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Nortel Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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On average, employees at Nortel 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 Nortel employees are Software Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.9 and Equipment Services Project Managers with a rating of 4.8.

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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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Nortel Employee
in Richardson, TX

"The company was great to work for and missed that position. The CEO allowed company to run into Chapter 11!"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Nortel Employee
in Richardson, TX

"Great place to work. Unfortunately went bankrupt due to market environment and poor Sr. Management. People were great, the facilities were top notch."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.2
Nortel (247)
4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Adtech (8)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Blue Fountain Media (8)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (13,152)
Office Manager
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Regional Account Manager
in Alpharetta, GA

"Great company to work for."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineer
in Richardson, TX

"Nortel has a lot of opportunities for employes."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"I learned a lot of new technologies in Nortel. The work environment is good for employes."

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

"Show your best side to the interviewer. Don't cheat the interviewer."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"There are a lot of processes which need be followed by development team. Those processes caused the high cost of products."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions because management team has done a good job."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Testing Technician
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Technical Support Engineer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Senior Systems Engineer
in Herndon, VA

"Work hard, Play Hard, But Win business"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"This company provided great tools, and access to information. It also rewarded workers with training and pay for performance."

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

"Unfortunately, or fortunately, for the person you mention, This company no longer exists."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"This company had poor leadership, with respect to managing expenses and targeting acquisitions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"That's easy now. Stop paying too much for companies providing you with new technologies and markets."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Equipment Services Project Manager
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Technical Support Engineer
in Simi Valley, CA

"It was great company to work for."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Network Engineer
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5
Inside Sales Account Manager
in Richardson, TX
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
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Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Design and Optimization Engineer
in Pacific, WA

"Good job, I deserve more."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Technical Support Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

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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