Working at Sprint in Overland Park, KS: 125 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Overland Park, KS Area

"Sprint is a good place to work and would by all means return there."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"I was given the opportunity to expand my knowledge into new areas, I enjoyed working with the people within my group and the benefits are very good."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"The fear of layoffs has been in the back of my mind since 2001."

"Horrible company, horrible management, high stress, low reward."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Nothing."

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

"Don't."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"You are not important to the company and senior managers are constantly looking for reasons to fire you."

"Great place to work."

"22 good years."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Good people."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Good people have left."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Bring back the good folks."

"I enjoy my time there."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Have gained much in professional skills, they work with me and have recognized my efforts."

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

"If you work hard, you have little to worry about."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Job security uncertainty."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Shore up business practices, return to fundamentals to stabilize position within industry."

"Dont Interview for Sprint"

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"The people I worked with and that is all"

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

"Look elsewhere. Sprint is a terrible environment to work in. And really they don't care about their employees at all."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Layoffs, How they treat their employees, Job Reviews"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get rid of the ones you have and start over. They are the ones that drove the company into the ground. A lot of them do absolutely nothing at the company."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"The people you interfaced with were knowledgeable, great to work with and performed as a professional team."

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

"Be aware of layoffs until the company can provide some stability. Always good to network with someone within the company before attempting to apply for a position."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Job security is very fragile with constant employee layoffs. Advancement is limited due to the latest elimination of upper level job positions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Decrease the actual number of upper management personnel instead of just moving the majority of them from one department to another."

"To many people not knowing what they're doing."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Flexibility."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Could not reach people when I needed answers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Know where your employees are."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"I love the freedom to make your own decision and be able to implement your ides to help build location."

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

"Keep your nose clean because upper management will fire you over anything, no matter if you are right or wrong!"

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"What I didn't like about working at wireless lifestyle was that upper-management does not fully support their employees. The employees aren't valued as assets. Employees are seen as expendable and replaceable, even the great employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust your employees and show them that upper management will support them."

"It's like a large lost corporation."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Chaos environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide training and road of what is needed."

"Never should have bought Nextel."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Sprint people and idea of people over profits."

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

"Know your stuff."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Nextel people and the way they came in and tried to overrun the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sell Nextel to the government; quit outsourcing everything; and get after Verizon."

"Great experience but consumes personal life."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Lack of balance between work and personal life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Seek more balance for employees."

"Great place to learn about quality control, auditing."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Opportunity for advancement."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Nothing."

"Pays well with excellent benefits while hiring, quick to layoff and outsource."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Depending on the department, access to training, education reimbursement (though I hear that has been scaled back or eliminated)."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Can be bureaucratic at times. They have never been able to smooth out hiring, so they seem to go on hiring binges followed by layoffs. Long term prospects for the company don't look too great right now."

"Sprint was a very nice place to work but there have been a lot of layoffs over recent years."