Steady downhill for employees - IT Support Lumen Employee Review

2.0
13 Apr 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work-from-home flexibility; dedicated and thoughtful co-workers

Cons

Employees are viewed as a liability; compensation diminishes each year; unrealistic after-hours work and on-call expectations; silly culture change gimmicks

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Lumen Response
6y
At CenturyLink, we view our employees as our most important asset and the differentiator that sets us apart from our competition. As part of our integration with Level 3 we took actions to harmonize the compensation philosophies between the two companies, centered around a “Pay for Performance” philosophy while remaining competitive in the marketplace. Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

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5.0
23 Nov 2025
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CEO approval
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Pros

The people are friendly and helpful, the work is engaging, deadlines are flexible, collaboration is smooth

Cons

Moves slow at times, contractors are unreliable, projects can be delayed or outright scrapped after being worked on

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Lumen Response
6mo
Thank you for leaving a thoughtful review about your time at Lumen. We need feedback like yours to continue to make Lumen a great place to work. It's important to us that our teams are reliable, so we're sorry to hear that you faced some challenges. We're glad to learn that you took advantage of our supportive community and found your work engaging! We wish you all the best as you continue on with your career.
5.0
24 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Easy to learn, manageable schedule, supportive management

Cons

Changes in systems with many malfunctions, confusing workflows, policies set with little guidance (like figure it out yourself)

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