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Jim Taiclet Jr.
I have been working at American Tower full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – Great benefits, interesting job opportunities, stong global company, lots of people who care about the company and its success. Great equity package. Senior leadership is ethical and has helped navigate the company through a difficult global economy. It's part of a global industry that is growing quickly.
Cons – It's growing fast and therefore to be successful, it takes someone who is fast-paced, able to change directions quickly (and without complaint), driven and able to build relationships quickly. It's fairly conservative so you need to look and act the part.
Advice to Senior Management – Keep in mind that growth puts a strain on employees everywhere. Encourage managers to be better empowerers of work/life balance. Recognize all levels of the organization for Company's success.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-17 14:49 PDT
I have been working at American Tower
Pros – Solid financials
Rarely work past 5pm
Slow paced if that's the type of job environment you prefer
Cons – Little innovation
Slow growth
Not at all exciting
Boring culture
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-17 18:34 PDT
I have been working at American Tower as a contractor
Pros – Not the stressful work.Light culture. casual dress code.
Cons – Poor Management. Lack of high level management access
2013-05-14 11:02 PDT
I worked at American Tower full-time
Pros – evolving and growing industry, good place to learn the ropes
Cons – limited growth potential, cost of living salary increases, inflexible management
Advice to Senior Management – company doesn't do enough to keep it's best performers
– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-30 08:33 PDT
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I have been working at American Tower full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – High-growth, fast paced environment that is creating significant shareholder value and along the way plenty of career progression opportunity for those team members and employees that want to be part of an exciting industry. Between the skyrocketing demand for telecommunications and wireless, coupled with a great business strategy by incorporating as a Real Estate Investment Trust, there is really no end in sight for how successful this company can be.
Cons – The growing pains associated with an acquisitive company are challenging and the global organization structure sometimes lessens the efficiency and goal of rapid growth and delivery value to customers faster.
Advice to Senior Management – Think globally, structure centrally and prepare to scale for the next major wave of growth. Get the right players in the right roles with clear lines of accountability and authority to double the business in the next 3-5 years in a purposeful and strategic fashion that leverages the synergies across all markets and all talent..
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-02 15:39 PDT
I worked at American Tower full-time
Pros – well, there are few good people
Cons – Horrible Management, Low Pay, Extremely discouraging Work Place
Advice to Senior Management – Senior Management and CEO are fine, but junior management needs to learn how to treat their employees right (also don't pretend like you know everything when in fact you have scammed your way to management level and don't even know how to do a simple math).
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-17 11:04 PDT
I have been working at American Tower full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – There aren't any these days.
Cons – A New business model is designed to provide a tool (data base) which no longer manages document integrety, instead it measure response, process time, etc of each employeeout against other employees of same responsibilities. Eventually all of us that have been loyal employees will be terminator then replaced with short term contractors.
Advice to Senior Management – Eventually stockholders will figure out the games those members of the 3rd floor have played and the previous employee's you have wronged. I would expect stockhoolders will get tired of paying off lawsuits to those previous employees.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-30 00:38 PDT
I have been working at American Tower full-time for more than a year
Pros – only cons at American tower.......
Cons – bad management ,they dont know how to run the company
Advice to Senior Management – Management need replacement till vp level
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-02 10:38 PDT
I worked at American Tower full-time for more than a year
Pros – Progressive management and growing company
Cons – Integration after acquistion of Spectrasite abrupt to employees
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-02-07 10:33 PST
I worked at American Tower full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – Decent pay and benefits. Farily comfortable office. Some departments are better than others in terms of employee motivation and morale, so look for those departments. There's also incredible job security here for at least the next few years as all the carriers race to upgrade their networks.
Cons – Not much chance of advancement unless you're willing to forego having a personal life and become a "Yes Man" to the managers. There is also a definite emphasis on quantity over quality here.
Advice to Senior Management – Listen to the feedback your employees give on their exit interviews. When the company's dry cleaner notices, "Hey, that place has a lot of turnover, doesn't it?", you might have a problem.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-01-21 18:04 PST
Over the past few years American Tower has enjoyed tremendous global growth. Today, employees on four continents and in ten markets are responsible for the Company’s success. They work together to provide services and… — Full Overview
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