Verizon reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(35,721 total reviews)
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Dan Schulman

25% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Verizon has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 35,721 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Verizon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecomunicaciones industry (3.6 stars).

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3.0
Oct 24, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The company offers AMAZING benefits.

Cons

Contsantly changes commision structure to make it harder to make money as a sales rep. Management has forgotten what real world sales are like. This particular job SUCKS and I mean SUCKS, and this is coming from someone who probably loves verizon more than lowell mcadam. This position requires you to be a sales rep, manager, trainer, tech support and customer support and they are paying us pennies. You never really get a day off because of the constant phone calls from stores. Targets are ridiculous and a joke, Base salaries are waaaaay too low for this job, you are capped on commission and only get paid quarterly. Empty promises from upper leadership. absolutely ZERO support from resources which makes this job worse. Getting someone approved for a business account is as rare as snow in florida which makes hitting your numbers difficult. The position is so bad all you can do is laugh and joke about how bad it is. If you are considering applying for this position... I strongly urge you to either wait till they "fix" it which is what we are all hoping or wait for something else to come around. This job will force you to look somewhere else because you're stuck in it for a year.

3.0
Oct 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

PAY IS VERY GOOD, Benefits are great (health insurance, paid time off, ect), the work itself is pretty easy (if you like sales), you can relocate at anytime, you get to sleep in almost everyday (its retail so you typically start late in the morning).

Cons

You work late almost every day (don't expect to get off when scheduled), if you need an evening (or day) off you have to let management know like 4 weeks in advance, upper and lower management love to micromanage, recently they put 3/4 our staff "on 6 month review" for failing to sell enough smart car devices (hum) and threatening corrective action if no improvement is shown in numbers. (thankfully I was one that wasn't put on review.) The company just announced lay offs both in their stores and call centers. Thankfully my job is one NOT affected by the lay offs. You constantly deal with angry customers, and once in a while a customer will physically threaten you.

5.0
Oct 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome benefits (great healthcare, 401k, profit sharing, bonuses, tuition reimbursement) Flexible working schedule can be negotiated for many positions, including 2-3 days per week of working from home. Excellent performance feedback and career development.

Cons

Seems to be more interested in moving many programming positions to India and the Philippines. Every 3 years, non-union employees are required to cover for union employees whose contracts are up for renegotiation. This involves a lot of training, travel, and personal sacrifice even if there is no actual work stoppage for no additional compensation, and you will get fired if you refuse. If there is actually a work stoppage from the unions, as there was this summer, you will be expected to work 16 hour days indefinitely many times away from your home and family.

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