The most unethical and worst company I have ever worked for! - Retail Sales Consultant AT&T Employee Review

1.0
Dec 29, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is decent. You get to experience and sample the latest technology and devices.

Cons

The company sends down objectives and goals from the top...Some of these are unreasonable and that makes management(who get threatened with their jobs if metrics aren't met) ask their reps to do unethical and down right wrong things to screw over and manipulate their customers. Some in management even condoned the "Slamming" of accounts(adding monthly paid services to customers accounts without them knowing) to boost their monthly metrics. Many times I had followed through with the unethical demands from my RSM to keep their numbers up so that their ARSM's numbers would look good for the big bosses only out of blind loyalty and job security. Management, to not hurt their store metric rating for credits applied to accounts, even made us use the tactic of "I'll put you on the phone with customer service to take that service off your account that you didn't authorize" to take care of upset customers instead of doing it themselves. Honestly, I can go on for hours with all the immoral junk they had us do but I would rather not waste my time. There is a reason they are rated worst in customer service year after year compared to their peers so steer clear of this horrible company for a place of employment and for its services.

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Pros

1 of the best things about AT&T is the training you receive as a New Hire. The company sends you to a designated location for a month's worth of training. They teach you the basics of sales and how to maximize your customers in-store experiences. While at training if it is necessary, they will pay to put you in a hotel, give you an American Express card for daily meals and reimburse you for any travel expenses in a very timely manor. The training you receive is top of the line. Next, lets talk pay. At&t pays their employees extremely well. With a base salary with paid overtime and full benefits and a compensation program, you won't want to leave the company just for that reason. They take care of their employees for the time you spend with them. Room for advancement. At AT&T moving up is a breeze if your motivated and a hard working individual. My current assistant store manager has only been with the company 10 months and is already looking at becoming a small business rep.

Cons

The work and life balance. The hours are long and tiring to the point were when you get home all you want to do is sleep and on your days off as well. Customers you have to deal with and the ability for a sales rep to control the interaction . That is one of the biggest complaint I have about the company. A lot of times customers come into the store hot and as sales reps we don't have the discretion or ability to waive ridiculous fees or fix issues. Everything seems like it has to be refereed to customer care which makes for a bad customer experience in store.

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AT&T Response
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We pride ourselves on providing world class pay, benefits, training, and growth opportunities. Thank you for acknowledging one of the things we do well. But more importantly, thank you for your overall feedback and what we can improve upon. We look to develop and empower our employees and make every experience, whether internal or external, seamless. We will ensure your feedback is heard. Thanks again.
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