Was a Great Place to work until buyout - Technical Support Representative - Level III DRB Employee Review

2.0
Mar 3, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

I have some amazing memories of DRB systems. I made a lot of friends there and still connect with them today. I enjoyed the work I did, despite sometimes having stressful moments with the customers or products. While technical support was very unorganized, everyone was determined to make the best of it and do what they could to keep spirits high and queue numbers low.

Cons

I believe I was in the first wave of "disappearances" years ago. The company had recently been bought out by a new firm, and it was soon after major changes started happening. Technical Support was restructured, however did not improve. Issues arose with how things were being done to train newer technicians to a higher level as well as when to escalate an issue. Laziness started to take hold and caused many "simple" issues to have a band-aid put on them or simply escalated for a higher technician, wasting time of those with more experience in the products. It became about numbers as well, meaning there was a benchmark that was especially impossible to meet at higher tiers. New product training was rare, and most likely just a video and a small quiz afterwards with no real value. Unfortunately, as I stated before, I was let go from the company after 2 years of hard work and countless hours of overtime. I was let go due to reasons that were not true, specifically the use of time off.

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DRB Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write this as we are constantly looking for ways to improve our culture. It is disappointing to see comments like those listed, but I value your honest insight. DRB has over doubled in size over the last few years. Many companies experience growing pains when managing significant growth like we have had. I recognize that change can be uncomfortable. However, while the size and structure of our company has changed greatly over the past few years, our core values have not. We have worked hard to maintain our fun and collaborative culture. If you care to elaborate on any of this information, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly. Thank you and best of luck.

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Career paths to move up and out of the call center were definitely becoming more limited towards the end of my time there. When starting out, you quickly learn through trial and error who is willing to help you grow and who would rather make you feel bad for asking questions. There were some great supervisors to work with, but management quality could vary quite a bit. If one of the less helpful supervisors was the person you needed assistance from that day, you knew it was probably going to be a long shift. Communication between departments could be improved. Issues were sometimes transferred from higher up departments without sufficient ownership, creating additional work and frustration for frontline employees. Senior leadership seemed more focused on call metrics than the quality and complexity of troubleshooting required to resolve customer issues effectively. The overall work environment has gradually shifted toward a more corporate culture over time, compared to when I first started.

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