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On average, employees at Alcatel-Lucent give their company a 4.2 rating out of 5.0 - which is 7% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Alcatel-Lucent employees are Marketing Managers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and National Account Managers with a rating of 4.8.

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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 414 Alcatel-Lucent Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.2
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"My job at Alcatel was the best ever. I was able to use my imagination skills."
Posted 15 years ago in Plano, TX
Member of Technical Staff

"Lucent Technologies Inc. has been my best employer in my career."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Almost everything has been great; salary, compensation, working environment, people, location."

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

"Nothing to complain."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"May improve on the manner the employees are assigned to work; for example in certain occasions there has been frequent changes in the assigned work."

Systems Tester

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"It is a big company with many different kinds of production. Well orgnized, strict process."

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

"It emphasizes much more on maintenance than on R&D department."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reduce the management team."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.2
Alcatel-Lucent (764)

4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Fleming Foods (16)
3.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Wireless Advocates (20)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (6,899)
Alcatel-Lucent Employee

"I was very lucky to have served under Alcatel's management prior to me being laid-off."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Alcatel provided many opportunities for growth in the Information Technology field."

Senior Manager

"Nice place but laid off after 9 months, due to merger."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Position."

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

"Layoffs."

Quality Program Manager

"Good company to work for."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Benefits and professionalism."

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

"Unstable market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Structure business around QMS requirements."

Power Systems Engineer

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Learn technical knowledge."

Major Account Executive

"Satisfied."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Lucent was a good company."

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

"Very large company."

Equipment Services Project Manager

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"The people and the atmosphere. The salary and the amount of training time they gave you to always continue to improve yourself on each new assignment. Great place to work."

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

"Anything that I didn't like, I was able to work around it and make the best of it and worked harder to try to improve it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure you get to know the skills, knowledge and capabilities of each individual that works for you. Allow them the opportunity to utilize their gifts."

Network Engineer

"Great to work."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"I liked everything at Lucent, great to work."

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

"Nothing."

Information Developer

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"The products 5ESS."

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

"It's not the company it used to be."

Technical Manager

"Good company that folded."

Director of North America Sales

"Great opportunity."

Intern

"It was a great place to learn during an internship."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"I liked how I was able to learn the different aspects of publishing."

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

"The lack of pay since it was an internship."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest more growth opportunity."

Senior TAC Engineer

"Excellent opportunity to dive into the latest technologies and participate in the development of future technologies."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"The opportunity to learn due to being surrounded by some extremely bright minds with regards to telecommunications/networking."

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

"The pay was good, but was definitely earned. Position required constant attention and commitment - during working hours and after-hours, as well."

Senior QA Engineer

"Always leading edge technology."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"I was responsible for several product lines."

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

"I had to travel on my own time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't make commitments you can't keep."

Alcatel-Lucent Reviews FAQs

Is Alcatel-Lucent a good company to work for?

Alcatel-Lucent has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 414 Alcatel-Lucent Review Ratings left anonymously by Alcatel-Lucent employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 99% of employees would recommend working at Alcatel-Lucent.

Does Alcatel-Lucent pay their employees well?

Alcatel-Lucent employees earn $81,000 annually on average, or $39 per hour, which is 23% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 39 Alcatel-Lucent employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Alcatel-Lucent Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Alcatel-Lucent?

99% of employees would recommend working at Alcatel-Lucent with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated Alcatel-Lucent 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Alcatel-Lucent?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Alcatel-Lucent is a VP of Corporate Communications at $251,000 annually. Browse Alcatel-Lucent Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Alcatel-Lucent?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Alcatel-Lucent is a Assembly Mechanic at $14,000 annually. Browse Alcatel-Lucent Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Alcatel-Lucent?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Alcatel-Lucent to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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