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Jim Taiclet Jr.
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"They believe in work/life balance" (in 27 reviews)
"Very good benefits plan including options not often covered by employers" (in 27 reviews)
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"no work life balance and no recognition of working overtime or on public holidays" (in 16 reviews)
"Upper management had priority for the projects which gave them revenue" (in 17 reviews)
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"Great place to work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at American Tower full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
American Tower is a great company to work for. I have never worked at a place where you can trust leadership to do the right thing all of the time, this is the case at ATC. I also believe that American Tower takes care of its people and puts people first in all decisions. The culture is really a positive solution based culture. If you have a positive attitude and a solution based mindset you will do well at ATC.
Cons
ATC is a little bit old school in some of its policies around flex schedules and working from home. Its benefits are very strong though and half day summer Fridays were introduced over the last few summers which is a great start.
Advice to Management
Consider how to introduce more flexibility for those who need and are interested but otherwise keep doing what you are doing!
American Tower 2018-09-19 11:05 PDT Helpful (1)
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"Intern"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at American Tower full-time
Pros
Great internship experience and received 1-on-1 mentorship throughout the whole summer. Allowed me to focus on my skill set and how I could best benefit the division. Welcoming atmosphere!
Cons
Internships limited to a few students
American Tower 2018-12-03 20:20 PST![American Tower Logo]()
"Not Great"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at American Tower full-time
Pros
Health insurance benefits, PTO (if you can use it), company functions can be fun
Cons
Micromanagers who treat you like a robot instead of a human being--you're expected to spend every single minute of every single day sitting at a desk staring at a computer screen (I've worked here for months and haven't gotten to know a single thing about any of my coworkers because there's no time to do anything but work); no flexibility (they say they offer flex time but then don't honor the hours you agreed to work so you end up working ten hour days every single day, including no time to take a lunch break, plus no opportunity to work from home unless you're a manager it you get sick); their idea of "work/life balance" is "work=life," especially if you're single and don't have kids
Advice to Management
Treat your employees as human beings and assets to your company instead of working them to the point of having a complete meltdown from burnout. Dont force your employees to sacrifice their lives and relationships outside of work because you load us down with too much work.
American Tower 2018-11-24 14:59 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Lease administration Analyst"
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Approves of CEOI have been working at American Tower full-time
Pros
Great benefits, ESPP, opportunity for advancement, opportunity to travel
Cons
Overworked, disorganized, mid management has no clue what they are doing
American Tower 2018-10-29 13:05 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Good 9-5"
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Positive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at American Tower full-time
Pros
The hours were reasonable, workload manageable.
Cons
A lot of "managers". Have to play the game to get ahead there.
Advice to Management
Flexibility in telecommuting would be nice. Enough of the boys club mentality.
American Tower 2018-10-25 11:57 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Decent company, unclear expectations and limited training"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at American Tower full-time
Pros
. People are nice
. Company is expanding
. Flexible work/life balance
. Interesting industryCons
. High turnover
. Unclear instructions
. Cliquey environment
. Understaffed and overworkedAdvice to Management
Focus on retaining talent for the long term.
American Tower 2018-09-29 16:22 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Senior Project Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at American Tower full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
great family oriented company to work for
Cons
I do not have any cons
American Tower 2018-09-10 20:48 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Mature Company with Growth Flexibility"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at American Tower full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Fantastic mentor-ship and growth with a truly bright future. Employees are kept in the loop of innovations and given assignments based upon competencies rather than titles. Some employees have even designed new roles for themselves with the business based on expertise that did not exist prior. Because of this, individuals are not all forced to become managers to move upwards, thus there are true specialists in every domain. This means employees can make their passion their life's work and creates a better experience across many groups.
The company is mature enough to have good standardization's and practices, as well as well defined teams, but still allows for growth based upon competency. The only caveat is the growth may be slower than other industries or a start-up, mainly because the retention levels are so high.Cons
Teams have flexibility to work from home which can be both a pro and a con. It can delay some projects due to scheduling difficulty since it is hard to get any group all together in one room at one time.
Advice to Management
Upper Management is all spectacular. You will learn more from them than from any course or online resource. The clearly elaborate their vision for the company to employees and shareholders
American Tower 2018-09-07 13:07 PDT![American Tower Logo]()
"Aggressive management"
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at American Tower full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Growing company with decent benefits
Cons
Almost impossible to get promoted as people stay working there forever. The only way to get promoted is if someone retires.
American Tower 2018-09-12 02:39 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Good Company with Great Growth Potential"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at American Tower full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Laid back environment, friendly staff, and a work setting that puts emphasis on properly training their employees to reach their fullest potential
Cons
none that I can currently think of.
American Tower 2018-08-15 20:48 PDT
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