- Stigma working at Comcast. Many people outside of the company still view Comcast as an evil telecom corporation. Telling people I work here can sometimes start a long conversation on how much they hate Comcast.
- A bit lower salary than other top tier tech companies. Even though Philadelphia cost of living is way lower than Silicon Valley/San Francisco, I wish Comcast paid a bit more base salary, but it’s not that bad.
- A lot of contractors. Even though many contractors are amazing and super intelligent, a lot of them come in and leave and there is a constant rotation. This can leave gaps in knowledge. I wish Comcast converted more people to FTE that really earned it.
- Promotions can take a long time depending on the org. Some orgs promote their top performing employees super quickly, others let their employees stagnate in the same role they’re in for years.
- Things move SUPER slow at times due to how large the company is. To get a firewall request done could take up to a week which can be a little bit frustrating. Getting a new employee (especially contractors) set up with their laptop, desk, etc can sometimes take weeks after they start which is just ridiculous.
- A lot of reorgs. Recently there has been some shift in upper management (in the Digital Home org) which has led to some changes downstream. This has worried some of the engineers if their team will continue to be around due to the shuffling.