Verizon reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(35,712 total reviews)
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25% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Verizon has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 35,712 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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4.0
Feb 12, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Cellco offers excellent pay and has some of the best benefits in the industry. Cellco's compensation structure is far above the industry average. It is not easy to get a job with Cellco and there is a very long screening process. Meaning, usually only very strong candidates are hired. Cellco store environments are highly professional and dress code is strictly enforced, which I think customers appreciate. Cellco also gives very good pay raises. If you are willing to relocate opportunities for advancement can be quite good. Cellco also offers some of the best tuition assistance in the wireless industry. Most Cellco employees are very proud of the work they do.

Cons

Cellco pays a lot of lip service to coaching and employee development with very little follow through. Many employees are thrown to the wolves the second they get out of basic training. This can be very difficult for employees who do not pick up things as quickly or who may need a little more personalized training. Cellco is also a very HR friendly company and it is very difficult to get fired. This is extremely frustrating for the hard working employees who see other employees slacking off with very little consequences. Wireless customers also tend to be very demanding and have a high sense of self entitlement. This can be very unpleasant to deal with and it becomes taxing after a while.

2.0
Feb 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

in todays economy they're the strongest cell phone company so provides some job security. there are always postions available. I'm not sure but i believe they pay the most among wireless providers

Cons

every year the company makes more money but they continue to cut the pay of sales reps and ask reps to do more. the volume of business we do every month makes the average commission per sale low. For example, my new activation quota for feb(a slow month) is 55 and 100 renewals or upgrades on existing customers. this will pay me around 1200 in commissions. a friend of mine at t-mobile his new activation quota was 15 and his commission check will be around 800. sure I make more total money but look at how much more work I have to do to get it-almost 4 times as much!

4.0
Feb 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people are great to work with in my office. They are very professional and friendly. Everyone helps each other out.

Cons

Only minorities and women have a chance to make director. There is no upward mobility past manager for white males.

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