ADT reviews

3.0

43% would recommend to a friend

(5,199 total reviews)
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Jim DeVries

49% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

ADT has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,199 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The ADT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Jan 19, 2015

Still Learning Their Way

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I worked for ADT for 2 years and learned a great deal but also saw the frustration and demands put on some of their employees. The company has been around for many years and is the industry leader in home security so the brand is well-known. The CEO is a great guy and the HQ environment is nice, friendly, and the company caters to the employees by having a nice cafeteria (that is partially subsidized), a good size fitness gym (free to employees & their families), and numerous other perks like Starbucks café, drycleaning, chiropractor and doctor office, and secured covered parking. Overall, the company does well, the people enjoy working there, and the benefits are really good.

Cons

Though the company has a lot of employee perks, the hours and demands of the job are brutal. Senior management had unrealistic expectations of employees output, asking to work on weekends, at night, and never respecting employee's personal time off. Many of my coworkers felt the same and were just beaten down by the work and putting in some long hours, many times leaving at 9pm or later as regular. Their is a lot of turnover, at least with the finance department, which is indicative that something is wrong and that people are not happy. Job growth is mediocre and given to those that are part of the "in-crowd". The company is still struggling to find their way and until certain management is replaced, they will continue to search. I have worked at other companies where the environment was much better and if ADT had this type of environment, then I probably would have stayed. Not all departments are the same though so be careful what department you to choose to join.

1.0
Dec 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I have been sitting here for a few minutes trying to think of some. The only pro I can think of is time flexibility, which also causes disorganization. There is no true vision on a national or local level.

Cons

Many. While the unqualified leadership at the local level forcefully and manipulatively dictate every employee in the office, the directors and upper level management tell you to run their specific program, whether your a manager or a rep. This can be very confusing at times. The pay is extremely inconsistent and at times, most employees see $0 paychecks on most weeks. Yes, even the most successful representatives see $0 paycheck weeks. Too much stress for a mediocre job. Top representatives, managers, and ASM's will leverage their experience with ADT and move onto something that they will actually be happy with. I've seen it countless times. In my tenure with ADT, I have seen almost a hundred people (representatives) come and go from the St. Louis, MO office. There is no argument that very few people make it after a year. With a 92% turnover rate nationally, the business is failing.

2.0
Mar 5, 2014
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Pros

The benefits are actually quite nice. I love my medical, dental, Healthy Rewards, discounts at the Rush, and so on. Also I get along well with my co-workers and and my supervisors in my center. Head management in our center will try to make us happy and serve us as best they can.

Cons

Let me count the ways: 1). Policy Changes - I have emails coming out the ears with changes on how we are to do something different. When I was told working in a call center is fast paced, I thought that meant take calls faster, not learn 20 policy's a week faster (some weeks, that number is not an exaggeration). Most of these are email are because... 2). Our Stuff Doesn't Work - So about our new billing system. It's terrible. First we charge customers several times from a card that was originally stored years ago. This is a problem. Then we send our customer incorrect statements. This is insipid. We tell customers that bill is incorrect and send only this amount (what you tell us to do). We then send collections notices. This reaches a whole new level of absurdity. Our billing is so horrible, I want to download Windows Vista for a breath of fresh air. 3). Advancement is slightly sketch - Listen, I don't play games. I do my job. I have passion. I help customers. When I stay on a call for 40 minutes to help a customer, you call it lost money, I call it "customer obsessed". I could just be not that great in your eyes. It may be because I don't like Sons of Anarchy. It may because out of 5 key account abilities and the other several projects forced upon us, I excel in all but one (my best being Quality). Listen, I know this job is hard. Customer Service by itself is hard not to mention being for an alarm company. The reason I am writing this is because as of late it is completely preventable the amount of suffering we go through. I don't hearing a screaming customer if I have firm ground to stand on to help them. We are on sinking sand.

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