No Raises, Rediculous Bonuses, Poor Pay - Anonymous employee Lumen Employee Review

1.0
Sep 12, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people, its a job

Cons

Pay is horrible, Work Life Balance is a joke, Review Structure is laughable in its 9 Box interpretation, Nothing is ever good enough attitude of Upper Management, Any successes you have is met with a slap in the face, seemingly looking for reasons to fire people, No opportunity to Grow, 24X7 expectation for managers- even on PTO....I mean FTO treated as micro managed PTO.

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Lumen Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we appreciate your feedback. We have built an equitable, pay-for-performance compensation plan, where our employees are rewarded for their results. We will continue to ensure our incentive plans are competitive in the marketplaces we serve. We are sorry to see you did not enjoy your time working here.

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Easy to learn, manageable schedule, supportive management

Cons

Changes in systems with many malfunctions, confusing workflows, policies set with little guidance (like figure it out yourself)

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for leaving an honest review. Because of feedback like yours, we get better every day. Change can definitely be challenging. We believe in helping everyone to reach their full potential so we can all succeed together. We're glad you value our learning systems, agile working model, and management. Thank you again for your feedback. We're happy to have you on the team!
1.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

Medical Benefits are very good. Not a lot of micromanagement unless your leader doesnt understand the resources to pull this info. AI is highly encouraged, not required... which is a nice balance.

Cons

Random layoffs every couple months. Kate Johnson doesn't understand the importance of credibility in this space. Q1 customer meetings are majority introduction meetings due to constant account realignment. Leadership pretends to believe they know these are large enterprise accounts, but their actions reflect a transactional sales approach.

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We value your input. We're disappointed to hear about your experience at Lumen. Unfortunately, at times, restructuring, reorganizations, or realignment to business realities is needed to drive our continued transformation and company growth. These decisions are difficult and not something we take lightly. Lumen understands the impacts these events have on our employees and provides support and guidance through the challenging transitions. Please reach out to us at CTLHRActionTeam@lumen.com if you would like to discuss anything further. We're glad you value our medical benefits and AI integration. Thank you again for your feedback. We appreciate your hard work!
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