micromanaged and abused by management and customers - Technical Support Specialist T-Mobile Employee Review

2.0
Jun 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

health benefits cheap phone plan ($15 a month)

Cons

-micromanaged, 15+ metrics to meet plus anything the managing team comes up with -knowledge base is poor, people who create them have little to no experience with a)technology, b)logic, c) customers on the phone -management is extremely poor. your performance is rarely used to move up even at the lowest level, buddy up with a team manager and you're guaranteed to move up. -Metrics: change every other day with policy. For example, you have under 12 minutes to resolve a call, dont have more than a 20% call back ratio, 7% handset exchange ratio, and 10% transfer ratio. All of which are grounds for termination if they are done multiple months in a row. This job is...to help people right? wrong. -some departments don't do anything. "wifi" will sit 40 minutes in between calls. Business support takes 2 hour lunches, comes in late and leaves early. Resource planning watches online movies on thier computers and tablets. Upper management are at their desks...on their phones?! Their email is on the computer right? Why would they need to be looking at their phones? -They just closed 7 call centers to outsource the work. -Unrealistic expectations and goals. "To become america's most highly regarded service company", as in customer service, not cell phone service? This list can go on for pages....if you do need a job, and decide to take it...Use the information given to lie and cheat all the way to being a top rep/ promoted.

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Pros

Training and "green days" to work on training courses online, team activities for teambuilding, excellent benefits including up to a 10% yearly bonus (merit-based), tuition reimbursement, extra insurance options besides health insurance (pet insurance, free life insurance up to 1.5x yearly salary), stock purchase options and yearly stock award to each employee. One of my favorite benefits is job swaps - so long as your manager clears it, you can swap jobs with an employee from another related department for up to a couple months to gain insight and experience into what the other department does from day to day. I left my last company as it had become a bad environment, and after joining with T-Mobile I realized it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. There are very few days where I wake up not wanting to go to work, and I learn something new every day. When I come across a process I'm not familiar with, my teammates are more than happy to provide on-the-spot training, or schedule a time that works for both of us to do so. Above all, the managers set you up to succeed rather than to fail - they want you to do well, and do everything in their power to make sure you have the tools to do well.

Cons

There's some of the same political bs that any company has, but my team has two excellent managers that make work enjoyable. There are a couple personality issues within the team, as happens with any job, but overall everyone gets along. As far as training goes, there wasn't a whole ton initially (though I believe it's more due to the nature of the job - it's impossible to condense everything into a couple week training course).

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Thanks so much for taking the time to write this -- we love hearing how much you love coming to work! Your words were spot on when you said your team wants you to "do well". That's exactly what we want for all of our team members! The nature of our business is constantly changing and we know how important it is to provide good benefits and equip you with the training and development you need to be successful. We're glad you're taking full advantage of all of it. As we continue to grow and evolve, so will our training and tools. If you ever feel like you're not getting enough of what you need, though, talk it over with your manager and they'll help you get back on track. Thanks again for your feedback and your dedication to T-Mobile. -- T-Mobile Careers Team
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