TeleCommunication Systems Reviews

Pros

Flexible work environment
good benefits
good salary

Cons

less than optimal communication from top level executives
processes can be cumbersome

Advice to Senior Management

More communication about the direction of the company is needed

Pros

Work at home flexibility is very good

Cons

Upper management is jaded and only concerned about their bonuses, They are willing to toss anyone under the bus instead of taking responsibility for poor sales management,

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your sales force. Go out on customer visits with them.

Pros

Cool technology, some really good people actually doing the work unfortunately everybody's been beaten down to the point where its just a paycheck until something better comes along. Management knows it is so bad which is why they've given out numerous promotions and raises to people who don't deserve them, the squeeky wheels who aren't always the ones that are actually doing the work, to the point where it is just a joke and they only thing they are doing is ticking everybody else off that is actually doing the work and making us even more angry. Money is not the way to fix the problem so instead of addressing the real issue of getting rid of a few senior managers they continue on the downward spiral.

Cons

Unrealistic schedules, and no time to breathe. Everybody runs around like a chicken with their head cut off and the place is on fire. They dont address the management issues, HR and everybody knows the issue yet they don't deal with it and it is dragging the entire division down. Management is making rookie mistakes by thinking giving people money and raises is going to somehow fix the issue and make them happy but all it does is fatten their salary for their next job which they are undoubtedly interviewing for at this very moment not to mention making the others that actually deserve it throw their hands in the air and wonder what the heck?!?! I've never been at a place where the problem is so obvious, EVERYBODY knows the issue yet nobody has the guts to deal with it. It used to be a great place to work but they've really beaten the soul out of the company and its just a paycheck for anybody that remains.

Advice to Senior Management

Come on management, step up! You know what the issue is and why morale is so low and why people continue to leave. You're fooling yourself if you think money = loyality, people are just collecting their checks until something better comes along, you are not building a company or putting in the people to create a business for the long haul so until you make some changes dont expect anything different from today..

Pros

You will find some very nice people as coworkers.

Cons

I was told that working at the TCS satellite offices was fine, but working at HQ in Annapolis was not. There is no communications between management and employees. Employees are told about corporate changes when press releases posted on website. No efforts made in the field of white collar job satisfaction. Working environment is barely better than a prison. The CFO brags about how many people he has fired or have quit because of him. Employees are supposed to follow directions and not question anything. That CEO and COO are both Naval Academy grads shows through and through, from corporate colors being blue and gold, to "management" style that is all military. Captain Bligh has nothing on the executives at TCS.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat employees with respect. Communicate with them regularly. Compensate based on performance, not arrogance. Adopt at least 20th century management practices.

Pros

Teaches you how to "manage up" and play politics.
total time accounting is nice. if you work the extra hours within a pay period, you don't have to take vacation time.

Cons

Morale is unbearably low.
 "good ol' boy" network runs the company.
Very demanding, little reward or recognition. you're expected to work while on vacation.
Extreme micromanagement - everyone has a daily 8 am call to inform their supervisor what their objectives are for the day, weekly sales call to review forecast and prospects with all VPs, written weekly reports, weekly staff calls. you spend so much time reporting, you can't do your job.
Paranoia and distrust runs throughout the organization. There is NO team - everyone is out to save their own job.
Management by fear - if you do something wrong, be prepared to get a 60 day notice in the form of a "performance improvement plan" known as a "PIP". Not many make it off a PIP. There is no feedback - even though you do all that reporting.

Advice to Senior Management

TRUST your employees. you hired them for a reason. let them do their jobs.
Give some recognition to those doing the work for you instead of claiming it as your own.
Give feedback - positive and constructive.

Pros

Interesting products and some smart people. Able to get involved in a lot of different areas of interest if so inclined.

Cons

shoddy pay and management that doesn't value employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of the people you already have and drop the dead weight.

Pros

Exposure to new technologies in the Mobile field is amazing.
Well rounded experience, job titles rarely match the number of different hats some employees wear.
Benefits are above average, stock options.
Tech Savvy People, over all good people. Very talented, I'd dare to say the best in the industry.

Cons

Work, work, work. Never any play. Management rarely promotes fun activities.
Office space is gloomy, no plants, no paintings, no pictures.
Everyone is focused on meeting unrealistic expectations of upper management, so there is not time for knowledge sharing or skills transfer. Your cubicle is your island, and it's not uncommon to go a whole day without personal interaction, even desk neighbors will IM each other.
The market is bad, and management takes advantage of that. Maybe they'll learn after the job market improves and they'll experience a mass exodus of extremely talented people.

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of your people. You have very talented individuals. Treat them accordingly. Spruce up the place, you may not think a plant or a picture make a difference, but it does when you're pulling 12 hour days. Promote some fun after hours stuff, promote comradarie otherwise, it's just a place you go to do a job and earn a check. You will lose good talent to higher pay and better perks when the market improves.

Pros

Some good talented people
Interesting mobile work
Good location

Cons

We've got too many VPs, Directors in this small office, and still hiring new one. Some people wear big titles but don't do nothing! Some VPs or Directors clearly should not be at their current positions as no managerial competencies at all. Some are old enough to retire.

Advice to Senior Management

Clean up management team! Evaluate each Sr. Manager including all old and new ones (even 3 month is long enough to see if one did not keep up with his senior leadership role). Weed out the dead wood to promote healthy business growth!

Pros

Talented people
Decent benefits
good opportunity to learn mobile

Cons

No communication from upper management about goals or objectives
No career growth, there is too much bureacy.
Unrealistic expectations set by managment and no accountability
No feedback on performance, pay isn't that great for the long hours

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your employees they know what they are talking about
Talk to your employees like they are people and not animals
There are some managers that shouldn't be managers AT ALL

Pros

I am working telecom in near about 23 years an dalso get shield from nortel LTD lahore pakistan when this company in pakistan i ahve good work for that company and still working in telecommunication .i have very experience in telecommunication .

Cons

when we not aplecable for any system (equipment ) the system will not co oprate with us.electronic
equipment will heat up working less out put will less and give us problem due to hot .not earth,no proper cooling ,not proper installation ,no ventilation.these all are the down side of telecommunication system.

Advice to Senior Management

it is the best for telecommunication system back up ,temperature.grounding(earth) installation ,ventelation should must.