Doesn’t value employees - Consultant Verizon Employee Review

3.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* Diverse * Supportive environment * Great team members * Opportunities * Great benefits - medical, 100% company match up to 6% for 401K.

Cons

* Doesn’t value employees * Under pays * Not transparent with employee surveys * Doesn’t support remote work arrangements * Treats volunteerism like a joke- recycling cans or cleaning out a closet isn’t meaningful volunteerism * Laid off 13K employees right before the holidays (but the numbers seemed closer to 15K with some employees consistently earning Leading ratings each year) - The practice of laying off right before the holidays fell out of fashion during the Great Recession. “This is a concept dreamed up in the fiery pits of HR and consulting hell. Anyone who has been through the experience would never do that to another human,” Kelly Smith, a partner and lead consultant at brand strategy and creative agency Thinkhaus Idea Factory, wrote on LinkedIn.

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5.0
Mar 11, 2026
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Pros

Great company, co workers, benefits and compensation. Work life balance

Cons

Hierarchical and siloed company. It can be more efficient

4.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compensation is competitive but you will work very hard for it. Culture is excellent and exhibited and practiced from the top down. Benefits are excellent and cost reasonable. 401k match and profit sharing. Lots of training and professional development opportunities. Can advance if you're willing to relocate.

Cons

Company is trying to transform into what it wants to be beyond a wireless carrier (cloud?, security?, telematics?, wholesaler?, etc) and is struggling with a vision, resources, and org structure to make it a reality. Several re-organizations over last few years so job security has frequently been a question. Often delayed response to competitors caused by management's concern that acting would result in not meeting Wall Street expectations. Not the "happiest" place to work because no result is ever good enough and successes aren't celebrated because the focus is always on the next weekly/monthly/quarterly goal.

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