Cox Communications reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(4,282 total reviews)
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Mark Greatrex

74% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Cox Communications has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,282 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cox Communications 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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2.0
Jun 22, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Nearly free cable and internet are nice. Health insurance package is decent compared to similar jobs elsewhere. Several weeks of paid vacation every year is nice. Cox is a diverse employer- it has an extremely promising variety in its work force. Pay grades at Cox are very competitive.

Cons

*Cox management tell employees they are listening to feedback but seem to rarely put the ideas to use. *Employees who submit complaints to management about their concerns regarding work conditions and job responsibilities do not seem to last very long in technical support. *Cox does not guarantee breaks to front line employees in Oklahoma at least- if an employee misses a break helping customers they are expected to let it go. *Paid vacation is nice but it also doubles as sick time so it can sometimes be hard to take a vacation if you spend very much time at all sick. *In recent years the tech call center seems to never have enough employees to take the call volume and work load being required of them- resulting ultimately in very long hold times for customers. *As a company Cox promotes an image as the customer's "friend" but it is hard to support that image as a front line employee when the company spends a lot up front to get a customer but once that initial sale is made doesn't offer many good choices to trying to keep them.

3.0
Jun 21, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, very stable company, parent company emphasizes community involvement and good corporate stewardship

Cons

lots of turnover at executive level have been damaging to overall direction, internal politics tend to drive decision making about everything from organizational structure to technologies used to advancement opportunities which can make it difficult to do the 'right' thing rather than the politically correct thing

4.0
Jun 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work life balance Can branch out in job duties Very friendly co-workers Management is always willing to listen

Cons

Can get stagnant, especially for people working on the tech side Mature market. Cable industry as such is facing many challenges to from Internet/Data revolution. Not easy to move up the corporate ladder within Pay & Bonus average

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