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Friendly, Disorganized, and Underpaid

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Comcast for 2 years
March 15, 2022
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3.0
Pros

People can be very friendly, depending on your team.

There's potential for a lot of independence (almost too much) and flexible hours.

Your day-to-day experience varies tremendously, depending on your team/manager (this is both a pro and a con).

The pay for certain positions is very reasonable. Benefits are the same for everyone, but PTO scales with how many hours you work if you're part-time.

Cons

Experience between teams varies drastically. Agencies can have good teams, but some end up disorganized and isolated, too overloaded with work to integrate with others.

Good software engineers willing to learn new things leave almost invariably. They don't pay enough to keep competent people who are comfortable job hopping. If you're good at what you do, you'll likely leave for a higher-paying position somewhere else. There's a good chance long-standing software devs are frustrating to work with for the same reason.

They have a huge employee turnover but find it acceptable because they are able to hire faster than people quit.

Advice to Management

"Competitive Salary" should mean high enough to hire good people.

There's already a stigma around Comcast as a company; it doesn't help to pay less than every FAANG, etc.

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