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Granite Telecommunications

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The entire recruiting department is about angling recent grads. I should have been more picky. - Premier Analyst Granite Telecommunications Employee Review

1.0
16 Sept 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I had a great direct supervisor and felt sorry for them as so many on my team left.

Cons

I took a job at granite because I graduated close to Covid. In hindsight, I should have been more picky. Granite will hire anyone with a pulse and this is seen with how poorly internal communication is. It was so frustrating being yelled at by customers because The internal teams don't understand complex technologies. The business model relies on our customers being equally as ignorant. There's 3 weeks of "training" where they go over basics or telecom but nothing about ordering or ticketing repairs which is 99 percent of what you do. This leads to having to rely on internal teams to show you what to do, which as mentioned before, are less than helpful. We're encouraged to only solve problem if the customer only points them out. If they're being overcharged- it's not a problem until it is. You will be thrown under the bus. The COO himself says the best clients are the ones who don’t check the bill. Management does not care about you. I had to cancel thanksgiving plans with my family as I was required to be in office while covid was rampant. There's no yearly raises. management touts 1.6 billion yet OPS has trouble paying their rent. There's disdain for those who want to WFH. There's a strange obsession with fitness as the COO made fun of those who like drinking beer and bowling one meeting. It's a thankless job where you will work off the clock. Despite being paid hourly, I was expected to answer emails off the clock for clients on the west coast.

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Granite Telecommunications Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective from your time working at Granite. We are glad that Granite was able to provide a place of employment for you after graduating in a pandemic and that you enjoyed working with your manager and others on your team, yet are disappointed that your overall experience was not more positive. We endeavor to give every Teammate the best training, resources and experience. We strive to provide our customers with the highest level of support and service, including during our customers’ busiest times, such as over the holidays. Occasionally, we know that forces some Teammates to work during our busiest times and are sorry if there was an impact on time you preferred to spend with your family. As you know, Granite provides extra / holiday compensation for such work and has had work from home options since the start of the pandemic. If there are specific issues or problems that you would like to share with us, please do not hesitate to contact us at TalentManagement@granitenet.com

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Cons

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