Support is a Revolving Door - Technical Support Representative DRB Employee Review

2.0
16 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The CEO Dan Pittman is one of the greatest guys you'll ever meet. The benefits are above average for most positions. Lots of opportunities for free food while at work. Nice buildings. I've heard that working anywhere other than in support is pretty nice.

Cons

Support is a mess. Employees are in and out all the time. Firings are a regular occurrence and often times without warning. If you work in support as a Level 1-3 technician for more than 2 years, start looking for alternative employment as management will start looking for reasons to get rid of you to save a buck. Work in support is generally tedious and frustrating. Call queues are generally backed up which makes downtime an incredibly rare occurrence. Support doesn't have enough staff to handle the queues and won't because they keep getting rid of support techs. A few support techs make it out of support and in other parts of the company. Don't bet on it though because it's rare. Overall support is a good place to work for about a year, but get out of there after that.

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DRB Response
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While there are always opportunities to improve a workplace, without direct feedback it is very difficult to know what is causing some of the issues being brought up here. I wish we had an opportunity to talk during your tenure with us to better understand these frustrations. While we are aware that call queue's have been high, we are continually looking for ways to improve performance and increase the number of trained staff in order to accommodate the business. Very few employees in support were actually terminated last year, and in fact we had a 21% internal promotion rate (most of that coming from the technical support area), which is higher than the typical benchmark in our industry. The TSR's are one of the most valued resources that we have here at DRB, however as is the case with all roles within the organization, performance is typically the driving factor behind changes that do occur. I am terribly sorry that your experience with us was not a positive one. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors and hope that you find the right fit with your next organization. If you care to elaborate on any of this information, especially in regards to your experience with the HR team, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly. Thank you and best of luck.

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Career paths to move up and out of the call center were definitely becoming more limited towards the end of my time there. When starting out, you quickly learn through trial and error who is willing to help you grow and who would rather make you feel bad for asking questions. There were some great supervisors to work with, but management quality could vary quite a bit. If one of the less helpful supervisors was the person you needed assistance from that day, you knew it was probably going to be a long shift. Communication between departments could be improved. Issues were sometimes transferred from higher up departments without sufficient ownership, creating additional work and frustration for frontline employees. Senior leadership seemed more focused on call metrics than the quality and complexity of troubleshooting required to resolve customer issues effectively. The overall work environment has gradually shifted toward a more corporate culture over time, compared to when I first started.

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