Nepotism and Toxic Management - Business Account Executive Comcast Employee Review

1.0
3 Jun 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get free internet, along with benefits. The product is higher quality than most, at least in my area.

Cons

-It's hard to tell where to begin. Your (usually tiny) territory isn't safe, and neither are the accounts you work--other local account reps and the inside sales team can waltz in and snatch whatever they want up. You'll likely run into at least 5-6 customers a day that are frustrated, because they've already been called on by other Comcast Business reps that week. -Micro management is ingrained in the culture. You'll be expected to report every metric you can think of, every day. When I left, they had reps writing up a bare minimum 3-sentence report for every single contact they made that day. Also be prepared for your manager to text you as late as 11pm and early as 5:45am. -If you have suggestions on ways to adapt certain procedures/scripts to your market, you'll be reprimanded. Corporate's word is law, and how dare you know what'd work best for the local culture that you're working in every day?! Every person, situation and territory functions exactly like sales role plays and trainings done in Philly, period. You better not dare question that or your job will be threatened. -Most managers will hoard the hot leads across their region for their drinking buddies. If you try to contest it, or get to that account first through door knocking, they'll chew you out for "stealing business" and "breaking the rules of engagement". -Think this is a M-F job? Ha! You'll be pressured to work AT LEAST one Saturday a month. If not more, depending on your manager. If you decline because you have other obligations, be prepared to be put on blast for it at your next team meeting. -There's no care for employee safety, despite this being an outside sales role. Severe thunderstorm? Better be knocking! Tornado watch? Why isn't your number of doors higher?! Live in a Southern state that can't handle snow, and you've already gotten record breaking amounts of it that's shut down your entire territory? Ha! Just a little snow! Go knock those doors or we'll write you up!

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Pros

Working at Comcast has given me the opportunity to develop myself; take the time to grow and learn, and that was really important to me during the time in my life when I joined the company. If you have the drive and ambition, there are a ton of ways in which you can grow into a leader if that's what you want to be. I took advantage of the continued education benefit and am finishing my masters degree now... I also joined a couple of the employee resource groups which offer seminars and networking events that support your professional profile. Listen, I'm not a total nerd. The point of my post is that this isn't a company you join and just stay stale within. They encourage your growth, but it's up to you to make it happen. Not only this - it's pretty exciting. We're busy and we have big jobs to do. My salary is in the top percentile for my industry but not only this, I again get the continued education (which is ~$6K/year) plus free cable/internet, top health care benefits and a truly balanced lifestyle - which is rarely the case within the Tech industry.

Cons

Telling people you work at Comcast triggers 2 typical responses: 1) A big hatred rant on customer service 2) A how do I get my foot in the door? The reputation of the company is difficult, but the style of the company is to stay humble - I've never seen the company defend themselves against the harmful and discrediting news that exists. I personally think they should defend themselves a little more - they are between a rock and a hard place in many instances of service. I personally experienced visiting someone's home where the issues they were having with their connection was due to a tree root growing into the cable lines which had been their for over 20 years. Things like that cannot be diagnosed over a phone call. It's hard work in the field for sure. Being a part of the corporate side sometimes we're too disconnected from what's happening on the frontline. So I think the size of the organization comes with its complications, but again if you're a working professional looking for an exciting, robust and sexy career, you can comfortably have it here.

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