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Nortel Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 72 Nortel Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.1
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IT Telecom Systems Specialist
in Sunnyvale, CA

"excellent"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"great organization and excellent and top engineer with many patent"

Technical Lead
in Richardson, TX

"Fine"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Very good place when I started"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Declared Bankruptcy on Jan 2009"

Senior IT Program Leader

"This was a very challenging company to work for especially during the downsizing from 100,000 to 30,00 employees"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Work Life Balance"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Because of the downsizing it was not a fun place to work"

Regional Account Manager
in Atlanta, GA

"I enjoy my work at Nortel."

Senior Market Development Manager
in Richardson, TX

"Great job at the wrong time in the Telecom Industry"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"New challenges in learning new products!"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"The 50,000 employee layoff in first quarter 2001"

Consultant

"Good luck!"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"I was a consultant, so I enjoyed the flexibility that comes with contracting."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"They seemed very disorganized and bad managed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on the development of the products lines, especially the core lines."

Buyer

"Company grew it's DMS product sales too fast"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Products, and company growth and opportunity at that time"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Politics"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire qualified people at all levels"

Nortel Reviews FAQs

Is Nortel a good company to work for?

Nortel has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 72 Nortel Review Ratings left anonymously by Nortel employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 99% of employees would recommend working at Nortel.

Does Nortel pay their employees well?

Nortel employees earn $86,000 annually on average, or $41 per hour, which is 30% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 14 Nortel employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Nortel Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Nortel?

99% of employees would recommend working at Nortel with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated Nortel 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.6 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Nortel?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Nortel is a Senior Counsel at $351,000 annually. Browse Nortel Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Nortel?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Nortel is a Customer Service Clerk at $24,000 annually. Browse Nortel Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Nortel?

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

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