Good place to work in software development, but can be quite stressful - Senior Software Developer Verizon Employee Review

4.0
10 Aug 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Global, huge company. - Cutting edge in telecommunication business and technology. - Important benefits package and training opportunities. - Flexible work time (*) - Challenging tasks (*) - Big and complex software projects (*) (*) Experience may vary depending on development group

Cons

- Bureaucracy, as in every global, huge company. - Strict policies on development tools and software in general. - Some limitations for offshore developers (e.g. no direct production environment access). - Very stressful work, with tight deadlines and constant pressure (*) - Backfill development positions are not being recovered at good pace, or are not being recovered at all (*) (*) Experience may vary depending on development group

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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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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