Huge company. Not the worst, not the best - Senior Programmer Analyst Verizon Employee Review

4.0
Feb 16, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Generally a very laid-back, low-pressure work environment, depending on your manager and your type of work. Decent pay, yearly bonus ("short term incentive" reward) and annual pay increase. Opportunities for advancement and moving between teams and projects. Friendly people overall. Opportunity to work remote and flexible hours (dependent on manager) is a huge plus. 50% off cell phone bill for employees.

Cons

Employee culture is inconsistent and varies greatly per office location--some offices have great sense of community while in others the workers don't even speak to each other. Seems easy to get "stuck" here: over time pay keeps increasing but the job doesn't get much more interesting. Seems common for employees to stay for 20+ years (which may be considered a pro, but a con in my book). Slow to adopt new technologies. Huge company means you can fall through the cracks fairly easily. Production support 24/7 can be really draining.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Compensation is competitive but you will work very hard for it. Culture is excellent and exhibited and practiced from the top down. Benefits are excellent and cost reasonable. 401k match and profit sharing. Lots of training and professional development opportunities. Can advance if you're willing to relocate.

Cons

Company is trying to transform into what it wants to be beyond a wireless carrier (cloud?, security?, telematics?, wholesaler?, etc) and is struggling with a vision, resources, and org structure to make it a reality. Several re-organizations over last few years so job security has frequently been a question. Often delayed response to competitors caused by management's concern that acting would result in not meeting Wall Street expectations. Not the "happiest" place to work because no result is ever good enough and successes aren't celebrated because the focus is always on the next weekly/monthly/quarterly goal.

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