Good only for retirement - Systems Administrator Verizon Employee Review

3.0
Feb 23, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits. Salary is ok compared with other companies. Overtime pays 150% and shift differential 15%. A lot of employee discounts.

Cons

Absolutely no career advancement for engineers. Training opportunities for Tire 1/2 engineers are scarce. Jobs are cut in the US and shifted off-shore.

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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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