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Good experience for a temporary job, but severely underpaid

Technical Architect
Former Employee
Worked at AT&T for 9 years
August 6, 2014
San Ramon, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  1. Can get into interesting work and good projects if you do well in previous projects.
  2. Decent work-life balance and benefits.
  3. Good discounts on AT&T products.
Cons
  1. Severely underpaid, by about 30-40%. A lot of employees find this out when going to different companies. It's good to get into an entry-level job and build experience, but don't stay too long. After years of experience and lots of progressions/promotions, my salary was the same as an average fresh college grad.

  2. Too much red tape. Developers do not have admin rights to their own machines and need to submit a request every single time.

  3. Minimal workplace perks (no free food, coffee, ...).

Advice to Management

Pay employees better to retain them.

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