All talk and no action - Sales Engineer Lumen Employee Review

2.0
9 Apr 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people I directly work with are great as are most of the employees and managers, who are personable and approachable. I am not micro managed at all in my position.

Cons

Where to start. We offer a completely terrible customer experience. I have not seen a single smooth implementation in the 2+ years I have been here. They told us in January that the number one focus is to improve our customer experience and two months later they announce we are not hitting our quarterly number so we will have to lay people off, just like they did last time and the time before etc. Leadership embodies the definition of insane; keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results. And then there's the suspicious behavior of never getting anyone's commission check correct and always in their favor. It is so complex that us engineers can't understand it so we are pretty sure they hired the same folks that wrote the US tax code, just to make sure they could keep money back without being caught, which I suspect they believe provides shareholder value. In fact it's not that hard to understand, it's just impossible see how it is calculated and how to prove it one way or the other. They are also the cheapest company I have ever worked for. Being questioned about mileage charges and meals and then having to complete both a spreadsheet and an online form in a secure system with exactly the same information. It's as though they want to make travel hard so you just don't do it.

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Cons

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're determined to get better every day, so we value your feedback about balance and growth. Lumen's investment in our people is essential to our success, we're so glad to have your feedback on your experience. Thank you again, we're happy to have you on the team.
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Good pay, great benefits, great people to work with, boss is great, etc.

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We need feedback like yours to continue to make Lumen a great place to work. Transformation can definitely be challenging. We're committed to growth opportunities so we can all succeed together. We're glad you are taking advantage of compensation, benefits, and our people. Thank you for the work you do with us. We're happy to have you on the team.
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