Embarq Reviews in Kansas City, MO Area

I worked at Embarq

Pros – Embarq was a great place to work. The people were wonderful. Leadership (except for the CEO) was top notch.

Cons – The CEO and BOD sold out the employees to CenturyLink. CL culture was a sweat-shop where employees are not valued.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Embarq

Pros – good benefits, especially tuition assistance.

Cons – apathetic management who don't want to get involved to solve issues.

Advice to Senior Management – get involved with your employees and listen to them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Embarq

Pros – Compensation
Job flexibility
Opportunities to rotate throughout the business
Management support
Collaborative teamwork

Cons – Hard to advance to management level
Long hours
People constantly trading jobs can make things difficult to implement

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Embarq

Pros – stable 8 to 5 working hours
Friendly colleagues

Cons – Shrinking business leaves hardly any opportunities for promotion and questionable job security

Advice to Senior Management – Nourish entrepreneurial spirits

I worked at Embarq

Pros – This was a good place to start working. Tried to be very team orientated. I liked the yearly review and the bonuses that came with it.

Cons – Some people are angry, its hard to deal with people everyday who do not love their jobs. You definitely feel like you are just a number after a certain amount of time.

Advice to Senior Management – n/a

I worked at Embarq

Pros – Work Life Balance, People, Location

Cons – There really isn't anything I would complain about.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't sell to Centurytel!

I worked at Embarq

Pros – Very professional, flexible with work/life balance, room to advance, great benefits, friendly co-workers and managers, tuition reimbursement, decent recognition, seemed fair. So many more to list.

Cons – Not really anything bad to say other than the number of re-orgs which seems to be the norm. Re-orgs made sense however placed some in positions they were not qualified to be in.

Advice to Senior Management – None really. Since the company was sold and only a handful of employees remain at the "old" headquarters, it would have been nice to see the execs do more for the employees based in the KC metro area when it came to the sale.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Embarq

Pros – Compensation, work environment, professional coworkers, work / life balance, high tech projects, work was evaluated in two categories annually (either you did the job or did not).

Cons – Very political, constant organizational and process changes, departments don't work well together, not much opportunity for advancement if you're not on the fast track.

Advice to Senior Management – No

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Embarq

Pros – Empowered to manage your business and make decisions on your own.

Cons – No longer empowered with decision making authority. Almost all decisions no matter how trivial seem to have to be approved by the CEO.

Advice to Senior Management – Allow your employees to run thier business as needed. Trust them and pay them fairly.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Embarq

Pros – Embarq is a very flexible work environment with a focus on achievement, not hours - meaning that management is open to flexible hours and time off for family issues.

Cons – We are currently going through a merger, and the flow of information about how it will affect jobs is very limited.

Advice to Senior Management – More communication and better coordination between departments at all levels would help people accomplish their jobs and limit unnecessary work.