Pros
Verizon Communications is union.. They pay fantastic. They are oppressive and will drive your stress levels thru the roof. They systematically mentally abuse employees and about 16% go on disability over stress and anxiety. The first year or two the money is great. Each year that goes by they truly suck the life out of you. You hate Sunday cause you have to work tomorrow. I did 12 yeas and left on disability over all the stress. Became addicted to Xanax. I got an MBA from a top 20 they paid for...they ruined my whole life. The money lures you n and then its all down hill. 90% of the employees despise the company, but are so deep in debt they cant quit. I am poorer but Id NEVER go back. They eat you live. BEWARE if it looks to good to be true it is. One good point union and pay and benefits that is absolutely all. You the your life 6 dys out of 7 cause Sunday you know tomorrow you have to work.
Cons
pressure on attendance, constant monitoring, unstable first and second level managers. Corporate has no clue what its like working there. They send out e mail its supposed to snow and we don't want you hurt so leave an hour and a half early. That is no lie. They program your mind about attendance that even when you are really sick you feel guilty and anxious. Management will come to your house if you call off in Pittsburgh if you are off sick for real you fell guilty and are anxious all day. They come to your house when you call off. This s the sickest company ever worked for and it ruined my life cause I wanted the money. I was so stupid. The mental manipulation is unbelievable. Be careful...it's a dangerous place to work. I know it sounds reactionary, but I am telling you that is a very evil company and it ruined my life. Wireless is not a bad since they are non union but have many of the Verizon Communications behaviors. Sales above everything. If you can sell you are golden I sold great was top 20 out of a thousand and they still destroyed me. I began at Bell Atlantic they bought NYNEX and added GTE. so any revue outside of the northeast is positive cause GTE treated people even worse and paid much much less. But they didn't ruin your life. You know many of you will view this as crazy, but I speak the truth. I could have got my kids jobs there and the boy wanted to work there and I refused and actually let him get lower paying job and gave him an allowance of $600 a month to not work there. I was in heaven my first 5 years there...then it slowly deteriorates and they screw with your mind.. BEWARE. By year 8 you hate your life, you are in debt and just stuck there.