Verizon reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(35,735 total reviews)
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Dan Schulman

24% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Verizon has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 35,735 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Verizon 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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36K reviews
3.0
Oct 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

PAY IS VERY GOOD, Benefits are great (health insurance, paid time off, ect), the work itself is pretty easy (if you like sales), you can relocate at anytime, you get to sleep in almost everyday (its retail so you typically start late in the morning).

Cons

You work late almost every day (don't expect to get off when scheduled), if you need an evening (or day) off you have to let management know like 4 weeks in advance, upper and lower management love to micromanage, recently they put 3/4 our staff "on 6 month review" for failing to sell enough smart car devices (hum) and threatening corrective action if no improvement is shown in numbers. (thankfully I was one that wasn't put on review.) The company just announced lay offs both in their stores and call centers. Thankfully my job is one NOT affected by the lay offs. You constantly deal with angry customers, and once in a while a customer will physically threaten you.

5.0
Oct 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome benefits (great healthcare, 401k, profit sharing, bonuses, tuition reimbursement) Flexible working schedule can be negotiated for many positions, including 2-3 days per week of working from home. Excellent performance feedback and career development.

Cons

Seems to be more interested in moving many programming positions to India and the Philippines. Every 3 years, non-union employees are required to cover for union employees whose contracts are up for renegotiation. This involves a lot of training, travel, and personal sacrifice even if there is no actual work stoppage for no additional compensation, and you will get fired if you refuse. If there is actually a work stoppage from the unions, as there was this summer, you will be expected to work 16 hour days indefinitely many times away from your home and family.

3.0
Aug 3, 2016

HR Coordinator

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company. Nice benefits, and PTO accrued. Excellent training staff. Easy access to your peers or leadership team for assistance. On site gym and cafeteria. Large training rooms, large break rooms.

Cons

Large warehouse environment. Not a call center feel. Employee events were minimum effort and money. Something "catered" would come right from the on site cafeteria. Sr. leadership team at this call center was nothing to write home about. Huge drop in quality and production throughout my 9 years with the company. Focus on the employees dropped when Mr. Strigl left.

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