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Birch Communications

Acquired by Fusion Connect

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Company is a lost cause...just say NO to joining. - Manager Birch Communications Employee Review

1.0
Mar 22, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

There were good people there that worked hard and cared about their jobs and customers.

Cons

The good people were crushed by the tyrannical senior management that did not care about customer service or staff. They have done so many layoffs in the past 3 months there is virtually nothing left. Customers are abandoning this sinking ship and they can't find new customers because of the multitude of negative reviews online. The government fined the company for misleading billing practices over $6,000,000. The benefits are weak, there is no 401k match, bonuses are not paid and the environment is toxic. The company is unsuccessful because there is no consistent or intelligent plans from senior leadership. The old CEO was not focused on the business and the new CEO is incompetent at best. They are not able to install any products they sell beyond POTS and T1s. Any fiber, cloud based services or TCPBX will never get installed and the service coordinators don't understand the products and cancel sales without notifying the reps. When we were laid off most recently they actually emailed us severance and separation information without a call. Some people were sent other peoples information and packages. It was a complete disaster.

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5.0
Nov 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent customer service, clear and clean call quality

Cons

Non to report at this time

4.0
Jan 19, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is an excellent work/life balance with more PTO/paid holidays than I have had at previous companies. My supervisor and team are very easy to work with, are understanding, and are great to bounce ideas off each other. Very positive work environment, where everyone pulls their weight. The executives are real people who can be emailed with questions, concerns and who are just generally “present” and not people the employees never see or don’t have access to reach. Goals for the company are made transparent. We have a quarterly town hall meeting where the CEO summarizes the ups and downs of the last quarter and keeps us up to date on where we are as far as reaching our goals. Birch promotes from within, as I have seen numerous employees get promoted. It seems like there have been monthly team building exercises/fun events such as a carnival in the fall, customer service week with lunch for the entire company provided, a buffet of desserts before the Christmas holidays, potlucks for any/every holiday, and various breakfasts and lunches provided. Love that Birch has recycling containers throughout the building!

Cons

There is a small cafe that serves breakfast and lunch, but the food is not the best and the selection is limited. I would recommend bringing your own breakfast/lunch/snacks! Office supplies are limited and I have brought several things from home.

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