A once great company that has declined to a sweat-shop - Coordinator, Customer Service Verizon Employee Review

1.0
May 30, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only reason I am still at VZW are for the pay and benefits. This is not so much a strength of the company as a weakness in the general economy.

Cons

We have gone from a culture of customer focus to one that is completely numbers driven. At the end of the call it does not really matter if you solved the customer's concern and did it with courtesy and quality. What matters is how long it took you, how many other calls you managed to take that day, how many of those calls were transfered (and no, the company doesn't bother to research whether the transfer was appropriate), and how many credits you give out. And no, they don't care if all your credits are valid either, just the $ amount at the end of the month.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Compensation is competitive but you will work very hard for it. Culture is excellent and exhibited and practiced from the top down. Benefits are excellent and cost reasonable. 401k match and profit sharing. Lots of training and professional development opportunities. Can advance if you're willing to relocate.

Cons

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