About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the Progressive Insurance truck’s dashboard: an old-fashioned pocket watch, glowing softly in the sunlight. He picked it up curiously—only for the entire office building to erupt into laughter and applause. Turns out, the watch was part of Progressive’s new corporate tradition—a daily reminder that progress is best celebrated together. The delivery driver became the newest member of the ‘watch club,’ and every morning since then, everyone gathers around to see whose turn it is to tell their most embarrassing story.
2. At night, when the Progressive office closed and the lights went off, employees began hearing an eerie humming sound coming from inside the building. Curious but not alarmed, they dismissed it as nothing more than the wind or an old air conditioning unit. But then one day, a delivery driver noticed that same strange noise emanating from the parking lot. Soon enough, everyone in the neighborhood started reporting the odd humming. A regular would joke, ‘It sounds like Progressive is offering us free car insurance!’ Eventually, someone suggested turning on all the lights simultaneously—just to see if it was really there. And sure enough, when they did, the humming stopped dead. Turns out, it was just the fridge in the breakroom, left running overnight.
3. A neighbor was watering his garden late one summer evening when he heard an unusual sound coming from across the street. The Progressive Insurance sign seemed to be whispering softly in the wind. Curious, he walked over and saw that the words on the sign were gently rearranging themselves into new phrases. Suddenly, one read: ‘We’re hiring, apply inside!’ Turns out it was just a quirky delivery driver having some fun with their shift sign.
4. Late one autumn evening, a postal worker driving past the Progressive Insurance building swore he saw the neon sign flicker on and off by itself. Curious, he pulled over and peered inside, but everything was dark and quiet. The next morning, when an office cleaner arrived early, she found the lights on full blast and the place buzzing with activity—all because someone had accidentally left the security alarm switched to ‘test mode’ overnight. Everyone had a good laugh, except for the poor postal worker who got teased mercilessly by his colleagues.