Struggling - Anonymous employee Lumen Employee Review

3.0
8 Jan 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Overall a very stable work environment on the IT side. So many people involved with any given thing that it's hard to pin blame on anyone, so repercussions are usually just a severe talking to. Reasonable benefits and pay for the modern U.S. economy. Generally flexible hours and work environment.

Cons

Benefits being reduced every year, unclear strategic direction, extremely rough handling of CenturyLink->Embarq->Savvis->Qwest mergers. Monroe-based leadership and employees are 'there because they grew up there', and often are very underqualified for their titles...those that are skilled (and there are some outstanding ones) are often unappreciated because they aren't Christian enough.

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Great Culture very good people

Cons

Tech stack is a little shaky

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for your insight into working at Lumen. We value your input. We recognize how tack stacks can be shaky. We're committed to helping our leaders grow so that we can all succeed together. We're glad you enjoy our culture and people. Thank you again for your feedback. 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.

Cons

Company is undergoing transformation, so it's a bit chaotic. Have to work with old stuff and new stuff at the same time. Hopefully that will change as we transform further.

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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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