Can be good depending on what department you work for - Business Sales Comcast Employee Review

3.0
Dec 6, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They do a fantastic holiday party, the benefits are good, free cable/internet, potlucks, fun co-workers, got to go to Universal Studios for free when they acquired NBCUniversal. Tech support, Inner-company support desk, loyalty, ect were all fun departments to work for. Lots of contests for cool prizes. Vendor visits and goodies by HBO, Starz, Showtime. Despite calls from angry customers, it had some fun aspects to balance it out.

Cons

Most of the departments are good to work for, save for random shift bids in which you may have undesirable hours. However, Business Sales is horrible. Every month without fail a few people are shown the door. When quota was increased by 20% the number of sales calls one can take was reduced to only 10 inbound calls per day during a full 8 hour shift, even if they weren't sales calls they counted it against you (happened A LOT), which all but limits your likelihood to reach your target (which of course means you'll be walked out if you miss your goal). On top of that there's a lot of interested customers willing to spend a lot of money, but their location cannot get Comcast due to not being wired, so often times big deals fall through, sometimes even if everything seems like it's good to go...these situations are not considered or adjusted when trying to hit your monthly goal. Extremely cut-throat. Major turnover rate.

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Cons

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5.0
Feb 28, 2015
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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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