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On average, employees at PAETEC give their company a 3.9 rating out of 5.0 - which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest PAETEC employees are Senior Account Executives submitting an average rating of 2.8.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 3 PAETEC Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.7
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
3.4
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.6
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Senior Account Executive

What do you like about working at PAETEC?

"A very solid network infrastructure and product set for a CLEC; a very good corporate vision and desire to win in the marketplace."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"understand the limitations that a CLEC, even a national CLEC has with respect to service delivery."

What don't you like about working at PAETEC?

"Corporate vision muddled within middle management; willingness to create custom/creative solutions not followed through on; limited services available to adequately follow indiana customer base; direct micromanagement; sales were 'punished'"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"have one clear strategy for winning in the marketplace and sales incentive and follow through."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Account Manager

"The company is great."

People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5 Support You Get 4.9 / 5
Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5 Company Culture 4.8 / 5
Way You Work 4.7 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
PAETEC (13)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is E-Plus (7)
2.1 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Verifi (6)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (10,602)
Account Executive
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.3 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Senior Account Executive

"PAETEC is a good company. It has no marketing to the business community. support for client is very strong"

What don't you like about working at PAETEC?

"Cutting expenses to zero for sales executives is a bad move. waiting to get commission for 4-6 monts is not great."

Major Account Executive

"Great business plan and direction of senior leadership. Be prepared to work harder than you have ever worked."

Senior Account Manager

"Nothing to write home about."

What do you like about working at PAETEC?

"The people were great."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I wouldn't study too hard for it."

What don't you like about working at PAETEC?

"The comp package changed each year and by my last year it was crappy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The HR group stinks and does not look for the best people for the job."

Network Analyst

What do you like about working at PAETEC?

"T1's, Oc3's, MPLS"

Senior Account Executive

"It was ok but not a place to develop career."

What do you like about working at PAETEC?

"Nothing"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you understand that telecom is a commodity service now. lost of price pressure."

What don't you like about working at PAETEC?

"everything"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Very hard to differentiate product and service. It was all price VS Verizon."

Senior Account Manager

"Middle Management was terrible and practiced Favoritism."

What do you like about working at PAETEC?

"V.P Stacy Dupree was the best besides Arunas Chesonis."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be careful with Middle Management."

What don't you like about working at PAETEC?

"Middle Management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They needed some more education and grooming and needed to stop discrimination and favoritism."

Business Development Manager

What do you like about working at PAETEC?

"Really, not very much. I did enjoy my role as a Business Development Manager. I also enjoyed some of the many great people I met."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go into it with open eyes. Ask a lot of questions about expectations in a sales role, brand recognition in areas where PAETEC is unknown, what advertising they do, etc.Also be sure they explain your comp. plan because for 9 months nobody could/would explain it to me! Finally, do you research and be sure to talk to employees who are already working there."

What don't you like about working at PAETEC?

"PAETEC just completed the McLeodUSA purchase when I came on board. I don't believe the McLeodUSA leadership that was folded into PAETEC were really on board with PATEC and I don't believe PAETEC fully understood how to conduct business in the central USA."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Consider replacing the leadership from Regional Director to VP/GM within the Central Area. There has been way too much turnover in sales reps and some RD's which is a direct reflection of poor leadership."

Government Account Executive

What do you like about working at PAETEC?

"Benefits"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't"

What don't you like about working at PAETEC?

"Management/fellow employees"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pray"

Senior Account Executive

"Good company trying to survive in a competive enviroment."

What do you like about working at PAETEC?

"Good people"

Marketing Manager

"A wonderful company to work for that lives by its mission to be the most employee and customer friendly provider in the markets it serves."

What do you like about working at PAETEC?

"A quality company with a quality product and excellent customer focus."

What don't you like about working at PAETEC?

"Nothing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remain focused on your people, customers and quality procedures."

PAETEC Reviews FAQs

Is PAETEC a good company to work for?

PAETEC has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 3 PAETEC Review Ratings left anonymously by PAETEC employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at PAETEC.

Does PAETEC pay their employees well?

PAETEC employees earn $65,000 annually on average, or $31 per hour, which is 2% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 0 PAETEC employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find PAETEC Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at PAETEC?

100% of employees would recommend working at PAETEC with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated PAETEC 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.6 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at PAETEC?

According to our data, the highest paying job at PAETEC is a Regional VP of Sales at $213,000 annually. Browse PAETEC Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at PAETEC?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at PAETEC is a Student Services Specialist at $20,000 annually. Browse PAETEC Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at PAETEC?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at PAETEC to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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