Comcast needs true focus on customer service both internal and external - Tech Ops Manager Comcast Employee Review

1.0
Apr 8, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Most technicians that work at Comcast are great people. They work hard for their job and the work can be fulfilling.

Cons

Hard working tech are not well paid, the old techs make a decent wage but any new techs are expected to learn all the products and might get bumped from their $14.65 starting wage to a whopping 15-16 dollars and are required to do it all. There is not enough time on the jobs to take care for the customers the right way, but Comcast totes their customer service is great and they are working on it. The experience is not always the best fro the techs or the customers. Training was tanking when I was there and it was always a fight to get tech trained properly with the right amount of time, it became about the bottom line and money.

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5.0
Feb 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Working at Comcast has given me the opportunity to develop myself; take the time to grow and learn, and that was really important to me during the time in my life when I joined the company. If you have the drive and ambition, there are a ton of ways in which you can grow into a leader if that's what you want to be. I took advantage of the continued education benefit and am finishing my masters degree now... I also joined a couple of the employee resource groups which offer seminars and networking events that support your professional profile. Listen, I'm not a total nerd. The point of my post is that this isn't a company you join and just stay stale within. They encourage your growth, but it's up to you to make it happen. Not only this - it's pretty exciting. We're busy and we have big jobs to do. My salary is in the top percentile for my industry but not only this, I again get the continued education (which is ~$6K/year) plus free cable/internet, top health care benefits and a truly balanced lifestyle - which is rarely the case within the Tech industry.

Cons

Telling people you work at Comcast triggers 2 typical responses: 1) A big hatred rant on customer service 2) A how do I get my foot in the door? The reputation of the company is difficult, but the style of the company is to stay humble - I've never seen the company defend themselves against the harmful and discrediting news that exists. I personally think they should defend themselves a little more - they are between a rock and a hard place in many instances of service. I personally experienced visiting someone's home where the issues they were having with their connection was due to a tree root growing into the cable lines which had been their for over 20 years. Things like that cannot be diagnosed over a phone call. It's hard work in the field for sure. Being a part of the corporate side sometimes we're too disconnected from what's happening on the frontline. So I think the size of the organization comes with its complications, but again if you're a working professional looking for an exciting, robust and sexy career, you can comfortably have it here.

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