Sprint Nextel Reviews in Kansas City, MO Area

Pros

Sprint is a great place to work. Most managers, executives are very supportive in allowing employee's develope and grow their careers. There are times when you work a lot of hours but there are also those times when you are able to breath. They are very supportive of work life balance.

Cons

The wireless industry is very volatile and thus work stability can come and go.

Pros

benefits, co-workers, location, job security

Cons

difficult upward mobility; constant risk of market consolidation

Pros

- Nice campus
- Great pay
- Great benefits
- Some very smart people
- Allows remote workforce
- Midwest based
- Great product

Cons

- Big corporation so performers can get lost and non-performers can hide
- Too much change; expect to change management and jobs often
- Upper-management has been around too long - stagnant vision/ideas/passion
- Too many people in some areas, and not enough in others
- No opportunity for advancement
- No HR department (they exist but are a shadow of their former self)
- No professional development - annual review comes down to a thumbs up or a thumbs down.
- The next layoff is always hanging over employees heads (At least once per year for past 11 years - sometimes twice)

Advice to Senior Management

Success for Sprint = Sell to Google, adopt their culture and eliminate all directors through SVP positions.

Pros

- My colleagues were kind people
- Decent Benefits
- Beautiful campus
- Overland Park is a very safe city

Cons

-Not forward looking
-Pay was not ideal

Advice to Senior Management

Being a part of the tech. world, be able to more quickly embrace change and surround yourself with employees who are able to adapt and provide critical feedbacks.

Pros

Sprint is good for bonuses.

Cons

Annual raise is a no go....Sprint has been on a raise freeze for 3 years.

Advice to Senior Management

Remember that it is the employees that make the customer profitable not just the products/

Pros

Experience and the ability to be independent/Training/Growth

Cons

Low pay for entry level position. Managers are great with helping you pursue your goals. Ability to be independent in your field of expertise.

Advice to Senior Management

Take time to show skilled workers that you care about them and make resources available to the. Keep employes involved about ongoing business success and stop waiting till the last minute to do layoffs.

Pros

Compensation package is hard to beat. The opportunities to move internally give you the chance to try different things you wouldn't other wise be able to work through.

Cons

Sprint Nextel at times is single focused and does not handle negative feedback very well as most big companies do not.

Advice to Senior Management

From an IT perspective it would be good to not focus on time and listen to employees about possibilities instead of always rushing to market to be first on something consumers may not want.

Pros

dynamic industry, pleasant people, not too political.

Cons

location. Salary is a little low.

Pros

Great pay, great benefits, employee discounts

Cons

Layoffs, poor choice in some management/supervisory positions.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop gossiping and show more attention and support to new employees.

Pros

Great people, flexible work schedules, interesting opportunities

Cons

Can be too structured at times; too many Sprint leaders are all hat and no cattle.

Advice to Senior Management

Get some cattle!!