A Realistic Review - Mobile Expert T-Mobile Employee Review

3.0
Jan 19, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Hourly rate + commission can make for some decent paychecks if you're at a "high volume" store - Discounted monthly phone service... however you pay full price for your phone - Flexible scheduling potential (depends on manager) - Tuition reimbursement for both part-time and full-time employees - Paid time off accrual increases with tenure - Free stock given to employees throughout the year - Opportunity to network with people

Cons

- Mobile Experts (sales representatives) are constantly pressured to sell tablets, mobile internet devices (hotspots), high end accessories, and plan add-ons which are unattainable. If you don't hit all of the " sales metrics", be prepared to get written up and given less hours. - As a mobile expert, you will be graded by your customer from surveys that the company sends out at random; if you are pushy you will get graded poorly which causes the store (and you) to look bad. - On the flip side, if you have a genuine customer interaction, chances are they will not need anything extra... this makes your conversion rates poor which results in your store not performing at the level it "should". - Be ready to demo everything in your store, if management see's that you're not proactively showing your customers everything, you'll get micromanaged and/or written up. - Monthly quota's based on previous year forecast makes for a high stress environment. I'm not completely sure on the formula they use but it's something like: previous year performance + 10%. The point I'm trying to make is that you will have to do better each year or else there will be consequences. - If the store you work at has had a boom in sales from previous years, you better hope that it continues to grow otherwise management (district leaders and store leaders) will micromanage you to the point that you'll want to leave. - Only the "strong" will survive, customer service will only get you so far in this position. In order to stay in the company, you will need to be ready to hustle and make magic happen especially on slow months.

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T-Mobile Response
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We appreciate your candid feedback and encourage you to discuss this with your leader and/or Employee Success Partner. We want to make sure our frontline feel completely supported and confident in their role and their career journey. --Your T-Mobile Careers Team

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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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T-Mobile Response
9y
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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