Run! This is the worst job you'll ever have. - Comm Ops II, Dispatch Comcast Employee Review

1.0
6 Nov 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some of the people here are really nice and I've enjoyed my time with them. Others are still stuck in high school and will never grow up.

Cons

Leadership is horrible. Don't get me wrong. A few of the local supervisors are really good. Other have been promoted beyond their capabilities. Comcast touts a mantra of "One Comcast" that couldn't be farther from the truth. Every work group within Comcast has its own set of goals and metrics and none of them are pointing in the same direction. What's worse is this is the worst communicating company I've ever worked for bar none. So with this combination Comcast across the board spends a disproportionate amount of time and resources misfiring causing customer aggravation, constant employee churn, and they unnecessarily burn through resources and customers like they have them to spare. As an employee it's ungodly frustrating to work for a company that has no interest in providing you (the employee) the tools and resources you need on a daily basis to create a positive experience for your internal and external customers. I have to literally fight my employer (Comcast) DAILY to get what I need to service their customers. Training is entirely inadequate for company employees. This is the reason when you call Comcast it depends on who you get as to what kind of service quality you receive. It's basically up to the person to train themselves, or don't. Comcast doesn't care and they won't fire anyone for poor performance (no accountability). That … and the fact that there are more contract workers here than there are actual company employees and the contract workers have zero accountability. The further up the leadership chain you go, the more disconnected they are from what's going on at your level. The problem is this is where all the decisions are made and handed down to your level. As such, the decisions that are handed down by the corporate overlords make little sense to the day-to-day operations on the ground and are further complicated by the lack of communication of their decisions to all applicable parties.

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5.0
28 Feb 2015
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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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