You Are a Commodity on Lease—Get Used to It - Work At Home Telephone Customer Service Representative TTEC Employee Review

3.0
Feb 28, 2020
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Pros

Work from home. Some clients provide very good training. Most ttec people are quite nice on a day to day basis. They hire you as a W2 employee. Contracts are sometimes extended.

Cons

Systems are poorly designed; expect a lot of crashes at the worst times and lots of rebooting. Always keep in mind that you are a *commodity* being leased to the client. The client rules and ttec will *always* bend to the will of the client over you every time. If you can get your mind around the concept that you are a piece of equipment, it will all make more sense to you. Your team leads will act supportive, but, don’t lose sight of the reality that their interest is management, not you. Very little schedule flexibility. Ignore the hours you were told you were hired to work. Utterly meaningless. The hours you will be assigned to work is a function of client needs, not yours. Get used to it. No PTO unless/until you are dubbed a full time employee. Taking time off, even for an emergency, can damage your reliability score. Though a good team lead will go to bat for you. No security. Your contract with the client ends; maybe you will get another one that suits you. But, you knew that going in.

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5.0
Jun 21, 2026
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Pros

Remote work, training, and equipment provided.

Cons

Holiday weeks during training was 10 hours and was a grind, but I can't think of anything else.

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TTEC Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback and for being part of TTEC. We're glad to hear you value the remote work opportunities, training, and equipment provided to support your success. We also appreciate your comments regarding the training schedule and recognize that longer training days can be demanding. Feedback like yours helps us continue evaluating the employee experience while preparing team members for their roles.
3.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Schedule flexibility and benefits, great people

Cons

Pay is not competitive. There are no raises outside of promotions. Raises for promotions are very low. Nothing is proactive, it's all reactive

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