Sprint Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Future technology integrations and exposure."

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

"Go corporate, field seems to be an outsource target."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"LAYOFFS for high end employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Maintain your SMES, you can cut 2 for 1 by keeping a SME and save on the overall benefits payouts."

"It was the my first real paying job. The pay and commission are excellent for someone who is starting."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"I got to interact with people from diverse backgrounds and tend to customer needs."

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

"you have to have excellent customer service skills and ability to work under pressure and sell items."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"there wasn't anything that I can complain about."

"Company is contracting"

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"I liked working on 4G"

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

"Their future looks bleak."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"They are planning their engineering as though they have only one network. They have 2. Sprint and Nextel"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Build more coverage for Sprint - dump Nextel"

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"There was a lot of technology to learn. If given the opportunity a person could gain many skills before being laid off."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"The company is constantly reorganizing. Many times the reorganization made things more difficult for current employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management turnover ratio in network services is to high. Management needs to listen to engineers and technicians when analyzing incoming programs and upgrades, especially when the tech say that a program is not compatible or that the costs to make it compatible are too high."

"Sprint is a company with a great culture and tremendous potential."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Sprint Nextel gave me the opportunity to develop a career path within the company through tremendous executive guidance, training and ongoing support."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"After the merger with Nextel selling became very transactional (widget based). The value added, strategic type sale started to become diminished."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To target folks that have 10+ years in the telecom industry who remember what CRM really is. You have to hire people who have the C.A.R.E. mindset because (Customers Are Really Everything)."

"Great wireless company."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Selling wireless service and products."

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

"Be open and honest."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"People, travel, experience."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Slow technological advancements, slow career advancements."

"I've enjoyed working there."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"The team work atmosphere."

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

"I highly recommend Nextel Communications."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"I've always looked for ways to improve work flow."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To continuously keep the line of communication open."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Dynamic environment that offers a chance to work on highly complex systems. Many of the projects were cutting edge when they were started. Hesse is a really bright point in the organization. His enthusiasm is infectious... even for those in KC."

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

"Sprint is not the only game in town. Look around and actually speak with employees in your prospective field."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Too many levels of red tape. Funding and project planning takes FOREVER, often this causes the product or service to be really slow to market. Inter group fighting hobbles progress. Sprint has an attitude towards their employees in KC. Since it's the only game in town for telecom in KC, they have a lot of leeway to treat employees as if they are expendable. This leads to poor morale, and poor customer service, be they internal customers or actual paying customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Replace the board, streamline operations, remove fiefdoms and encourage teamwork. Streamline project approval and budget management processes, empower the line managers to make budget and labor decisions."

"Know your place and stick to it."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Compensation (opportunity for overtime), opportunity to advance to lead."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"PCS culture."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide flex time."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"I loved working with the dealers and developing their sales force"

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

"It's been 10 years not sure it would be relevant."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Politics"

"Sprint was a great place to work but unstable with many layoffs through the years."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"The salary was above average, I had good managers, good benefits and in the beginning it had a good technical career path."

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

"Just beware that it is an unstable company where more layoffs could still occur in the future."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"It was too unstable consisting of many layoffs through the years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I don't need to be micro-managed. I can work independently with minimal supervision and come to my manager for help with questions and issues as needed."

"Compensation package does not meet the demands of the position."

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Wireless Technology. Work from home days."

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

"Be prepared for interview."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Poor management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Consult with an independent third party to better the company."

"Great place to work"

What do you like about working at Sprint?

"Opportunity to interact with several teams and people."

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

"Good opportunity."

What don't you like about working at Sprint?

"Need to right size the business made for difficult times."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep on following the plan."