How did this company ever get awarded "Best Company to Work For"? - Customer Service Representative Comcast Employee Review

1.0
Jan 28, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free video & internet service, discounted phone service. Good medical & dental insurance, however the monthly employee cost has increased. co-workers are great.

Cons

Taking incoming customer calls is extremely stressful. As with most call centers, phone agents are given certain "metrics" (call handle time, sales, etc) which must be met; if they are not, the rep will be "written up" which can result in termination. If reps are on a phone call with a customer longer than 10 min they receive messages from management telling them to wrap up the call & get on to the next one. Many employees do not last past their first year. There is little incentive to resolve the customers' problem over the phone, however there are a lot of incentives to sell products/services. Employee morale is low- some reasons are: daily verbal abuse from customers, constant threat of loosing employment if metrics are not met. Policies and procedures can change daily & if employees don't bother to read their email then they give customers incorrect information.

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Cons

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5.0
Feb 28, 2015
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working at Comcast has given me the opportunity to develop myself; take the time to grow and learn, and that was really important to me during the time in my life when I joined the company. If you have the drive and ambition, there are a ton of ways in which you can grow into a leader if that's what you want to be. I took advantage of the continued education benefit and am finishing my masters degree now... I also joined a couple of the employee resource groups which offer seminars and networking events that support your professional profile. Listen, I'm not a total nerd. The point of my post is that this isn't a company you join and just stay stale within. They encourage your growth, but it's up to you to make it happen. Not only this - it's pretty exciting. We're busy and we have big jobs to do. My salary is in the top percentile for my industry but not only this, I again get the continued education (which is ~$6K/year) plus free cable/internet, top health care benefits and a truly balanced lifestyle - which is rarely the case within the Tech industry.

Cons

Telling people you work at Comcast triggers 2 typical responses: 1) A big hatred rant on customer service 2) A how do I get my foot in the door? The reputation of the company is difficult, but the style of the company is to stay humble - I've never seen the company defend themselves against the harmful and discrediting news that exists. I personally think they should defend themselves a little more - they are between a rock and a hard place in many instances of service. I personally experienced visiting someone's home where the issues they were having with their connection was due to a tree root growing into the cable lines which had been their for over 20 years. Things like that cannot be diagnosed over a phone call. It's hard work in the field for sure. Being a part of the corporate side sometimes we're too disconnected from what's happening on the frontline. So I think the size of the organization comes with its complications, but again if you're a working professional looking for an exciting, robust and sexy career, you can comfortably have it here.

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