It's a large company - your management chain has a big impact on team morale and your professional growth. - Senior Software Engineer Verizon Employee Review

3.0
2 Nov 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* The benefits - medical, dental, vision, short term incentive, 401k match, personal days off. Telecommuting may be an option. * Interaction with colleagues from different continents. * Possibility to change jobs without changing employer. * Bright coworkers * Exposure to different operating systems & software.

Cons

* Company size can make communication difficult. * Danger of burnout. The teams are lightly staffed, the development cycles are frequent and aggressive, budgets are tight. As a result, you may find your self working weekends, holidays, and vacations. * First level managers are not very effective (promoted into the position but not well trained for it). They do not follow company policy of coaching and encouraging professional development of those who report to them. Their is focus meeting scheduled milestones.

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5.0
7 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good company, good people, very large

Cons

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4.0
26 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Compensation is competitive but you will work very hard for it. Culture is excellent and exhibited and practiced from the top down. Benefits are excellent and cost reasonable. 401k match and profit sharing. Lots of training and professional development opportunities. Can advance if you're willing to relocate.

Cons

Company is trying to transform into what it wants to be beyond a wireless carrier (cloud?, security?, telematics?, wholesaler?, etc) and is struggling with a vision, resources, and org structure to make it a reality. Several re-organizations over last few years so job security has frequently been a question. Often delayed response to competitors caused by management's concern that acting would result in not meeting Wall Street expectations. Not the "happiest" place to work because no result is ever good enough and successes aren't celebrated because the focus is always on the next weekly/monthly/quarterly goal.

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