Alcatel-Lucent Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Management capability is suspect - at best."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Outside sales."

What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"My division was being sold off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, they are all gone!"

"My main job was to arrange test bed preparation before any testing."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Good salary and more education."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It needs more strong background."

"Place to work for living, no career advance, no job security, closing facility left and right."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Pension plan, benefit."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"What you get for your negotiation is what you get the rest of your life, regardless this company is known for outstanding lay off, only top layer management is unmatch the rest."

What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"No career path, no job security, closing facility left and right."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"This is the system, the business model is to have CEO compensation 350 time worker, this drives the company to an end, got to change business model first, before improve management practice."

"Lucent was a great place to work before the massive layoffs."

"Lucent spun off from AT&T, flared, then died with the Internet bust."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Was exciting while it lasted."

What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Company was run into the ground by bad senior management; it was purchased by a French telecom."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go into another line of work."

"Would not recommend - dying company."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Not much."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go somewhere else if you want a future."

What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"The way employees are treated. Bad."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good first time job for a young person."

What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"No benefits."

"Lay offs every month, not at all secure, pay is low, no opportunity to advance."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Traveling, being out of the office. Learning new things."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Run the other way, stay away, long hours, no family life, no raises, basically slavery once you there."

What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"No advancement, good old boy and girl networks politics, no raises or bonuses for years. Upper managers take the money and benefits and raises, like our senators and congressmen."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit, leave the company. You all are a cancer to the firm, too many managers, upper middle and lower managers."

"Beware."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"The working level folks are second to none."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest and be yourself - if you don't fit in then you don't want to be there."

What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Management has been fighting its entitlement culture for years and then merger with Alcatel sent it to a new level."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clean house."

"I love the people, but am worried that they are spiraling into the ground. High stress levels."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Loved the people."

What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Currently the stress level is very high. Everyone feels like they are sitting under the ax."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn how to manage the business so you don't have to throw away the people who are your greatest asset. Understand the importance of employee morale."

"Good company, weak vision and leadership."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should pay and value their engineers and not be such a selfish executive group."

"I had a lot of great and not-so great experiences at AT&T/Lucent."

"Positive place to work."

"Good place to work."