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Alarm New England

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mediocre pay, no training and unqualified management - Customer Service Representative Alarm New England Employee Review

2.0
Oct 26, 2021
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Pros

hour long lunch, but it was unpaid so you were there for a full 9 hours but one was lunch.

Cons

The higher ups are absolutely not motivated and not helpful. VP is lazy and frequently came in late and left early and was little to no help and offered no training even though I asked for it. Training was all through the systems we used…training programs online, not much was learned prior to being on the phones from current employees. They had me self train on stuff i had no idea of and was told to “google” things instead of being helped by the vice president of the company whom i reported to. I was expected to do way more than I could handle and was spoken down to and told to be a team player when I stated I had too much work. only trainer is so busy she never has any time to speak with you further for extra training because she is given way too much to deal with. you miss that part of your lunch if you’re late on a call. I was frequently spoken down to by the VP and even told i was “taking advantage of the system” by requesting time off that I was eligible for. I was let go for “performance” but the only examples I was given were calls I personally asked for more help and training on. They expect you at 6 months to know everything but without the training it’s impossible and your team is busy because they are short staffed so it’s very hard to get things done. I could go on…but do not work here unless you are good with high stress, mediocre pay for what is required of you, management that is rarely available or not willing to help very much and a very condescending VP who only cares about the sales/making money aspect and will give you attitude when you ask for help or state your limits. No one is on the same page and everyone throws work around to others.

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Alarm New England Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. We are no doubt an ambitious and high performing organization which can be stressful for some people. We feel that our six weeks of training is sufficient for team members to get off to a good start as evidenced by the multiple successful team members who have ramped through this process in the past couple of years. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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1.0
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Pros

There are no pros to working for Alarm New England.

Cons

- There is no formal training on the technology offered by Alarm New England. They essentially tell you to browse their website, read their online blog, and watch YouTube videos to learn about the company and the products offered. - Management poorly communicates expectations and sets unrealistic goals. - The pay is not competitive when compared to regional averages for the respective job title. - No upward mobility. - There is a lack of diversity. As a minority, expect to deal with daily microaggressions from colleagues and superiors. - Employees are not treated equally. Employees with seniority and employees who suck up to management are favored and receive greater opportunities within the company. - The morale is low because many employees are overworked. They're often not only short-tempered and impatient among themselves but also towards customers which often resulted in complaints. Very poor company culture. - Employees are encouraged to mislead customers in order to obtain an initial sale, contract renewals, positive reviews, and to prevent cancellations. Alarm New England does not value their customers or employees, and it is evident in their practices. - Server connections often failed causing a disruption in workflow, sometimes lasting for several hours. Alarm New England boasts offering the newest technology in home security, however the technology and software used by the company is outdated and inefficient. - Incompetence of Human Resources. Lack of professionalism in correspondence. - Company won’t be in industry for long, already shut down central station because it wasn’t financially feasible. - Full-time employees are awarded only one week vacation time per calendar year.

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