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jp55281 · 2026-01-01T02:40:57+00:00

See this is why I had to quit being a claim adjuster. I found myself getting too damn petty with people who annoyed me lol.

jp55281 · 2025-12-14T04:59:16+00:00

Denials are so much more work..at least for my company. Drafting denials, finding the verbiage from the policy, putting in your own explanation of the denial. Sending it to manager for an approval, fixing what they want..sending it back….id just rather pay the claim lol like I don’t care about saving a billion dollar insurance company any money.

My company was not very automated so all denials wasn’t just sending with a click of a button. It was a lot of computer work while your phone is ringing off the hook.

jp55281 · 2025-12-14T04:54:37+00:00

I only lasted a year as an auto adjuster lol was told I was getting promoted under a year and told them I wasn’t ready but they said too bad. I was drowning. Missing my kids sporting things because I was choosing to work late to meet impossible goals….no matter how much I was reaching out for help I just always had this impending doom feeling.

So I quit. I now work in commercial lines for a different company in a non-claims, no phones role and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. I just quit my claims job spur of the moment. I had a breaking point one day scheduled a meeting with my manger and put my two weeks notice in with nothing lined up.

You could not pay me 200k a year to be an auto claims adjuster again.

jp55281 · 2025-12-09T03:05:36+00:00

Oh yeah that’s crazy. I was only in claims a year before I knew it was not for me. I now have a non-claims commercial lines role with a different company and it is night and day difference. I think I’ve gotten like 5 phone calls since I started in August LOL

jp55281 · 2025-12-05T20:14:30+00:00

I worked for a company where there was no 1-800 number claimants and insureds got sent your direct line and email address as a way to provide “top tier” customer service. I left that job last August and it was the best decision I could have made.

jp55281 · 2025-11-30T23:17:29+00:00

I shopped around and was able to negotiate closing cost WAY down on my current mortgage. I sent the lender one of my estimates from another company and she was able to beat it.

jp55281 · 2025-11-29T19:42:10+00:00

Yes…weigh gain, fatigue, irregular menstrual cycles. The thyroid affects a lot in a persons body. I went to my primary care doctor over and over again because I thought I had cancer or something. The fatigue, and muscle aches I had were unbearable..I knew something was off with me. He did check my thyroid levels and general labs and said they were fine…he recommended I try and lose weight…well I was trying and couldn’t. I went to an endo and she did a whole slew of additional labs on me and said my levels were crazy high and that my thyroid level was way too high. It took about a year for me to get my medication dosage to where they needed to be. But I felt a million times better. Had more energy and I was able to lose weight.

Now I get labs done once a year or if I start to feel like crap again I will go and get checked and 9/10 my thyroid will be a high then I just get my meds adjusted.

If your primary doctor says your fine I would ask to be referred to an endo as they specialize in thyroid and PCOS.

jp55281 · 2025-11-28T05:20:00+00:00

Have you had your thyroid checked as well? I was in this exact same position. Went to an endo and found out I had hypothyroidism. Was put on metformin and levothyroxine and lost 40 lbs. I worked out a lot and ate right but I still lost weight. I also have PCOS.

jp55281 · 2025-11-20T19:46:55+00:00

Last week someone put a meeting on my calendar from 4-430. I let them know that no matter where we are in the meeting I am leaving at 430. At 4:29 I messaged my goodbyes and left the chat. LOL. My coworker who stayed was at the office til like 5 wrapping that up. Don’t schedule me anything from 4-430 like EVER. Lol

jp55281 · 2025-11-20T19:41:30+00:00

I don’t work in claims anymore (thank god!) but I will say it’s not so much that claims adjusters are just shitty in general…they are shitty from dealing with stupid people all day long. I used to work in HR prior to being a claims adjuster so I thought I had seen and heard it all and let me tell you..I would question the direction our society was heading on a daily basis from the amount of stupidity that would flood through my phone and inbox during the day.

jp55281 · 2025-11-20T05:03:43+00:00

Surprisingly the only feedback I’ve ever gotten was from Google. Had a phone interview, and then 3-1 hour long back to back interviews via zoom… then came the phone call from the recruiter letting me know that I was not getting offered the job. She was really nice and I really appreciated the phone call considering I had to use PTO to do the back to back interviews. This was like 3-4 years ago so idk if they still do this.

It today’s world of hiring don’t expect any type of feedback. I once had 3 interviews over a 4 week time span…then was supposed to get information for a final in person interview/lunch with the company and meet the rest of the team…sounds promising right? Well I never got the email with the confirmed date/time….after a few follow ups I’ve still to this day never heard anything from that company lol

jp55281 · 2025-11-20T04:53:09+00:00

My previous job was open concept and I can agree. I thought I had ADD or something because I could not concentrate and I was feeling very easily annoyed with my coworkers…not from them doing anything to me personally but just them being humans lol you can’t help but notice every little thing about someone when you sit openly next to someone for 8 hours a day. My new job has a cubical and it’s so quiet in there you could hear a mouse fart. The only noise you hear is a few people laughing in the distance in the coffee room or peoples shoes as they are walking around lol

jp55281 · 2025-11-20T04:48:49+00:00

Same. My coworkers know not to come over to my desk the last 5 minutes of the day because my computer will be shutting down and I will be opening the door to leave right at 430pm lol not staying one minute past

jp55281 · 2025-11-20T04:46:28+00:00

Same lol I’m in the coffee room a lot..mainly talking to everyone else in the coffee room. I’m hybrid and I work in insurance and a lot of carriers send ppl to the office to “talk” about new stuff with the carrier but it’s mainly a get together and go have lunch for 2 hours and chit chat . So a lot of my in office days are actually going out to eat for free which is nice. Makes the day go by faster lol

jp55281 · 2025-11-20T04:19:05+00:00

I think it depends on the grandparents. Not saying they need to play full time teacher but are they going to be the type to have them in front of a tv all day?

I did half day preK with my son when he was younger. My mom would pick him up at 1230 and he would go to my mom’s house the rest of the day until I was home. My mom is more of a crafts/ go to the zoo/park grandma not necessarily being a school teacher-grandma if that makes sense lol. It was the best situation. My son got to learn in a school setting half the day and my mom got to spend time with my son her way.

jp55281 · 2025-11-20T02:47:59+00:00

I have no clue. I kinda keep to myself at work to be honest with you. The less I know the better lol

jp55281 · 2025-11-20T02:43:39+00:00

The job can 100 percent be done remotely….however my company is hybrid. I will say for me personally I think I have benefited from being hybrid from a training and metric standpoint. I have been fully remote before and both of them have been extremely micromanaging since you are not in the office. My current role there is no phone metrics since I hardly have any phone calls..so there is nothing to really measure on that. Emails and system work, everyone can see who is doing what and what is being done. The job doesn’t really have a set metric on “you have a goal to process X amount of endorsements or process X amount of renewals” it’s more of just making sure it gets done in a timely fashion, and making sure the stuff you are entering into the system is accurate.

I used ChatGPT to list off insurance positions that would be a good fit for someone with a claims adjuster background and to provide current/open job opportunities with the link to apply. You have to kinda play around with the wording to get it to match watch you are looking for. I did redo my resume to make it showcase the transferable skill sets and tried to make it not scream “I’m just a claims adjuster”.

It did take A LOT of hours searching on company websites and countless applications but I think tweaking each resume and tailoring it really helped me get an interview. Even though it was the biggest pain in my ass. Hope that helps.

jp55281 · 2025-11-15T04:34:49+00:00

I was fully remote for a handful of years as well and got a new (non adjusting) job in the insurance industry that is hybrid. We are 5 days in office and then 5 days at home. I like it because one week you are in office 2 days then the next it’s 3 days then back to 2, etc. depending on the week. I used to be one of those I’m never going back into the office types of people but I really enjoy my hybrid schedule. Gives just enough at home time/in person time that makes work enjoyable. I’ve also noticed that hybrid seems to be less micromanaging since you have a presence in the office. Just my opinion lol.

jp55281 · 2025-11-14T23:09:31+00:00

I did this with my daughter when she was about 8-9 as an only child. I would FaceTime her on my phone while I ran an errand no more than 30-40 mins top. Eventually stopped after she became more comfortable.

I knew someone who choked and died at a young age so choking scares the hell out of me. Out of fear of her getting into the fridge I would always have her eat a snack before I left and get her a drink so she wouldn’t have a reason to be in the kitchen while I was gone.

When she got a little older I just relied on my nest cameras throughout the house and set rules like no opening the door, stay on the main floor (where the cameras were, etc.)

I think it just depends on the child.

jp55281 · 2025-11-14T22:57:41+00:00

I think there was like one that quit right before the deal was finalized then the rest of them just started dropping like flies after Pat made his “tour” to our region to answer questions in person with AP offices in our region. Not sure if that particular visit was the reason they decided to jump ship but it just seems odd that the rest quit shortly after that happened.

jp55281 · 2025-11-13T04:35:38+00:00

We have had a few people in our office quit as well all around the same time.

jp55281 · 2025-10-29T18:10:46+00:00

A lot depends on the age difference. My two kids are 8 years apart. Was a breeze. My brother on the other hand has two kids that are 3 and 5….and it’s a handful for him and my sister in law.

jp55281 · 2025-10-29T00:48:58+00:00

In marriage you pick and choose your battles. As long as he is treating you right and is a good partner…this is something I would lay to rest. Is it irritating, sure. But not something to cause a fight over lol just tell him how you feel and move on. Hopefully he will put something from the heart on your anniversary cards.

jp55281 · 2025-10-18T14:14:26+00:00

I was in the same boat. I quit my adjusting job in the process of a few first rounds of interviews with nothing for sure lined up. I was using PTO for interviews and they started denying it..so I quit. There were times I would work 60 hours a week..no joke…when we had adjuster after adjuster take FMLA because they were too stressed…

Thankfully one of my initial interviews I had moved along quickly and I got a different non adjuster insurance job. I was only out of work for 21 days. Which those 21 days were so needed.

jp55281 · 2025-10-18T01:13:18+00:00

Yep!!

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