Terrible work space. - Business Customer Service Representative II AT&T Employee Review

2.0
Apr 26, 2023
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Pros

Union job so great pay and benefits.

Cons

Title says customer service but local management (which are not professionally educated) emphasize that we don't waste time on calls that are not going to lead to a sale. Subcontracted centers in other countries would like to get sales and when bills come out high they would call and we could not spend much time fixing it if we could not sell them something else. They would shame employees who didn't meet some targets like making them stand in front of all TLs and managers to explain why. They would say it was constructive but it was embarrassing to be singled out. They micro managed to hear calls live and would send you messages as you were speaking with a customer asking you where you were going with the call and what you were going to sell them making it hard to concentrate on the call and issues to even sell like they want. As a company, they basically paid for more than half of my bachelor's degree but once I graduated they did not hired me for any other position I applied for and I left. They did not get the return on their investment which is silly.

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AT&T Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We take feedback like yours seriously, and have shared this information with our Customer Call Center leadership. We appreciate your willingness to share.

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Cons

The work and life balance. The hours are long and tiring to the point were when you get home all you want to do is sleep and on your days off as well. Customers you have to deal with and the ability for a sales rep to control the interaction . That is one of the biggest complaint I have about the company. A lot of times customers come into the store hot and as sales reps we don't have the discretion or ability to waive ridiculous fees or fix issues. Everything seems like it has to be refereed to customer care which makes for a bad customer experience in store.

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AT&T Response
11y
We pride ourselves on providing world class pay, benefits, training, and growth opportunities. Thank you for acknowledging one of the things we do well. But more importantly, thank you for your overall feedback and what we can improve upon. We look to develop and empower our employees and make every experience, whether internal or external, seamless. We will ensure your feedback is heard. Thanks again.
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