Spectrum reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(18,881 total reviews)
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Chris Winfrey

53% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Spectrum has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 18,881 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Spectrum 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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19K reviews
1.0
Jan 6, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Discounted services, tuition reimbursement, FMLA, 401k, paid vacation, sick time, guaranteed 40 hours a week. Food trucks come to sell lunch, training is getting better. Previous senior manager seemed to truly care about organization...but then someone from Time Warner was brought in and turned the department into a trainwreck. He also brought some useless "supervisors" or babysitters into the department who have zero skills on how to coach. Spectrum does not seem to value education, they prefer people who are "off the streets" so that they can pay them less.

Cons

The management is atrocious! The place has had high turnover ever since roles were changed in TCC. Not a supportive or fun environment. Low pay. No incentives at all. No longer have work at home option for top performers. No holidays off. Open 365 days. No commission on upgrades, no designated seat for agents (be prepared for germs and getting sick...and searching for a new desk every single day), business dress every single day of the week (yes even on Fridays and weekends). Micromanagement is affluent here. Be prepared to have supervisors and leads messaging you if you are on the phone helping a customer for more than 9 minutes, they will do anything to rush you off the call. Also, do not even think of looking at a website during your downtime if it's not a Spectrum site. You can't have a magazine or food at your desk. The atmosphere is the exact opposite of what it was at Bright House Networks. It was a pleasure working when it was BHN.

2.0
Aug 30, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Many of the co-workers there are hard working and interesting people. They keep the company going. The new Time Warner policies promise more vacation time.

Cons

The new Time Warner policies promise more vacation time, but won't actually ever let you take it. In fact it is not unusual to have upper management work people seven days a week until they break, just to beat each other to promotions. This tradition absolutely carries over to many of the new Time Warner managers and VPs who have joined the team. HR sees their job as one of subverting the employee to increase overall company profits, not helping or protecting them.

5.0
Jul 29, 2017

Empowered Employees!!!!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company full of smart, driven individuals who work hard& smart for the most part. Always on the cutting edge and every individual in the company has the opportunity to contribute and learn new technologies. With clear mission& vision, excellent place to work if you are driven and enjoy a fast paced and rewarding career with excellent upside potential. I like it how performance is rewarded with increased responsibilities and awards. The company is truly Client Centric and continue to strive toward a better personalized client experience in all aspects. Strong bias for innovation and out-of-the-box thinking, tends to ignore title/position -- anyone can invent and automate! Successful implementation of Scaled Agile Methodology continuously empowering the employees to make a decision! Competitive salary and benefits with other major tech companies.

Cons

Not for everyone--you need to be smart, hard working, innovative and independent. No tolerance for under performers.

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