Cautious Optimism -- Check - Anonymous employee ADT Employee Review

Lots of changes in the last few years with the split from parent Tyco International to become a separate publicly-traded company. ADT went through a few bad quarters in late 2013/early 2014 due to a number of factors that created the perfect storm: unforeseen negative financial performance, turnover in a few of the key executive positions, and stock devaluation resulting from a hedge fund that bought a controlling interest in 2012 and then dumped all stock at one time. Consequently, the company went through a few rounds of layoffs. They are also coming out of a two-year non-compete agreement with Tyco, in which the two companies may be directly competing with one another for commercial accounts. Long term, ADT also faces competition from larger phone and cable companies, as well as smaller, nimbler niche/technological players. ADT has a fairly active acquisitions program, but could also possibly be an acquisition target themselves down the road. Corporate jobs could be in jeopardy if that is the case. In general, the company could do better with its pay scale for some key positions (such as field sales), as well as provide more employee development / training opportunities and hire managers who actively support their employees' desired career moves within the company (regardless of tenure). Lastly, in several departments, the work/life balance could be better (e.g. people work while eating lunch at their desks, no or few breaks, long hours are expected, etc.).