Company before employees - Advertisement Operations II Comcast Employee Review

2.0
11 Feb 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get health care, and time off.

Cons

Comcast / Effectv is just another greedy corporation. They rolled out new software, had us testing it, perfecting it, training it. All the while being told it would not affect our jobs that it in fact would open up other opportunities for us to do different work, more important work. This was all a lie because they didn't want people to jump ship. Then they laid off 100's of workers. I have personally gone through 3 corporate greed induced layoffs with this company. I was only in this role for 2 years and already taking on more and doing the job better than many of my counter parts,. but because i had less accumulated metrics I was not chosen to stay on. I and many others were asking each and every month "what does this mean for our jobs? what are we going to do if this automated software is taking over so much?" Each and every month we were told not to worry, our jobs were safe. 10 years and 3 lay offs is enough to never want to work for this company again. They also under pay in redlined cities, lower income cities. So while some people complain about DEI being shoved down their throats, i say that's not a problem, DEI is good, we should all learn to be more open minded and respectful of others, I'm a woman, so if you're not a white man, you're benefiting from DEI culture. It's not the real problem of the company, The real problem is their greed. They will lay us all off then have a company wide meeting talking about their recent corporate trip to mexico, and the department head's new Yacht... read the room you callous greedy suits. Real people are the backbone of this company, and real people get shat on daily. My 10 years meant nothing when i was brought back into the company. I came back to a higher position and they gave me a paycut because of my zip code. Gave a brand new hire guy $2/.hr more than me. They do not care about their people, they do not respect your abilities, your time with them, anything. They are business first and care only for their profit margin. They were profitable not not as much as the previous year. They will cut people first. If you're lucky to stay, you'll get a 25 cent raise and senior management will get much much more. Living paycheck to paycheck working for such a huge company is what is wrong with this country.

Explore other reviews about Comcast

5.0
28 Feb 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working at Comcast has given me the opportunity to develop myself; take the time to grow and learn, and that was really important to me during the time in my life when I joined the company. If you have the drive and ambition, there are a ton of ways in which you can grow into a leader if that's what you want to be. I took advantage of the continued education benefit and am finishing my masters degree now... I also joined a couple of the employee resource groups which offer seminars and networking events that support your professional profile. Listen, I'm not a total nerd. The point of my post is that this isn't a company you join and just stay stale within. They encourage your growth, but it's up to you to make it happen. Not only this - it's pretty exciting. We're busy and we have big jobs to do. My salary is in the top percentile for my industry but not only this, I again get the continued education (which is ~$6K/year) plus free cable/internet, top health care benefits and a truly balanced lifestyle - which is rarely the case within the Tech industry.

Cons

Telling people you work at Comcast triggers 2 typical responses: 1) A big hatred rant on customer service 2) A how do I get my foot in the door? The reputation of the company is difficult, but the style of the company is to stay humble - I've never seen the company defend themselves against the harmful and discrediting news that exists. I personally think they should defend themselves a little more - they are between a rock and a hard place in many instances of service. I personally experienced visiting someone's home where the issues they were having with their connection was due to a tree root growing into the cable lines which had been their for over 20 years. Things like that cannot be diagnosed over a phone call. It's hard work in the field for sure. Being a part of the corporate side sometimes we're too disconnected from what's happening on the frontline. So I think the size of the organization comes with its complications, but again if you're a working professional looking for an exciting, robust and sexy career, you can comfortably have it here.

500
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All