Great company that has fallen on hard times - Specialist Verizon Employee Review

2.0
Oct 3, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits are competitive. You will find that you get to work with a lot of great people who truly care about the company.

Cons

The biggest downside is the decline of the telecommunications industry in general. Verizon's landline business has been hit hard and there have been lots of layoffs resulting from it. Senior management has not done a good job of adjusting to changes in the industry. Job security for Non-unioned employees is scarce. The wireless business is a completely different story, lots of good opportunities there.

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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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