Strong and growing company to work for. Rates best in service and coverage areas nationwide. - Retail Sales Representative Verizon Employee Review

2.0
Jan 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very good benefits package when it comes to health, dental and 401K options. Vacation and benefits start from your first day of employment. Salaries start better than average for the industry and facilities are an A+

Cons

Fear Factor Wireless should be called instead of Verizon Wireless. This company only focuses in killing AT&T, Sprint and some other competitors that numbers is what counts (and you will be treated like a Zero). Forget about your life as you knew it and be prepared to work all kind of crazy hours and listen to senseless conference calls and unproductive meetings. The company blocks so many weeks of the year for vacation time that you can take only one week at the time if you are lucky; most of the time you accumulate vacation that you can't enjoy. You better know how to take some pressure before you apply there.

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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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