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Granite Telecommunications

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Granite Telecommunications reviews

3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,405 total reviews)
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Rob Hale Jr.

59% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Granite Telecommunications has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,405 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Granite Telecommunications employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
5.0
Jan 6, 2020

Good starting job

Recommend
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Pros

Definitely a good company to get your career started at; most of my coworkers have been here 3+ years and said it was their first "real" job out of college. Upper management is very good, very philanthropic bunch of people. The company overall is growing while similar companies in the industry are going under, and while the pay isn't the best (kind of low for the area to be honest) the benefits are pretty good. HSA account and health insurance, a basic life insurance policy, and 16 days PTO right off the bat. Business casual dress code, free gym access, work from home (two days a month), once in a blue moon you can bring your dog to work (definitely not a common occurrence but fun when it happens). Voted the most charitable company in Boston and you get 8 hours paid volunteer time per year. For the most part you have opportunities to expand your skill set. Day-to-day isn't typically stressful and coworkers are all friendly. I definitely recommend this company.

Cons

Lower than average pay for the area, not a lot of structure as the company is growing and job duties are currently switching from team to team/department to department (to be expected though). Sometimes met with resistance when requesting training to expand upon skill set.

5.0
Dec 20, 2019

Relationship Development Manager, Plymouth Meeting

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

In my opinion, the best solution sales/account management role I’ve ever had. & should mention too: I had no product knowledge or could really tell you what ‘telecommunications’ meant when starting. Just wasn’t my focus in previous roles. ..but that wasn’t a problem for Granite :) Nobody: Granite: But can you sell though?? Are you coachable, or nah? In terms of Culture — We’ve got a hard working, diverse, really smart and fun team & we certainly work hard , but also don’t forget to have our fun playing hard too. A healthy level of competition to motivate the teams to keep us striving for more. Holiday parties and team outings are also a bonus. We genuinely all get along and celebrate each other’s wins. Friends really become family @ Granite In terms of Support/Training — Granite University is the first stop when you start. Who is Granite, What is Telecom, basically a Granite 101 to build the foundation of understanding & then coming back to the home office to shadow and learn from the team first hand. I think that the ongoing training is a huge Pro for me. Even with experience now, I love that Granite works to help keep you as on top of your ish as you wanna be. the Mentor/Mentee assignment is a good one too. Partnering a newer person with a tenured one, to help the newer person ramp up faster. What a freaking help! Management — RVP is a telecom leader of 20+ years. Marc is a great resource of knowledge and coaching & busting chops lol & Director Eric, SAME. A duo I’m proud to be guided by Great leaders. Coaches that will challenge your way of thinking, in the best way. We all make silly excuses sometimes, right? These two have the approach of guiding you with sincerity + positivity to help you challenge your own damn self. They have your back & it’s something that I appreciate very much from Granite. Dat Paycheck Tho — Base + Commission which is uncapped. Sky is sincerely the limit and driven by your own work ethic. I love that my effort is parallel to that paycheckkkk . By 18 months into Granite, my W2 literally TRIPLED from my previous job. $3x?!? Ya kiddin me? Day to Day — Existing customer base is a big Pro for me. Not cold calling . I find pride personally in the opportunity to interact with the C Suite at Fortune 500 companies, which then ultimately impacts the way a whole business is run. Oh, you own the place? Let’s talk Mr. CEO. 8-5 is nice. Hour for lunch is *VERY* nice (food is a solid priority, lets be honest guys) I know you’re reading a review just for the lunch policy. It’s fine. Totally acceptable. Having a Premier team. RDM is a sales role, relationship building. The Premier team assigned to each of our accounts are responsible for the operations-esque requests, freeing you up to just keep swimming Oh! Last thing. Comp plan is clear, transparent, plain black & white. Easy to understand and use as a guide for our own goals. Love that the most!!

Cons

I think that every single sales job can be hard/tough at times, right? But sales in general aside- Granite could do a better job sometimes at educating the operations and provisioning teams a bit sooner/faster on implementation process of a newer or revamped product so that as we roll out & Sales goes pedal to the metal, we are all aligned a little tighter. — this honestly is pretty minor & not frequent, just being transparent Very recently Rob (CEO) decided that Business Casual and work from home at times was a great move! So, I would have put that here too about 2 months ago.

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Granite Telecommunications Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share such an awesome review and reflect on the experience that you have had in your sales role here at Granite! Your feedback is greatly appreciated and valuable to our company. We are so happy to hear about your success and gratitude, as we strive for a great corporate environment. Should you have any further feedback, you can connect with the Talent Management team at TalentManagement@granitenet.com.
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