Working at Verizon Communications in Philadelphia, PA: 5 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Philadelphia, PA Area

"My work kept me challenged and busy. The company allowed me to grow my technical skills as fast as I could learn. The workforce morale suffered due to frequent layoffs."

"The company is well known and, probably, the strongest player in the communications industry. The work environment was always excellent and the people I worked with were exemplary (both co-workers and clients). Always a great experience when you get paid for enjoying your job."

What do you like about working at Verizon Communications?

"I like the great benefits and great pay. I get to help customers solve their problems and clear up misunderstandings."

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

"The pay is pretty good and the benefits are decent, but if you are working in customer service and have children, please make sure you are prepared to have back-up help."

What don't you like about working at Verizon Communications?

"There is too much micromanagement. There is no creativity, no flexibility, and you are stuck to your desk all day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would change the sales demands on employees, be a little more lenient with time, and create a more productive environment by decreasing the intense levels of micromanagement."

What do you like about working at Verizon Communications?

"I liked the salary and benefits."

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

"You have to be willing to work in a fast-paced sales environment."

What don't you like about working at Verizon Communications?

"There was a lot of relocating with office closings, and also not real room for advancement within the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest management become more hands-on with the employees they manage."

"Verizon was once a great employer when it comes to the treatment of its customers and employees, but since it has become Verizon from Bell Atlantic, it, as a company, has drifted away from being the employee and customer-based company it once was."

What do you like about working at Verizon Communications?

"I liked the pay, the benefits, the contact with the customers, and the contact with co-workers and colleagues."

What don't you like about working at Verizon Communications?

"I don't like the direction the company has taken, from once seeming to care about the customers' and employees' needs and wants to now solely caring about ways to make more and save money."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try listening to the concerns of your employees, and make them feel as though their voices are being heard and not just going into deaf ears."