An Excellent Place To Work... Once. - Software Engineer T-Mobile Employee Review

3.0
Mar 8, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A Perfect fit if you prefer any of the following: 1. Water Cooler conversation with random employees instead of getting actual work done. 2. Commuting to an office even though every person on your team lives in different States. 3. Manually entering pipeline details into Excel Spreadsheets every time you push code because the people mandating the release requirements forgot that automation exists. 4. Taking part in a Security reformation that unapologetically prevents you from doing your job on a weekly basis. 5. Being required to document your Individual Development Plan and career goals twice a year while simultaneously being told that Promotions aren't possible that year due to "funding". Sarcasm aside, this company is full of great and passionate people -most of which are equally frustrated with the way the company has been managed in the past 3 years.

Cons

1. Bureaucracy at every corner, that has literally been described by leadership as their attempt to "slow things down". 2. A severely needed, but equally frustrating onslaught of Security changes that make this place a Developer's Hell. 3. A weird push for "low-code" solutions that require annual licenses to niche products that barely anyone uses. It feels like people in Sales are deciding what developers use instead of Architects/Principal Engineers. 4. Unnecessary changes to and from different platforms that require us to migrate every year, with superfluous justifications.

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5.0
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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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