Armstrong reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(111 total reviews)

Jeff Ross

84% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Armstrong has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 111 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Armstrong employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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111 reviews
4.0
Mar 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Full Time Employee Benefits: Free Cable TV, Internet and Telephone (except for Pay-Per-View) Paid time off: 10 vacation days (15 after 7 years) , 5 floating holidays and 5 sick days. These can be scheduled on a per day or per hour basis. You are not forced to use an entire week off at a time. Decent pay raises: .50 after 120 days and about 1.00 annually up to the $20.00 hourly salary cap. Relaxed work environment Casual dress code (not sloppy, business casual) Paid training and ongoing on the job training Tuition assistance is available Multiple discounts Including: % off of Verizon wireless bill and % off of food purchases at Ponderosa Steakhouse. Choose between daylight or night shifts Opportunities for voluntary overtime and voluntary holiday overtime Free parking and a short walk to the building

Cons

Stress Repetition Angry and sometimes abusive customers Pay not as high as other companies in the Pittsburgh area Salary cap at around $20.00 per hour hourly Paid time off not used at the end of the year does not roll over. You use it or lose it. It can take a long time for an employee to receive full time and benefits, even if they are skilled at their position

2.0
Mar 12, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Doing contract installation work for any cable company requires a self motivator with a level of personal pride in ones workmanship along with a ability to focus on customer satisfaction. Being left alone with minimal to no supervision is a job plus. You are given your work load for the day and as long as your jobs are completed in a timely and professional manner you can work at your own pace without someone standing over your shoulder like a time clock nazi. Going to a dissatified customers home with poor wiring and poor quality of service and having the opportunity to clean up a previous poorly done install and make a eyesore look clean and neat and a customer happy with their service brings no small amount of personal satisfaction and pride in ones workmanship.

Cons

YOU ARE NOT APPRECIATED, YOU WILL BE RESENTED BY THE COMPANY, EMPLOYEE'S, AND CUSTOMERS. YOU ARE EXPENDABLE. You will be blamed by the install manager for ALL problems at the service location, to include plant problems or design problems which are beyond the install techs control. In the eyes of the inhouse I.M. its better to blame a contractor than admit to a problem on there end.

3.0
Mar 23, 2010

Meh

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No shortage of work or threat of losing job.

Cons

The pay is below market value, and vacation/sick time is a joke. 7 years to get three weeks.

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