Verizon Distinguished Engineer reviews

- worst company culture of any of the 5+ Fortune 500 companies I have worked with - heavy focus on Verizon India over Verizon US. Creates much dysfunction because the business is based in the US - heavy contractor based workforce (roughly 50%) - Diversity is very poor. US workforce especially in technology sector (IT) is nearly 90% Indian descent. These are not normal demographics for this field and are by design. I tried to hire other people and could not because candidates given to me were all pre-screened.

- Outdated technologies are embedded and hard to change. - Knowledge is centered around a few folks and is hard to penetrate or change systems that are deeply embedded in the day-to-day operations. - Pay increases haven't really kept up, and compensation is probably 70% less than comparable positions in other tech companies. - No real chance for career growth if you're outside the main hubs.