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55% of the CEO
Lowell McAdam
1 person found this helpful
Current Employee – been working at Verizon full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Good Pay, Some Overyime, Adjustable Hours
Cons – Loads of miles on the Road, Management Poor, No Coordinated Efforts as a Team
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-22 19:37 PDT
1 person found this helpful
Former Employee – worked at Verizon
Pros – pay and benefits, good people
Cons – continued periods away from home
Advice to Senior Management – None
2013-05-19 15:33 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Verizon full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Very detailed, good salary, good benefits
Cons – Micro management, nit pick rules and policies
Advice to Senior Management – Let the employees grow
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-23 05:19 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Verizon full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Great company ethic. Solid foundation for stability.
Cons – Regardless of performance, when reductions are necessary... they reduce!
Advice to Senior Management – Learn and Network as much as possible.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-21 09:07 PDT
1 person found this helpful
Current Employee – been working at Verizon full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – a lot of project opportunities
Cons – stressful environment. Poor work life balance in certain departments
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-10 09:46 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Verizon full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – great pay, great benefits, no stress,
Cons – you are just a nimber, no job security
Advice to Senior Management – nothing its not their fault
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-09 17:56 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Verizon full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Great place to learn if in challenging group
Cons – constant small layoffs and outsourcing to Manila,Philipines and India
Advice to Senior Management – half my immediate managers were great, half were inexperienced or bad, senior managers and up were nearly always great people to work with
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-06 20:30 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Verizon as a contractor for more than a year
Pros – Verizon has excellent career opportunities for employees to advance as they gain experience. Additionally, they have an industry leading benefits plan.
Cons – None, Verizon is excellent for anyone that enjoys working in a large corporate environment.
Advice to Senior Management – None
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-15 09:57 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Verizon full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – It's a structured place with procedures and policies that if followed, will make your life comfortable
Cons – lack of communication between cross functional offices.
Advice to Senior Management – Appreciate that Field technician are also intelligent as opposed to the impression of being a dummy
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-15 15:14 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Verizon full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – Excellent Benefits, Great Pay, Excellent Work Life balance
Cons – Attendance rules are so stressful, ACD system, managers are not knowledgeable.
Advice to Senior Management – Stop hiring each other, and let your reps do the job so they know the customers best...
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-01 21:42 PDT
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