Good if you're part of the "Club" - Anonymous employee Verizon Employee Review

3.0
16 Dec 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay, unlimited sick time, 17 days vacation/PTO to start, 10%/12%/20% bonus based on pay band Bonus % went UP now that it's combined with Verizon Wireless (they did not like that). Some jobs allow work from home.

Cons

Not sure where to start here. Verizon is dying a slow painful death. Telecom is struggling with it's landlines, Business can't make any money, and wireless is starting to feel the pain. Obamacare is the only reason Business is breaking even. Your compensation is entirely based upon your manager and a flawed system. Mangers will give .5% raises while giving others 5% raises. Your bonus is based ENTIRELY on what your manager thinks of you. Example: You make 100k, you get UP to a 10% bonus, company votes to fund 80% (now 8% bonus), your boss gives you 75% of that......you get the picture. HR gives raise money to mangers even if many people are at max salary cap, allowing others to get large raises. Good if your manager likes you. Minorities or women will always be picked first, regardless of qualifications. Indians only hire Indians, etc. Training and upward mobility is once again limited by your immediate manager. If you have one that won't rock the boat, good luck. Quarterly "RIFs" : reduction in force. This hits Verizon Telecom and Business every quarter, not sure if it has happened at wireless yet.

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5.0
27 May 2026
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Pros

The sheer volume of data, infrastructure, and budget allows you to build and run initiatives that you simply cannot replicate at smaller companies. While being here, we have had to solve complex, high-impact problems with strong results, the resources are absolutely here. The frontline teams and mid-level leaders (at least mine) are deeply knowledgeable technical experts who genuinely care about protecting and enabling the business. Leading people of this caliber makes cascading a vision highly rewarding, as the execution capability is top-tier. We are always striving to make the company better without compromising integrity.

Cons

Moving large initiatives or projects through a matrixed organization like Verizon requires an exhausting amount of red tape - no matter how much they want to claim otherwise. Decisions that should take days can take weeks or months due to the endless layers of alignment and stakeholder sign-offs required. This is further complicated as the company undergoes regular structural shifts, reorgs, and "strategy pivots". As a leader, a significant portion of your energy will be spent managing team fatigue and keeping folks steady through constant organizational "evolutions."

4.0
26 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Compensation is competitive but you will work very hard for it. Culture is excellent and exhibited and practiced from the top down. Benefits are excellent and cost reasonable. 401k match and profit sharing. Lots of training and professional development opportunities. Can advance if you're willing to relocate.

Cons

Company is trying to transform into what it wants to be beyond a wireless carrier (cloud?, security?, telematics?, wholesaler?, etc) and is struggling with a vision, resources, and org structure to make it a reality. Several re-organizations over last few years so job security has frequently been a question. Often delayed response to competitors caused by management's concern that acting would result in not meeting Wall Street expectations. Not the "happiest" place to work because no result is ever good enough and successes aren't celebrated because the focus is always on the next weekly/monthly/quarterly goal.

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