Shifting Culture - Anonymous employee COCC Employee Review

2.0
6 Jun 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

COCC went with a hybrid schedule, which was smart. They also eased up on requirements for full remote work. They are engaged with the local community and work with a lot of charities. If you are in office, there are some great perks (free food and drinks, office parties, food trucks, etc.)

Cons

Since the pandemic, there has been a lot of mixed messaging from upper management. One minute, they are saying how great we are doing as a fully remote staff, then the next they are pushing for a return to office saying we aren't performing well remotely. Pay was well below industry standard. They used to compensate for this with other perks, but those slowly went away, while pay stayed stagnant. Nepotism is a major issue here. There are some higher ups within the company that definitely got promoted due to who they knew, not what they could do, and it shows in how they run their teams. It made it hard to move up past a certain point. They shifted a majority of the perks to focus on in office employees. If you were in office, you would get free food, company parties, free tickets to local events, and more. If you were fully remote, you got next to nothing. At the end of the year, the company used to give out generous gift cards (around $200 in average), then it went to a Yeti mug, then to an extremely cheap backpack that felt like it was made of plastic. They said they compensated by offering us a "lifestyle spending account", but it was restricted to what we could use it on.

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COCC Response
1y
Thank you for the review, and we are sorry to hear that you did not have a positive experience with us. While we do offer many perks to our onsite employees, we also work hard to build connectedness for our remote staff, including uniquely tailored events and activities that are optimized for virtual attendees. Another major shift this year has been introducing a formal, merit-based bonus program, which is something that employees have been asking for!

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

COCC is a fair call center workplace, there's enough to praise, but it is not without it's flaws. I'll start with some things I can say are pretty good! There's small bonuses given during the year, and starting pay is more than most call centers. Lots of Resources for learning call structures, and how our products work. Enough PTO hours throughout the year, including carry over from the prior year. Forma benefits for Full time and Part time. Days off on Xmas Day, 4th of July and Thanksgiving. Communication from Supervisors and colleagues is pretty good and most of the time clear. Colleagues can be very supportive and helpful whenever they can be!

Cons

Lack of communication with Clients/Banks. (Banks are always closed or busy when needing to contact them for help.) Customer attitudes are horrific, and much worse since tensions have been very high in the last 8 years with AI and other current events. You will get accused of working remote as if it is a bad unethical thing, and doesn't benefit poor people who struggle with mentall illness and disability. A little too much of a positive outlook on big projects, when lots of things go wrong 100 percent of the time. (But yet they do improve over time, so its more of a so-so thing.) Training is way too short, and probably needs more time and structure before sending people to do calls on their own. PTO is hard to use, and sick days are limited to 5 before you could be suspended. Blackout periods (AHOD weeks where you are forced to work) are also a lot of trouble especially when there might be alot going on in your personal life. This is possibly the hardest call center job, there is a lot of things you will learn about, and use during your time here. On top of that, customers can make things incredibly difficult.

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COCC Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your perspectives with us! Our dedicated Call Center employees are important to our success, and we strive to craft a positive experience while ensuring that our clients and their customers receive the best possible service!
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