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Caliber Communications Reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(97 total reviews)

Michael Hammond

76% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Caliber Communications has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 97 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Caliber Communications employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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97 reviews
2.0
4 Mar 2019

Potential vs Reality

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Best co-workers you could ask for. Super Bosses, if you work under Bryan Blakley, Bryan Ker, Nate McConkie, or April Mitchel you have a super boss who cares about your growth as a professional and individual.

Cons

Hard to trust the CEO, no understanding of employee value, and plays favorites. The CEO will brush away the concerns of 5+ employees who share the same concern because he trusts his friends' word over those 5+ plus employees. Employees are told "we don't care what you and others say, said person is a good guy" Promised raises that never happen, and other promises in general that never end up happening. People in the same/similar fields who have been with the company less are paid far more because of the political circle.

1.0
28 Feb 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You will gain experience working with very difficult people in very difficult situations. It's a really great skill to take into your career.

Cons

The C-suite and executive level management are not business people, they are sales people. In my time there I watched many hard working corporate employees be treated terribly by a sales rep, and then management would take the side of the rep, and tell the employee to be better at tending to the rep's needs. It was absolutely degrading and humiliating to never have the leaders of the company back you up. Basically all that matters at Caliber is that the sales rep's feel like they are heroes and the corporate employees manage large workloads with little pay. The only recognition that employees receive is a Christmas party once a year. The past 2 years they invited sales reps and managers and they ended up winning more raffle prizes than the corporate employees did. This was upsetting to everyone, and when many people voiced their frustration, management did nothing to repair trust. If you are a corporate employee/claims -floor agent, you will not be respected. Your opinion will not be taken seriously when it is up against a sales rep's, or a VP's. In HR we were constantly asked to lie to Dish Network and Sprint (Caliber's partners) and allow felon's to work with us and just "ignore" their background checks. When we refused to do this they would throw tantrums and find another way to skirt the system. They would manipulate other employees or sales managers to allow these reps to sell even though they were not authorized. Management claims that their goal is to be an upfront, honest door-to-door sales company because so many are corrupt. In my experience they are just as shady and manipulative as any bad sales company, they are just preaching loyalty to the employees and hoping no one notices how terrible they are.

2.0
4 Dec 2018

Helpful Stepping Stone

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great launchpad for your career. There's a lot to learn from while you're there. Some of the execs like Bryan Blakely and Nate McConkie have a lot of incredible wisdom to offer if you're willing to put in the effort to absorb it from them. Amazing coworkers. It really is probably the best part of the job. Everyone there is like family. Opportunities for service throughout the year.

Cons

All of my feelings about this company really just boil down to trust. I do not trust the CEO, (former) COO, or most of the VPs. I like all of them, but do not trust them. I'm writing details in hopes that things can change for my friends that are still there. DishOne (now Caliber) in the past had a great culture but in the past year, there has been a shift. It used to be that employee growth and happiness was important to the CEO and COO, but now it's just about how much money they are making. The rep happiness matters because in their eyes, they are the only ones adding any value to the company. The company has communication issues that I don't believe will be resolved without an outside business consultant coming in to work with the C level execs. There are shady deals between employees all the time because everyone has known each other for so long and things get personal. Underqualified people get overpaid because they are friends with the CEO. Overqualified people get underpaid because they don't have the budget (due to overpaying said employees). Executives ask employees to ignore the policies all the time and refuse to take ownership when fires start in result to not following policies.

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