Great Job, Not A Great Company - Installation and Repair of Copper Landline Service Verizon Employee Review

2.0
Aug 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I worked for Verizon for 20 Years as a union worker. Learned a great profession. Learned to install and repair landline service to home and businesses. Good company until NYNEX purchased Bell Atlantic.

Cons

Management is more interested in the outcome of the numbers. Micro-management of its workers has created a hostile environment, US verse THEM. No progressive discipline with 30 working day suspension the norm. Upper management over priced and ruthless. Don't want union workers anymore which built the company to what it is today. SHAMEFUL Treat your customer as a valued asset. Roll out FIOS in NJ per the statewide franchise agreement. Keep your promise to your legal obligations. Can't trust any manager or upper management. They will lie to you but tell them to trust them then do anything they want to meet their needs not their employees. Couldn't want to retire and get away from them. Life is good now. Just feel real sorry for those who still work there.

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Cons

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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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