Would never go back - Customer Service Verizon Employee Review

2.0
Oct 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Tuition reimbursement, pto, medical dental insurance options offered, wfh, provide equipment

Cons

Leadership typically sucks, metrics are unrealistic, expect taking many calls with little to no time in between. Policies they have In place are supposed to protect reps from being verbally abused but they don’t ACT on them no matter how the customers account is notated. Customer reviews are poorly structured so it’s easy to get terrible reviews. They want customer service to be like a “one stop shop” so they make sure you know your title includes being financial services, tech support, billing, account management specialist, SALES (with no commission), pretty much doing every other departments job too till it’s either escalated or you have to actually transfer them to that department for further assistance because they have access to systems in their department that you don’t. Pretty much expect to don “multiple hats” with little pay and lots of stress! It’s hard to move up in the company, at least for me it was.The pay period structure is HORRENDOUS ! The way they dish out the pay for the two weeks seems deliberately complex and I’ve had to call numerous times about my checks being messed up. The systems always have issues lol and when they do you may not get paid for being “offline” depending for how long… Lastly, I rarely ever got out on time so I worked overtime often but unless you work an abundance of hours (when I say abundance I mean ABUNDANCE) your check is gonna be a disappointment to say the least ! So much so worked OT on purpose twice and said NEVER AGAIN and felt played with in every way. With all these weird nuances and stressors it’s hard to have a good work life balance. I could go on and on but before I dive deeper into this rabbit hole I’ll end it here

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Glad that you were able to take advantage of our stellar benefits programs while you were with Verizon. We'll be sure to take your additional feedback into consideration going forward. Thanks, Verizon Careers

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Pros

The sheer volume of data, infrastructure, and budget allows you to build and run initiatives that you simply cannot replicate at smaller companies. While being here, we have had to solve complex, high-impact problems with strong results, the resources are absolutely here. The frontline teams and mid-level leaders (at least mine) are deeply knowledgeable technical experts who genuinely care about protecting and enabling the business. Leading people of this caliber makes cascading a vision highly rewarding, as the execution capability is top-tier. We are always striving to make the company better without compromising integrity.

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4.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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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

Company is trying to transform into what it wants to be beyond a wireless carrier (cloud?, security?, telematics?, wholesaler?, etc) and is struggling with a vision, resources, and org structure to make it a reality. Several re-organizations over last few years so job security has frequently been a question. Often delayed response to competitors caused by management's concern that acting would result in not meeting Wall Street expectations. Not the "happiest" place to work because no result is ever good enough and successes aren't celebrated because the focus is always on the next weekly/monthly/quarterly goal.

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