Very aggressive sales organization and overall a tough gig - Retail Sales Representative Verizon Employee Review

5.0
Oct 7, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent pay, most wouldn't believe how much you can make. 6% 401k match with 3% yearly bonus potential Excellent Benefits - Blue Cross Blue Shield etc. Same benefits as a government worker Prepaid or reimbursed tuition or both! Tons of employee discounts Paid travel Verizon requires a college degree so your not normally working with morons

Cons

The customers - cell customers are less educated about what they are paying for than most other types of customers. Also helping the elderly with their Android phones and iphones is tedious and frustrating. Extremely competitive - everyone you work with knows your pay and competes to make more Unrealistic sales goals ($80 of accessories sold with each phone, at least a dozen other closely watched metrics Upper management is very out of touch with what actually goes on in the stores. They have unrealistic goals and wonder why they aren't met. No one tells them the truth because you are only allowed to be positive. Upper management has head in the sand syndrome You will work most holidays

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4.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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