Call center position, a job from hell - Call Center Agent ICF Employee Review

1.0
Jun 9, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

None what so ever, everything was horrible here. You woke up and wasn't even sure you still had a job most days. I can only hope the state of Maryland is smart enough not to give ICF another contract.

Cons

This is by far the worst job I have ever had. Training is very poor and when they put you on the phone they change their mind about what you can and can't say every 10 minutes. There is absolutely no consistency and management refuses to help you. One manager spends her time taking personal calls while the other one guesses at the answers. None of the phone numbers they provide as resources work and they are always asking you to do more with no additional benefits. There are no other job titles which means no where to move up . Supervisors refuse to take escalated calls and gossip about employees to other employees. They can't even provide a clear answer about included benefits due to being over budget,most likely from the ridiculous turn over rate. No training class makes it more than a few days,and new class is taught weekly and each time only 2 out of 12 makes it for more than a week. Worst of all management stifles your personality, They claim it's too "flamboyant". They don't want you to know your fellow coworkers but expect you to tell them all of your business. You can't even use your cell phone in the break room. They make up reasons to fire people and never provide a legitimate reason. They even broke contract with the temp company that recruited for them without letting them know.Their goal for employees : have no personality and take as many calls as possible without offering real assistance to customers. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!

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ICF Response
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Dear former employee, Thanks so much for taking the time to write a detailed review. It raises some concerns for us, which we have shared with Senior Leadership to ensure that our current employees at Owings Mills have a more positive experience.

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