Try to stay away.. - Communications Technician IV Comcast Employee Review

3.0
Jun 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Discounted services are one of the main perks of working here. You get to take a truck home if you are a technician which allows you to save money on gas. Working days and hours are good as you have a 4 day work week and 3 days off. The benefits are very good as well. Dealing with new people every day keeps the work entertaining although you are doing the same thing every day.

Cons

I worked at this job for almost 7 years... and the first 4 or 5 years were great. But as of the last two years, people are getting fired left and right, and pretty much everyone was walking on eggshells not knowing if they were going to get fired. Over 17 employees and a few supervisors were on final warnings, but in the first 4 or 5 years, you basically had to do something stupid or fail a drug test... in other words you had to fire yourself. Also you only report to your supervisor, so if you get stuck with a control freak.. you may not last long. To top all of that off, the stress levels at the job only get worst with time... while still having to meet the needs of the customer. Lastly, it's a communications company that fails to communicate. Sometimes you learned more about new services and products from customers than from management and higher ups. PS: Starting to get rid of senior techs to hire kids fresh out of college just to save money and budget is not efficient business.

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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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