FiOS. This is BIG - Anonymous employee Comcast Employee Review

1.0
Mar 19, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I need employment. The company tries to sell its products very well, and the media is full of commercials. At job fairs they make a statement. Health plans are good. Tuition reimbursement is good. There is not much in the way of formal training or any certifications for different positions.

Cons

Top management appears to not know what is going on at the ground levels of the company. They express a desire to get everyone involved and support their initiatives, yet they never seem to know what is really going on with customer service. The field technicians have IQs of most 3rd graders and their maturity matches their IQ. It is hard to believe that some of these people are living on their own and can manage day to day in their personal lives since the majority of them cannot go a single day with out doing something completely and ridiculously stupid. They can be taught a million times on products and services, yet every day they find a way to try to get out of doing work. Vocational employees are always quick to blame the company for poor management but are never willing to point their judgmental finger at themselves when they do not keep customer appointments, perform shoddy work, cause troubles so that they have "job security" (fix 1 break 2), hide in their trucks and sleep during their tour, or just leave a job to run to the bank, go to the mall, visit family, etc...

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5.0
Feb 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working at Comcast has given me the opportunity to develop myself; take the time to grow and learn, and that was really important to me during the time in my life when I joined the company. If you have the drive and ambition, there are a ton of ways in which you can grow into a leader if that's what you want to be. I took advantage of the continued education benefit and am finishing my masters degree now... I also joined a couple of the employee resource groups which offer seminars and networking events that support your professional profile. Listen, I'm not a total nerd. The point of my post is that this isn't a company you join and just stay stale within. They encourage your growth, but it's up to you to make it happen. Not only this - it's pretty exciting. We're busy and we have big jobs to do. My salary is in the top percentile for my industry but not only this, I again get the continued education (which is ~$6K/year) plus free cable/internet, top health care benefits and a truly balanced lifestyle - which is rarely the case within the Tech industry.

Cons

Telling people you work at Comcast triggers 2 typical responses: 1) A big hatred rant on customer service 2) A how do I get my foot in the door? The reputation of the company is difficult, but the style of the company is to stay humble - I've never seen the company defend themselves against the harmful and discrediting news that exists. I personally think they should defend themselves a little more - they are between a rock and a hard place in many instances of service. I personally experienced visiting someone's home where the issues they were having with their connection was due to a tree root growing into the cable lines which had been their for over 20 years. Things like that cannot be diagnosed over a phone call. It's hard work in the field for sure. Being a part of the corporate side sometimes we're too disconnected from what's happening on the frontline. So I think the size of the organization comes with its complications, but again if you're a working professional looking for an exciting, robust and sexy career, you can comfortably have it here.

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