Great benefits, but poor recognition for a good job, and zero respect for hard work from superiors. - Collections Comcast Employee Review

2.0
Jan 19, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits (including free cable and internet), excellent medical coverage, company match 401(k), employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lots of training, telecommuting opportunities, on-site gym, lost of parking (depending on when your shift starts). Lots of room for advancement, although not necessarily for women. There are a multitude of shifts to choose from, so work/life balance is not an issue. Volunteering in the community is encouraged. There are many excellent people that you will be working with and tons of vacation days. You start with 2 weeks paid vacation, and I believe 40 hours of flex time and 3 floating holidays with an additional week tacked on at the start of your fifth year. You receive really great employee discounts from a multitude of retailers including GMC and Dell.

Cons

The Comcast system of recognition/rewards for great performance tends to pit coworkers against each other and create an overall feel of hostility. Great work is not recognized in a meaningful way. Not motivated to bring your "A-Game" when cheaters are rewarded better than hard workers, and there are no repercussions for doing poor work. Those who are personal friends of the supervisor reap all the rewards. The people that are promoted to management are almost always young males with no previous management experience. Women are constantly passed over for supervisor positions, even though the call center is made of of mostly females. The glass ceiling is very much alive and well at Comcast.

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5.0
Feb 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working at Comcast has given me the opportunity to develop myself; take the time to grow and learn, and that was really important to me during the time in my life when I joined the company. If you have the drive and ambition, there are a ton of ways in which you can grow into a leader if that's what you want to be. I took advantage of the continued education benefit and am finishing my masters degree now... I also joined a couple of the employee resource groups which offer seminars and networking events that support your professional profile. Listen, I'm not a total nerd. The point of my post is that this isn't a company you join and just stay stale within. They encourage your growth, but it's up to you to make it happen. Not only this - it's pretty exciting. We're busy and we have big jobs to do. My salary is in the top percentile for my industry but not only this, I again get the continued education (which is ~$6K/year) plus free cable/internet, top health care benefits and a truly balanced lifestyle - which is rarely the case within the Tech industry.

Cons

Telling people you work at Comcast triggers 2 typical responses: 1) A big hatred rant on customer service 2) A how do I get my foot in the door? The reputation of the company is difficult, but the style of the company is to stay humble - I've never seen the company defend themselves against the harmful and discrediting news that exists. I personally think they should defend themselves a little more - they are between a rock and a hard place in many instances of service. I personally experienced visiting someone's home where the issues they were having with their connection was due to a tree root growing into the cable lines which had been their for over 20 years. Things like that cannot be diagnosed over a phone call. It's hard work in the field for sure. Being a part of the corporate side sometimes we're too disconnected from what's happening on the frontline. So I think the size of the organization comes with its complications, but again if you're a working professional looking for an exciting, robust and sexy career, you can comfortably have it here.

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