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Decent Pay, Toxic Management

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Verizon for 4 years
October 18, 2016
Alpharetta, Georgia
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral Outlook
Pros

Decent pay, very good benefits.

The telecom industry changes rapidly, so there is usually something new to learn.

A few long-term employees have managed to embrace the suck.

Cons

The management practices date from the 1800s. HR is out to get you. Managers have to go against corporate policies to be human and decent to you, or even to socialize with you. Very bottom-line oriented in a short-sighted way on the software side. Waterfall process. Over-reliance on H1B workers. The business is cold and hostile, and employees are just a means to an end. Everybody has to work against that to get through the day.

Advice to Management

Trust your employees.

Stop cheating and stealing from your customers.

Don't be so authoritarian.

Understand you can't have the benefits of Agile if the business doesn't play its part, and if you won't give autonomy to the software developers.

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