Terrible place to work if you have good values - Solutions Specialist Verizon Employee Review

1.0
Nov 3, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay is decent, most of the co-workers can be really cool

Cons

Too many to list but I will try. First off, they act like they want you to do the right thing for the customer but in reality, they want you to sell them things they don't need. They are constantly taking advantage of people's ignorance of the market, mostly the elderly. And management doesn't want you to help those who are ignorant with their devices...they want you to push them home and have them figure it out on their own. They also have a thing where they'll add the insurance on an ignorant customer's plan and make it sound like it's part of the deal. Which is totally illegal. Management told us to "manipulate the customer" so that they buy more. I get that it's a commission job and maybe it's just not for me, but it seems very awful to be doing these things. Maybe I just work in a bad store, but it is a terrible working environment.

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We believe integrity is at the core of who we are. It establishes trust needed to build and maintain the relationships we have, such as colleagues, customers, suppliers, owners and competitors. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, as we are always looking to improve.

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4.0
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Pros

Compensation is competitive but you will work very hard for it. Culture is excellent and exhibited and practiced from the top down. Benefits are excellent and cost reasonable. 401k match and profit sharing. Lots of training and professional development opportunities. Can advance if you're willing to relocate.

Cons

Company is trying to transform into what it wants to be beyond a wireless carrier (cloud?, security?, telematics?, wholesaler?, etc) and is struggling with a vision, resources, and org structure to make it a reality. Several re-organizations over last few years so job security has frequently been a question. Often delayed response to competitors caused by management's concern that acting would result in not meeting Wall Street expectations. Not the "happiest" place to work because no result is ever good enough and successes aren't celebrated because the focus is always on the next weekly/monthly/quarterly goal.

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