Definitely not for everybody. I quit after 6 months because I couldn't take it anymore. - Customer Service Representative Verizon Employee Review

1.0
17 July 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Verizon Wireless provides some great benefits. Medical, Dental, Vision...all first class. No complaints about that. Tuition reimbursement is also provided, with no requirement that you commit to stay with the company for any period of time.

Cons

The job is tough. You are expected to handle at minimum 40-50 calls a day from Verizon customers. Half are actually ok, but the other half are clueless about how to use a smartphone, angry about overage or data charges, or want you to spend 20-30 minutes helping them figure out how to download a ringtone, pair their phone with the Bluetooth in their car, or trying to explain why calls drop. Oh, and your success or failure depends on how the customer you just spoke with rated you on a scale of 1 to 10. Anything below an 8 and you can bet you are in trouble. I averaged perfect scores each week, but that wasn't good enough, I was expected to push cell phone upgrades to customers to reach a minimum.

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Cons

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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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