Verizon

It's hard for me to give a review of the company as a whole. I imagine things are different if you're one of the folks manning the phone pool or something along those lines. But, as a very senior computer engineer, I really couldn't ask for a better place to work.

I'm a single father, and they have been unconditionally supportive of my special needs, which needs can sometimes be a bit extreme. The benefits are top-notch, and the bonus structure seems to be administered fairly.

(A bit of an aside: if you're considering a job with Verizon, let me say that, yes, you will actually get somewhere around the "projected bonus amount" they promise you most years. I know this was something I was a bit skeptical about, but so far it's come through every year, even in this economy.)

I think the biggest con with Verizon is that you have to understand how they think a little bit. They are very big on loyalty. They expect you to show that you are a company man from time to time, such as during the threat of a strike last year.

"Not my job" doesn't go very far at Verizon. Also, loyalty doesn't keep them from being a bit hard-nosed (e.g., when outsourcing telephone lines to other companies as they've been doing lately).

However, this is not excessive by today's standards, and they are certainly better than 90% of companies in being loyal to their employees.

On a whole, you're doing a great job!

My one comment comes more as a customer: couldn't we PLEASE get some DSL in the rural areas?