Alcatel-Lucent Employee Reviews for Anonymous Employee

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest that management could of perhaps diversified more, researched and developed new products and kept the jobs here in Oklahoma."

"Lucent is great place to work and have opportunity for career advancement. Lack of job security is an issue at Lucent."

"It made me reflect on a great career, and that the best has yet to come."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Many groups depended on timely delivery of my features, the cornerstone for quality delivery."

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

"It was a great company until the bottom line decides everything. Sorry."

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

"Quality mattered less and less, customers determined quality based on complaints."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look beyond this quarter's result to determine the makeup of the team."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Independence."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"The people."

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

"Be honest."

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

"The downturn of the industry."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more conservative and not aggressive about short term goals, and look at the long term goals."

"Excellent company."

"Do not work for this company."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Nothing."

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

"Don't go."

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

"Politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be honest."

"Good employer... great employees."

"I would not recommend anyone to the company."

What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?

"Flexibility and pay."

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

"Be careful of the position. It could disappear at any time."

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

"Security, sword of Damocles hanging over your head... always I survived 5-6 cutbacks, got me on the 7th."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Wake up and realize that cutting people are not the only way to cut costs."