Does Alcatel-Lucent pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alcatel-Lucent employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alcatel-Lucent. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alcatel-Lucent?

60% of Alcatel-Lucent employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alcatel-Lucent 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alcatel-Lucent?

Senior Software Engineer (95) , Software Engineer (68) , Member Of Technical Staff (67) , Project Manager (60) , Software Development Engineer (55) , Engineer (47) , Software Developer (37) , Senior Engineer (33) , Technical Specialist (30) , Technical Project Manager (28) , Network Engineer (27) , Director (26) , Lead Engineer (26) , Technical Manager (26) , Manager (24)

What are the pros of working at Alcatel-Lucent according to real employee reviews?

"Great People and easy to work with" ((in 179 reviews)); "They provide good benefits to their employees." ((in 150 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you work 9 to 5 and expect nothing but to play the survival game." ((in 146 reviews)); "Good culture and values." ((in 71 reviews)); "2. Good work environment and colleagues" ((in 64 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alcatel-Lucent according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and politics" ((in 115 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and changes." ((in 71 reviews)); "Too many managers and no potential to work your way up." ((in 39 reviews)); "Senior management is absolutely rubbish." ((in 28 reviews)); "Horrible upper management, no vision, terrible business prospects, lots of red tape, no raises for five years" ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alcatel-Lucent layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Alcatel-Lucent layoffs and their outlook for job security at Alcatel-Lucent in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Alcatel-Lucent locations?

Naperville , Plano , Murray Hill , Mountain View , New Providence , Calabasas , New Providence , Whippany , Chicago , Raleigh , Columbus , Austin , Dallas , Westford , Atlanta , Alpharetta , Boston , Newark , San Francisco , New York , Petaluma , Holmdel , Phoenix , Richardson , Dublin , Los Angeles , Denver , Redmond , Jersey City , Lisle

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Alcatel-Lucent

Acquired by Nokia

Alcatel-Lucent reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(2,339 total reviews)

Rajeev Suri

84% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Alcatel-Lucent has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,339 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alcatel-Lucent employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Jul 16, 2015

Laid off a lot of people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be a great company with good benefit such as high 401k matching, great medical insurance, etc.

Cons

Ever since the merging with Lucent, the company has not found its track. Now, the company is merging with Nokia. Good luck ALU.

1.0

Jul 25, 2015

Abandon ship!

Corporate counsel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Regular paychecks, provided laptop, free parking

Cons

Horrible upper management, no vision, terrible business prospects, lots of red tape, no raises for five years

2.0

Jul 20, 2015

Used to be a great place to work

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, flexible work environment in most cases.

Cons

Swirling around the toilet for 12+ years. Raises are non existent so employees cannot even keep up with inflation.

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