About Those State Farm Anthropologists
It’s not that I didn’t believe my source (sorry Mr Bullstroke this one remains anonymous for now) but I had to get a link to confirm what I was told. All I can add at this point is when we can author the post on the subject, the truth will be stranger than fiction. Until then I’ll leave the link and a teaser question following the blockquote. Reading about Ms Spears it is obvious she is blessed with great business talent which State Farm no doubt recognizes:
Spears, who worked while pursuing her degree, says that her employer was always flexible concerning class schedules.“When I needed to adjust my hours to attend a daytime class, my management made it possible.” Spears says she recently celebrated 14-years with the company. Spears also owns Spears Consulting Services, and says that she hopes to publish a book on her business strategy and apply for a grant to expand her research on the subject she began at Illinois State University.
And of course the teaser question, Why would State farm want anthropologists and socialogists on their payroll? Anyone care to hazard a guess?
sop
depends, Sop, did they hire anthropologists before or after Balducci’s famous statement about he and Scruggs knowing where all the bodies were buried?
BTW, the current page at that link doesn’t mention State Farm but it does feature graduate working for Motorola.
Thus, I expand your question to include, “what is it that State Farm has in common with Motorola?
The answer is not that they insure televisions.
nowdoucit
November 24, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Read Ms Spears bio again Nowdy.
sop81_1
November 24, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Every time you refresh the page, it changes alumni bios. Eventually you get the State Farm team player.
I guess sociology training would be useful for ignoring individual circumstances and instead focusing on the statistical averages of the group.
Sociologists see the forest but not the trees.
Psychologists see the trees but not the forest.
Brian Martin
November 24, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Very close Brian. Very close.
sop
sop81_1
November 25, 2008 at 8:47 am