T-Mobile is Dead - Sr. Software Engineer T-Mobile Employee Review

1.0
Sep 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you find the right place and you just want to rest and vest there are some spots in the company you can do nothing and collect a check.

Cons

- C-Level, VPs and directors playing real life hunger games, making for a miserable work environment - refuse dozens of needed back-fills, layoff's to increase stock while doing 14 Billion dollar buy back at the same time - VP's wont listen & won't stand up to C-Suite b/c they are always scared to get canned and every leader is just trying to lay low to make it through one more vesting cycle - exec's can't focus on a roadmap to finish business basic's, const try's to buy out problems from snake oil selling 3rd party which solutions don't work - Engineer's under marketing org, CMO has leadership skill of a McD's assistant manager - no promotions - no reason to try hard, bonus and stock are static whether you make them a billion dollars or 0 (unless you are L6+)(lol 150% bonus for working 80h weeks for a year will get you a few extra grand) - SLT thinks they are crushing it b/c subs are exploding (and sub's is what they care about not employee's) - forced out the good IC's that worked hard due to all of the above, mostly remaining are coasters - They don't even try to do the Magenta cool-aid BS anymore

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5.0
Mar 22, 2016
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Recommend
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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
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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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