Cox Communications reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(4,275 total reviews)
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Mark Greatrex

74% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Cox Communications has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,275 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cox Communications 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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4K reviews
1.0
Jul 19, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free cable except for box rental, Everything else very, very bad.

Cons

Extremely High-stress: being sweated about stats and sales by unknowledgable supervisors who keep bankers' hours (while most techs work til midnite and 2 a.m.), meanwhile being screamed at and cursed at by extremely irate California customers. Being forced to sell (a new way to squeeze extra work out of technical support that began in Fall 2011, and not something that was in original job description) would have been alright had Cox not kept moving the goal-post farther and farther away. Tech support phone reps used to get paid for selling "ancillaries" (upgrades, premiums, etc.) but now they have to sell a quota of at least 3-9 new services (phone, cable, internet) per month to get paid for ancillaries. Try selling phone to an out-of-control Irvine customer who is still shrieking their guts out at you and belittling you after 40 minutes. You may as well stick your blood-covered arm in a tank of piranhas. This job doesn't even pay the bills at a piddly $27K per year, and the post-traumatic stress disorder you'll suffer is definitely NOT worth it. Run away......far, far away.

5.0
Jun 28, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Makes the employee feel included in the direction of the company. To be such a big company you really feel like family. Company has a clear vision and path to get there. Liked my job so much that I woke up before my clock went off usually ready to start the day.

Cons

None that I can think of.

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Cox Communications Response
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Wow, what a great review, thank you! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time with us! And, after five years we’re sad to see you go but wish the best for you in your new gig! Thanks again for your time with us!
2.0
Nov 10, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay, benefits, and the courtesy services and some of your coworkers, the soda machine, a serious snack room, free food.

Cons

FORCED to sale I mean during the interview they tell you about upgrading and downgrading a customer as tech support rep and that's fine BUT in order to actually make "commission" you have to open the "gate" meaning selling 4 PSUs (primary sales units) each month plus more plus ancillaries which is HBO, MAX, service protection plan yeah all that crap. A commission check isn't that great unless you seriously selling to every last customer you get on the phone. If you don't sale you get a coaching if you still not meeting you get written up and if you not selling after that you are promoted to customer aka fired. Also not having no real support meaning if you are stuck or confused on something you are literally stuck on your own! You can call CAG but every time you do you get "ding" for it which reflects your scorecard. Your scorecard is literally your golden ticket at cox that gives you the ability to write your own schedule. By writing your own schedule you can write it however you want as long as it's in the center hours for example the Baton Rouge location hours is 6 am to 12 am. During the interview they ask you are you okay with working 3pm-12am and of course you say yes. But when is come to pick your schedule in the shift bid that 3-12 may not be there it may be a 1-12. If you need your weekends don't expect to get a schedule where you off on weekends. Only time you get that is if you work 4 shifts straight which is mental suicide don't do it it's not worth it. Your schedule is set for 6 months unless you participate in the mini shift bid that takes place every 3 months. If you really want a good schedule seriously meet all your metrics and stay there if not you'll be having a sucky schedule like everybody else. I know parents that work here and they can barely see their kids which is sad. The center is NEVER closed so for this thanksgiving I will be taking calls from some idiot that unplugged his cable box and don't know it. Training sucks as well. 6 weeks in class and 6 weeks on the floor. 6 weeks in class YOU NOT LEARNING ANYTHING ABOUT TROUBLESHOOTING! You seriously start training the 6 weeks your on the floor nesting. You have specialist to help but they really don't want to as much claim they do. They smirk behind your back and don't do much but ask you what you did and refer you to solution center and an extremely old resource center name KIQ. Cox is just not a place for people who aren't use to call centers, aren't use to no support, and want to have a clear head after work. Seriously, I leave work everyday with a clouded head and can't focus on my personal life and be frustrated with my love ones. Cox is good in certain positions but Technical Support Tier 1 is literally the lowest of the low.

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