The “transformational growth” was a veiled term to refer to laying off thousands of employees in necessary positions to justify hundreds of do-nothing upper admin positions and shore up market share. The company treats you like an expendable human resource behind a veil of kindness. You’re made to feel appreciative of your low pay and if you don’t, you’re outcasted from career opportunities. It’s a neo-corporate trend of having an unspoken paper-mill style work environment. The job “mobility” consists primarily of numerous lateral moves that give you more responsibility and no pay increases. Actual promotions or significant changes in pay are determined by favoratism. How well you brown nose and drink the corporate kool aid determines your likelihood of being truly promoted, and even then you’re competing with a bunch of other over-qualified people. Your peers in other career sectors will quickly outpace you in advancement and pay. Allstate also pays low compared to their competitors across the board, but somehow manages to get really talented people. Not sure how but it’s probably some evil corporate scheme.