CallTower reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(62 total reviews)

Bret England

74% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

CallTower has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 62 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CallTower 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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62 reviews
2.0
Aug 14, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Had a great product set to meet the needs of real business communication problems. - Had dynamic leadership, sales, and ops at one time - Was early to market and could have commanded the space with enough investment - Employees that worked there (at one time) were engaged, excited and committed, and some of the hardest workers I have ever known. That made for a "fun" work environment.

Cons

- Horribly mismanaged company - from the CEO down - "Best Buddies" at the exec level were oblivious to customer dissatisfaction, new market entrants flush with capital, employee dissatisfaction, and lacked a desire to conquer the market - Constant change of go-to-market strategy alienated existing customer base, scared away potential new customers and tore through employees in a completely demoralizing way - Paid well-below market wages at all level (except, I am sure at the exec levels) - Very loyal employees at all levels with years of "mindshare" and "tribal knowledge" are treated with utter disdain and disrespect by management - Customer service was not focused on customer retention

5.0
Nov 29, 2017

Strong commitment to continuous improvement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Very open atmosphere where everyone, including the CEO, has a public calendar and phone number. 2. Market comp analysis is completed on an annual basis for every single employee to make sure everyone is always paid at a fair value. 3. Strong benefits plan and profit sharing. 4. Great co-workers with regular company actives such as parties, BBQ's, or volunteer opportunities. 5. My boss is awesome and other managers at CallTower are as well with continued effort being put into manager development. 6. Good work life balance with plenty of paid holidays and PTO where you can actually take time off without feeling like you are doing something wrong.

Cons

There is not always a clear employment progression path which CallTower could handle better to get people ready to move into their next role.

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CallTower Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. We are excited about the future growth through internal efforts as well as external with acquisitions. We appreciate your results and the results of all our employees.
2.0
May 31, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great view, if other employees would keep the blinds open. A lot of personal growth can be had here. Great co-workers.

Cons

-I'll be honest, I never felt I was paid what I was worth here, I was not the only one. Others, conversely, I know were paid too much for what they contributed within our team. -I felt like the career opportunities presented were always just a carrot-on-a-stick, and never sincere. Specifically engineering roles. -This was the only job I ever had that I'd leave it, hang out with other co-workers, and we'd do nothing but talk about the how difficult work is. -50-60 hour work weeks were common, just to get caught up on your daily responsibilities. -In the 20 months I worked here, our entire sales, telecom, project management, executive leadership, logistics, support team, and half of the engineers completely turned over, many leaving. -The company refused to pay out PTO when I left, even though my employment offer letter explicitly stated the opposite. -Calltower does not comply with FCC guidelines, specifically CPNI or HIPPA requirements as far as my understanding goes. -Too many meetings are held. It made it very difficult to get the help I needed with other departments. -Policies are too complicated, difficult to follow or understand. Specifically escalation policy and SLA guidelines. -When the company first went 24/7 there were a lot of growing pains and cost saving measures that made it hell to work here after hours. Mainly, the shutting off of lights and AC after hours. It would get 80+ degrees, and you couldn't leave the office because the key-card readers would shut off. Thankfully this changed, though providing 24/7 support still turned out to be cost prohibitively expensive, even with international clients.

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CallTower Response
8y
Yes, we do have some great co-workers and over the last year and a half, CallTower has paid more to employees for referring their friends to CallTower than ever before, mostly in our support organization. Change is always difficult and widespread change has encapsulated CallTower over the last three years which created a path for success. A year before this review, the support organization went through a management change, created new teams, recruited more technical people to the organization which created the best support group CallTower has ever seen. In this process, there were some difficult times, tough choices, and though we lost some great talent along the way, the support leadership has built a better organization which improved performance in every way. The company’s employee retention has greatly improved since the above changes. The effects of the widespread changes have begun to create a growing and exciting time at CallTower. In 2016, we have closed two acquisitions which created a broader coverage and stronger product offering to our customers. We are winning industry awards, one being named a most valuable Microsoft solution providers (see our website for details). There are too many cons which are inaccurate or misconstrued to go through each one. The growth of our company, the low employee turnover we have as well as the internal referrals speaks to our thriving culture. We try new things which at times did not produce the results we want. We work to fail fast, change directions quickly, so we can meet our objectives. This type of nimble environment creates enthusiasm as well as employee input and engagement.
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