Terrible company to work for - Field Technician Lumen Employee Review

1.0
Feb 18, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I like The work itself. Driving company vehicle to and from home. Those are probably the only pros.

Cons

-underpaid. All the other carriers pay more. If you got hired under level 3 you are basically screwed. The new hires started out higher than guys who had been there for years that were with level 3. -lack of career growth/ promotions unless you want to move to a different organization within the company. You can be a 10000% rockstar at your job year over year and you won’t get promoted to next tech level if someone else already has it. Basically they limit how many tech 1,2,3 and 4’s can be in each market. -no annual raises even for those who are rated as top performers. -management is extremely rude and disrespectful. One of my managers was the most disrespectful person I have ever worked with ever and when I tried having a professional conversation about it he literally dodged everything I said and then told me “I feel like we are wasting our time on this call”. -management expects the impossible of you. No matter how much work you have, you cannot say no to anything. -zero extra pay for being on call. -constantly harassed and hounded to get things done way before the due date. Basically, everything should’ve been done yesterday. -there is zero empathy or anything for techs. Upper management just doesn’t care. Every so often we are to take what’s called “employee engagement surveys” and every time the results are literally a joke. They are so low across the board. Basically nobody is happy to be there and the scores are so low yet management does nothing to try to make it better, so what is the point to this? To make it look like they care? Don’t be fooled. They don’t. -avoid this company at all costs unless you are desperate for a job..

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5.0
Mar 9, 2026
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Pros

Work/life balance, generous paid time off, flexibility to get to appointments as needed, a revamped short term incentive program. Lumen's leadership has really transformed the culture and put the company on a form foundation for growth.

Cons

They are still working on systems integration and combining the multiple companies that were merged into the current company. Leadership has made it a priority to invest the resources necessary to integrate the systems, workflow management. At this point the changes are starting to become evident.

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for your transparency about your experience. We need feedback like yours to continue to make Lumen a great place to work. We recognize that system integration is challenging. We're committed to prioritizing smooth changes and are always looking to provide support and guidance throughout. We're glad you're enjoying work-life balance, PTO, incentive programs, leadership, culture, and growth opportunities. We believe in helping everyone to reach their full potential. Thank you for being part of the Lumen team. We're glad to have you on board with us!
1.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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