Granite Telecommunications reviews

1. They don't tell you that there are no annual merit raises and reviews. Basically they don't provide you with all the information you need to make a good decision. Me and alot of people found out the hard way. 2. Technologies are old(still developing with visual studio 2003 and classic asp) 3. Everything is a mess and there is no documentation, even with the very few that exists, its ~6-7 years old) 4. There is no trust in anyone, they even monitor you lunch breaks which is 12-1pm) if you enter the building after 1pm you are question at the door. 5. Refuse to listen, worse they don't even give you more that 3 seconds to listen to you. 6. Management is always pulling rank "Its my way or the highway", really does anyone uses that phrase anymore. 7. No professionalism nor courtesy. I gave them my 2 week notice and they told me that its standard company policy that its termination immediately. They don't even tell you to meet with hr and benefits to get information such as cobra, remaining vacation, sick days and how you will get you last paycheck. (I believe they are breaking the law on this). 8. My manager and his managers are back stabbers and they deny everything that was said. 9. They do not supply you with paper towels to use, yes paper towel to even wipe your hands with. No paper plates, cups, plastic forks or spoons. Its really sad to see other employees raid the janitor supply room to get paper towel or steal extra napkins from restaurants when they buy lunch. 10. They do not even have a first aid kit in the building. (I believe that is another violation of the law). 11. In my 5 months in the IT dept as a Sr. Release Engineer, i counted 13 employees have resign, yes 13 which is extremely high in 5 months for the same reason above. 12. They lied to you during the interviews, I was presented with the opportunity to improve the processes and build out automation. None of this happen and everytime I bring it up my manager didn't even give me 3 seconds, I wasn't given any goals, so I decided to forge ahead and build out automation and alot of the developers were extremely happy with it. Of course he finds out and I was given the riot act speech and insist that I MUST do things his way or the highway. If I had did not forge ahead with automation I would've been sitting there for 5 months twiddling my thumbs. My manager and his manager has no idea what needs to done nor what they want or want to do,

All workers (college grads) reside in cubes in an atmosphere like high school, no cell phones can be seen, no headphones for the tedious work are allowed, no flexibility in schedule when compensation is salary based. Work performed is repetative in all departments and is not exciting. No raises are offered. Compensation is miniscule compared to other industry competition. Minimal "bonuses" are offered but without them, you will not get by. Yes these bonuses are always in jeopardy. No room for advancement unless you want to be there for three plus years until someone more signifigant leaves and you are offered two extra, steady bones a year. This place is not a career move. Taking on more responsibility is expected, but not rewarded. Success in this company is only measured by its unreal balance sheet. Do not think outside the box, it will not get you anywhere here. To all recent grads, I strongly advise other options in the corporate sector. If you are only looking for steady pay, dont settle, you can bag groceries for this instead of glaring at spreadsheets full time where at the end of every day, you feel unaccomplished and under appreciated.