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Reviews of Sykes Home Powered by Alpine Access

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Sykes Home Powered by Alpine Access, the Denver-based BPO, provides call center outsourcing to clients using only domestic home call center agents, aka homeshoring. It employs 5,000 work-at-home agents in 39 states, and most of its call center employees are offered benefits like a health care plan and 401K. The company pays an hourly wage for time on and off the phone. (Not all call centers pay this way, read more about call center pay structures.) This profile of Alpine Access offers more details, but to find out what it's actually like to work there, read the reviews below.

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Poor Training Is an Issue at Sykes (Alpine Access)

2 stars
In addition to training issues, inefficient software hinder performance and impacted agents pay.

Barking Dog Got Agent Fired

2.5 stars
All was well at first, but strict rules made this agent unhappy and the dog ended his or her employment at Alpine Access.

No Problems at Alpine Access

5 stars
This reader has been at Alpine Access for a year and hasn't run into any problems.

Reader Calls Alpine Access a "Virtual Sweatshop"

1 star

Poor training, a buggy computer systems and a lack of understanding from managers make it an unhappy place to work--even if you do get to work from home.

Alpine Access's Minimum Wage Not Worth It for Reader

1 star

Reader and training classmates did not last at Alpine Access because of low pay.

Reader: English With an Accent Is A Problem at Alpine Access

1 star

Reader believes an accent cause problems at Alpine Access.

Reader Happy at Alpine Access

5 stars

Three-year veteran of alpine Access reports hourly pay of $9.50 and has no complaints about the company.

Alpine Access: Strict Employer

1 star

This reviewer of Alpine access say management has little flexibility.

Review: Easy to Adapt to Alpine Access

5 stars

Experienced call center agent, who was working at home for the first time, found the transition at Alpine Access an easy one.

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