Alcatel-Lucent Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"A good company."

"Their technology is not desirable to work on since I was there."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Work was challenging and was allowed to be innovative."

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

"The are good listeners."

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

"We couldn't continue building the place forever."

"I worked for AT&T Bell Labs for 18-years. I left to explore opportunities overseas."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"They have a good telecommute continued education program."

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

"If student you need excellent marks so study hard. If professional then you may want to consider a mentor. Politics run high in this company."

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

"I was moved to assignments not to my liking."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Value your employees' ideas and remarks."

"Great place to work but all companies have issues, just like families do."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Benefit package, hands off management style (we're adults and know what needs to be done), early start time, early leave, ability to work from home from time to time."

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

"Be prepared to always be on call, but they give you time when you want it, provided you can do your job from wherever you are remotely, if needed."

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

"Their co-sourcing me after 13 years, teams sometimes have a hard time working together."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Lead more."

"Prior to Lucent purchasing INS it was a great place to work. After the acquisition and business problems facing Lucent, things went down hill real fast."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"The people and technology."

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

"Confidence and experience."

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

"Business practices that saw Lucent go from $80 dollars a share to less than $3."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Proper integration of companies that they acquired."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"The people, the opportunities, and the work environment."

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

"Make sure you really know your stuff and you'll do fine."

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

"The politics. The disconnect between the top level management and the rest of the employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop trying to protect your territory, stop playing the politics."

"Global mindset and result oriented company with growth potential."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Even work flow."

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

"Bit heavy on process."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to employees."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Great."

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

"Downsizing."

"Daily management changes."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Everything."

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

"Didn't last long enough."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire contractors."

"This was a great hands on opportunity for an entry level engineer."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Great work environment with good future potential."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Career development."

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

"Layoffs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Open communication."

"Good company to work for."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Performing system test activities."

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

"Location since moving to Austin, TX."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to look forward toward new opportunities and continue to have regularly scheduled training activities."