Hello Everyone,
Just joined the forum about 3 minutes ago, and am as "Green" about the insurance business as a person could possibly be. I've spent the past thirty years in the bread business, working for Wonder Bread and Hostess Cakes...which went out of business on the 16th of November.
I recently posted my resume on Monster, and received a response from a local branch of Farmers Insurance here in Roseville Ca.. They said they were interested in me because of my sales background. I have been seriously considering a career change, so I responded and have a meeting set up to speak with someone in a couple of days.
In the meantime I went online and Googled info about becoming an agent with Farmers, and was utterly shocked by the overwhelming amount of negative feedback I saw. It seemed like every link I clicked was either a warning to avoid them, or someone's personal horror story about their experience with the company.
Anyway, I was pretty excited at first about the prospect of a new career in this industry...but now I'm considering cancelling the appointment I have on Friday with the Farmers rep., and just forgetting the whole thing!
Anyway, I know better than to believe everything I read, especially on the internet. But when you're hearing some of the same complaints from multiple sources, welllll...that's why I'm here. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Jeff
Just joined the forum about 3 minutes ago, and am as "Green" about the insurance business as a person could possibly be. I've spent the past thirty years in the bread business, working for Wonder Bread and Hostess Cakes...which went out of business on the 16th of November.
I recently posted my resume on Monster, and received a response from a local branch of Farmers Insurance here in Roseville Ca.. They said they were interested in me because of my sales background. I have been seriously considering a career change, so I responded and have a meeting set up to speak with someone in a couple of days.
In the meantime I went online and Googled info about becoming an agent with Farmers, and was utterly shocked by the overwhelming amount of negative feedback I saw. It seemed like every link I clicked was either a warning to avoid them, or someone's personal horror story about their experience with the company.
Anyway, I was pretty excited at first about the prospect of a new career in this industry...but now I'm considering cancelling the appointment I have on Friday with the Farmers rep., and just forgetting the whole thing!
Anyway, I know better than to believe everything I read, especially on the internet. But when you're hearing some of the same complaints from multiple sources, welllll...that's why I'm here. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Jeff
