Great employee perks: free snacks and drinks, frequent employee lunches, and afternoon art walks.
Employees are generally allowed to pursue side projects (building tools, teaching seminars, etc.). It's possible to have a lot of influence, even as a lower-ranking employee, over the direction your team goes in.
Good opportunities for advancement and to pursue the things that interest you the most.
Upper management is generally friendly and accessible.
Depending on what team you're on, overtime pay is a possibility.
Annoying machismo among the overwhelmingly male tech support staff; a great deal of sexism in the workplace that I noticed even as a guy. Also, lots of talking bad about co-workers behind their backs, and lots of drama.
The company is owned by Comcast, so procedural HR stuff in general is cumbersome and filled with red tape. We had to use the same terrible employee portal as the rest of Comcast, which was even less functional for us, as we were a part of Comcast but not really.
Put more of a focus on hiring diverse employees and making sure everyone feels welcome. Encourage managers to resolve, rather than participate in, inter-employee drama. Possibly provide more training to them on how to lead a team, beyond just the stupid slideshow classes on the Comcast HR portal. Ditch the HR portal if you're still using it.
I received a phone call from the Talent Acquisition Manager. She asked soft-skill questions and general questions regarding Web services and Linux. I then followed up with her, and she scheduled me for another phone interview, this time with the Su
Had a text entry screening where they give you pre-prepared questions through a UI and you type the answer. Non-technical, one-hour interview with the manager. Asked about past experience and behavioral questions.
Contacted by a recruiter. Followed by a phone screen, then an onsite interview with a VP. The onsite interview was at a Comcast subsidiary (The Platform) in Seattle. The process was quick.
I received a phone call from the Talent Acquisition Manager. She asked soft-skill questions and general questions regarding Web services and Linux. I then followed up with her, and she scheduled me for another phone interview, this time with the Su
Had a text entry screening where they give you pre-prepared questions through a UI and you type the answer. Non-technical, one-hour interview with the manager. Asked about past experience and behavioral questions.
Contacted by a recruiter. Followed by a phone screen, then an onsite interview with a VP. The onsite interview was at a Comcast subsidiary (The Platform) in Seattle. The process was quick.