AboveNet Reviews

I have been working at AboveNet

Pros – Benefits are pretty good, salary is on the high side. Lower and mid-level managers tend to be pretty good - some of the best managers of people I have ever worked for. Employees are personable and very knowledgable in their respective fields.

Cons – Recognition and promotion seems to lean toward who you know and not how hard you worked or what extra projects you did independent direction from your manager. Managers are more often hired from outside rather than groomed from within with very few exceptions (and many of those seem to rise abnormally fast over formerly senior coworkers). Tuition reimbursement rarely covers even one semester and depending on the school and program might not cover even one class/credit. Health insurance tends to change yearly or every other year. Consolidation and redistribution of business groups has typically only piled more work on over taxed elements while relieving other groups of paperwork and technical documentation/recording responsibilities.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop just saying that the employees are the best asset and make them FEEL like the best asset! Assist employees in showing their pride in working for the company by at least allowing them to buy company swag, rather than limiting it to significant aniversary events. Create mentoring programs to assist employees in developing management skills that make them more qualified than outside applicants. Participate in outside certification programs that develop and demonstrate the companies technical competancy within the industry.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at AboveNet full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Flexible work schedule for most positions

Cons – It was sold to Zayo who butchered the company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at AboveNet full-time for more than a year

Pros – Stable work environment
Great Pay
Great processes and Policies

Cons – A little bit heavy on the politics and favoritism
Not a lot of room to move up.
Sold to Zayo out of nowhere and this could wipe out what made AboveNet a great and successful company

Advice to Senior Management – Any management (or anyone) that was transitioned to Zayo should work to preserve the AboveNet way.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at AboveNet

Pros – Good steady workflow, although end of month and quarters get a little hectic
Educated people working around you
Great understanding of work/life balance
Good yearly bonus

Cons – Training for new products/technologies at times was insufficient
Upper Management lacked a clear goal for company
Communications between depts could be better
Internal advancement is difficult

Advice to Senior Management – Management should provide a clear vision and set of goals for the company moving forward; sometimes it's had to see how decisions fit into an overall plan.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at AboveNet

Pros – Benefits were great. Salary was good and the company was growing.

Cons – Direction of the IT team was a little vague due to some changes in upper management. It seems like they've got everything settled in now. To many meetings

Advice to Senior Management – Better communication and allow for time to do work and less meetings.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend