Local Turnover and Failure - Senior Business Account Executive III Comcast Employee Review

2.0
Jul 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

OK base pay and great benefits including almost free internet, phone and tv (every station) Good people.

Cons

I worked at Comcast Business Services for almost 7 months and just recently left on my own accord. While the company as a whole is great and offers great benefits and upward mobility, the local team here in Pittsburgh is as bad and unequipped as can be. As a Senior BAE 111, you are hired ans sent off to three weeks of " basic Sales 101" training called Velocity. This training is for all levels of experience however, as a senior level, it was because of your experience that you are hired. The company has many resources adn spares no expense. They assume and trust that the local management team will pick up the rest. Not so. My manager has no idea how to sell the advanced products and more importantly, no idea how to process orders. He has never been to any training and will even share that with you. My team consisted of 10 positions in total but had 6 people leave or get fired in the 6 months I was there. With a 60-70% turnover, this should be a red flag to anyone. Don't let the "potential income" move you. You have a real uphill battle on your hands. Remember the turnover. It happens for a reason.

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5.0
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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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