Lumen reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(7,781 total reviews)
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Kate Johnson

70% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Lumen has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 7,781 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lumen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
4.0
Apr 20, 2022

Have a Plan

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Pros

- The tenured teammates are always willing to help. - The company has great strategic partnerships. - Pay is typically better than other telco's - Free access to trainings and certifications with partners like Cisco, Fortinet, Azure, VMware, etc... (Take advantage of this) - After 12mo, you can apply for tuition reimbursement up to a certain dollar amount per year. (Take advantage of this)

Cons

- Systems are a nightmare. (slowly getting better) - Account bases change every 4-8mo so long term relationships are hard to form - You will have to hunt for the best perks that come with the job. - Upper management is made up of experienced and smart individuals, it just seems that they are operating off of false information. I don't think they are aware of the realities we experience on the front lines. - Building off of that, you be measured on 10 different KPI's each quarter. That's too many things to focus on. Break those responsibilities into different roles or increase headcount to decrease accounts per rep. - November to February is layoff season. (develop a strong internal network)

3.0
Feb 18, 2022

Culture on a Decline

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Pros

PTO, I enjoy working team (SE, CSM etc.)

Cons

- No promotions or raises unless you hit 100% of your quota even if you are doing your absolute best and you’ve been at the company for several years - May have to work late hours to get a deal closed - Management gets into nitty gritty about little deals and keeps complaining that no money is being brought in when overall it could be a slow month or even if you exceeded your quota the month before, it’s the same attitude - Management says to get them involved more, but then when I do, they just whine and complain, so you’re on your own to figure out a challenge you’ve never faced before when you already exhausted your resources - Management isn’t aware of how Salesforce works with automatic closing of deals and blames us for being sloppy about it when we are actually staying on top of it (see management gets into nitty gritty comment above) - Boys club mentality

1.0
Nov 11, 2021

Blatant Age and Disability Discrimination

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Pros

They offer good benefits- but I was making half the salary of my peers for multiple years doing the exact same job responsibilities. I frequently brought this up with management with no avail.

Cons

Got laid off after 10+ years of loyal dedication and excellent performance the day I returned from short-term disability. Also got discriminated against by company by not receiving fair pay treatment compared to peers both in salary and promotions. This company lies when they say they comply with the EEOC requirements. Their management style is very cut -throat and the managers treat the legacy Level 3 much better than the Legacy CenturyLink employees with salary, raises and promotions.

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