Verizon reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(35,718 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 35,718 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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2.0
Apr 18, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company phone and discount on your personal cell account. They do give you training before you start working in the store, although it is very basic sales and if you have been in any basic business college courses you will be bored to tears by the end of the week. Like all big companies they spend a great deal of money on training their employees even if they realize that they will be gone in 6 months. If you like dealing with people on a daily basis then this is a good position for you but it may also make you somewhat burnt out when it comes to dealing with the public.

Cons

Hours, high turnover, ethical issues, shady salespeople. The company is run to make money and they seem to keep getting more greedy and care less and less for their employees. If you work hard and beat your quota they will just raise your quota the next month, then if you have a lean month they will write you up for not hitting your numbers. The company is not run well in the lower levels of management and the turnover rate is very high. I was in college at the time and they had told me before I accepted the positon that they would be flexiable with my schedule, simply untrue.

4.0
Apr 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and opportunity to learn telecom industry. Even going through many evolutions of the company through mergers and acquisitions, there seemed to be a place for me for many years. The company is solid and offers some excellent products and services that make it easy to get excited about. I like being proud of my employer and always felt like I could get behind the marketing intiatives I supported.

Cons

The normal big corporate bureaucracy type stuff. There are many cumbersome processes that I'm sure could be streamlined, but so many higher level managers and executives have been around a long time and might be a little resistant to change.

1.0
Apr 15, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits started day one, the tutition reimbusment funds are awesome. Plus, Verizon will pay for your education directly to the college before your classes start, which means no money out of your pocket.

Cons

The politics made it difficult to get promoted. Open positions are listed but ususally the actual position has already been given to someone. Management will still go through the motions of interviewing people who do not stand a chance of getting the job.

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