Interesting and fun technology, horribly toxic company - Senior Software Engineer Comcast Employee Review

2.0
Nov 24, 2020
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Pros

A lot of opportunity to learn and grow, interesting products and services to work with, good benefits, average pay

Cons

Very political environment, retaliation, poor work life balance, ethical problems galore, a lot of dishonest and unethical behavior and pressure to be dishonest, toxic culture, very superficial, public berating, weird racial dynamics, conflicts of interest, profit over people, management has a habit of not following through on commitments. Throughout the entire time I worked here it was quite apparent that appearances and profit are everything. Managers instructed us to lie to government regulators and destroy documents relating to regulated activities. I witnessed immigration status being used as leverage to get immigrants to do unethical and/or illegal things. I experienced retaliation for reporting ethical concerns. Don't get me wrong ... there are good people at Comcast, including some really good managers. However, this is the most toxic environment I've seen in a 20 year career, and I left this place doubting my own sanity after years of gaslighting and abusive behavior from an exceptionally bad manager.

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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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