Working at Tellabs in Naperville, IL: 22 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Naperville, IL Area

"ex-employee"

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"The work was challenging and at times rewarding. It takes time to find the correct internal resources to accomplish anything. Mainly because only one third of the people or less that work at Tellabs actually work."

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

"Interview. Use that experience to get a better job with a Tellabs competitor. You will ultimately learn more and be rewarded in the long run with more job security and lower levels of stress. I would not recommend Tellabs as a long term employer. Unless you enjoy social and political games and BS versus skills to actually further career growth. Advancement is very limited otherwise."

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"Too much politics and favoritism. The politics which are heavy within Tellabs detract from work getting done. Infighting and managers holding grudges or having agendas for there own means is common. You have to watch yourself of kiss backside to survive within the company. It is by no means the company it once was. The business is run more like a social club versus a business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management shoud be scaled down. Several managers within the support organization are severely inept and are just there because they have been with the company or are such fowl ups there is now no other place to hide them."

"Great COMPANY."

"Good place to work."

"Great company when telecom was hot. Now, they are strugling to regain position in highly competitive market"

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"Very good to employees, helped me get my MBA, and move into project management role. Learned a lot about business and team playing and working with offshore contractors"

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

"Wait for it"

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"the crash of the telecom industry was very painful for Tellabs, though they handled it better than most. Layoffs became commonplace since 2001, sometimes two per year. Job security was fleeting."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing what you are doing. I believe it will work and Tellabs will find its way back to the top."

"Tellabs is a good company that is forced to stretch resources to meet very difficult market conditions."

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"Generally speaking, most of my colleagues were capable and professional. My supervisor was also a very fair person who recognized and rewarded individual contributions."

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

"Expect to work hard and dont expect large saary increases until the telecom market recovers from the 2001 dot-com crash."

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"There is an over-riding distrust of upper-level management. Most of my co-workers did not believe most of the reports (either doom and gloom or rose-colored) issued by management, especially up the line. There is still a feeling that information is heavily filtered going up and going down the corporate food chain."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open and forthcoming, especially with bad news."

"Very good"

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"The benefits package, they take care of their people."

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"Never know if you will have a job in the upcoming months"

"Dated due to the the time I worked for Tellabs was 9 years ago."

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"What I liked about Tellabs was the location and at the time I joined the company I felt there would be opportunities for career growth."

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

"Like any other interview, just be prepared."

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"I left a carrer position and opportunity with my previous company and the position at Tellabs only lasted a little over a year."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I understand when it comes to restructuring the business but instead of just looking at salaries they should be looking at skill sets. Ask the question; Who are the best people with the skills to take you into the next decade and beyond"