Comcastic - Public & Employee Relations Comcast Employee Review

1.0
Sep 9, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Mostly free cable TV, free Internet and a corporate outlook to have complete world domination of all global media. Regular internal employee broadcasts to ensure employees are programmed properly. I left Comcast on a good note, but my contacts still working there have reported how Comcast is slowly falling apart. Roku, AppleTV and Netflix is killing their cable TV business. Yearly "forced" 'Comcast Cares Day' that all employees are tracked on, which designed to make Comcast look better, so local government regulatory agencies back-off on threats of regulations and fines. Mention the words "Customer Guarantee" to an employee and receive free HBO/Showtime/Skinimax/Starz free for 3 months.

Cons

Disconnected departments, old technology, poorly educated frontline operators and shrinking budgets. Comcast is outsourcing a lot of work outside of the United States, and at the same time changing from local operations to huge regional call centers referred to as "Centers of Excellence." Comcast's StreamPix is a laughable attempt to compete with Netflix. Comcast also blocks HBOGo from playing through directly to Roku or Apple TV "because they want to control the customer's experience" (aka: pay $10/mth for a Comcast cable box) Headquarters - Interesting direct observation "tribal warfare" between the various factions of socio-political "teams" trying to prove that the inflated salaries they are being paid are worth the money. Every years employee benefits become less & less. Comcast Cable is doing all it can to turn over as much cash as possible, as to pay for the disaster called "the NBC Universal merger." What a waste of money led by a couple of egos in an ivory tower.

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Cons

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5.0
Feb 28, 2015
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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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