Lumen reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(7,788 total reviews)
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Kate Johnson

70% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Lumen has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 7,788 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
1.0
Aug 13, 2020

Avoid

Recommend
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Pros

They pay really well for sales compensation, and you don’t have to work weekends.

Cons

This place is focused more on sales then the actual customer support side of the business. They want you to push sales down the customers throats, and they don’t care what their situation is. So people can be behind on bills, pissed off, fixed income, WHATEVER and you still have to sale. It’s really uncomfortable to push customers off the phone and not really resolve their issues. It’s really stressful to have back to back calls for a 9 hour shift and a majority of those calls you are being yelled at or told how much this company sucks. They are under staffed so expect to be there after closing. They don’t have enough support help so you can ask a question and get a vague af answer. Then not hear anything back for 10 or more mins. But then be yelled at for being on a call for 15 mins. This place is a joke.

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Lumen Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We have been working hard on our digital transformation and have a team focused on the employee experience and ensuring that CenturyLink remains a great place to work. We are sorry to see you are not enjoying your time working here. As a current employee if you would like to discuss specific concerns you can contact us at CTLHRActionTeam@centurylink.com.
1.0
Aug 10, 2020

Lacking leadership

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Remote work was available for team

Cons

-Leadership ignores source of problems -Leadership unable to lead project in right direction, unfortunately this problem goes much further up and my immediate supervisor. -Entire team terminated without notice due to aforementioned con.

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Lumen Response
5y
Thank you for writing a review. Our leaders are committed to creating a positive work environment for all employees while continuing to drive the efforts behind our digital transformation. We are sorry to hear you did not enjoy your short time at CenturyLink.
3.0
Apr 20, 2020

Down-hill since the merger with L3

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is OK, not great

Cons

Level 3 was a infection on a great company

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Lumen Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. CenturyLink has a history of growth through strategic acquisitions and we are particularly proud of our most recent acquisition of Level 3. We are continuing our integration journey and understand that change can be tough for some employees, we will continue to focus on creating a positive, inclusive, employee friendly culture.
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