the good and the bad - Customer Service Representative Verizon Employee Review

4.0
May 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the employee calling plans are great, you get 50% off all of the plans and most data features. the majority of co-workers are great and well educated, you can always find someone who knows the answer to what you are looking for. you are pretty much empowered to make the best choice to create win-win situtaions. they will cover up to $8000 a year for college if you are going for anything having to do with some part of Verizon Wireless. medical benefits are pretty good too, you can have a baby for $15. they match your 401k up to 6%. oviertime is pretty good, 40-52 hours is time and a half, 53+ hours is double time. if you work on holidays, it's double time and a half.

Cons

In my department, you don't have a set schedule. Management tries to build out the schedule a month in advance but it still sometimes makes it difficult to plan events in the future. You can work a closing shift and the next day have to open, also, there are always friday morning meetings which currently are at 7:30 in the morning. prior to the schedule being changed, they were at 6:30 am. Once a quater there is a regional meeting usually held on sundays. if you are scheduled to work on those days, you work from 9 am to 10 pm. sometimes if you do really well at your current position and others don't, you may be held back because they know you will get things done.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The sheer volume of data, infrastructure, and budget allows you to build and run initiatives that you simply cannot replicate at smaller companies. While being here, we have had to solve complex, high-impact problems with strong results, the resources are absolutely here. The frontline teams and mid-level leaders (at least mine) are deeply knowledgeable technical experts who genuinely care about protecting and enabling the business. Leading people of this caliber makes cascading a vision highly rewarding, as the execution capability is top-tier. We are always striving to make the company better without compromising integrity.

Cons

Moving large initiatives or projects through a matrixed organization like Verizon requires an exhausting amount of red tape - no matter how much they want to claim otherwise. Decisions that should take days can take weeks or months due to the endless layers of alignment and stakeholder sign-offs required. This is further complicated as the company undergoes regular structural shifts, reorgs, and "strategy pivots". As a leader, a significant portion of your energy will be spent managing team fatigue and keeping folks steady through constant organizational "evolutions."

4.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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