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On average, employees at Tellabs give their company a 4.3 rating out of 5.0 - which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Tellabs employees are Field Service Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.7 and Equipment Services Project Managers with a rating of 4.6.

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4.3
Average Rating
(based on 33 Tellabs Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.6
Work Setting
4.5
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Field Service Engineer

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"I travel to many states and Learning new technologies that came out."

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

"Be positive, be willing to travel and be a team player."

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"I didn't like the many re orginzation changes that they made."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I do not have any suggestions for management. Awesome management."

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
Staff Engineer

"Great place to work and have family."

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

4.3
Tellabs (61)

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)
Planning Engineer

"I was there for 15 Years. It was one of my best place to work."

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"Interaction with all level of management, Marketing/Sales, Finance, multiple vendors, and R & D Engineering."

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

"Before apply, make sure that you are qualified for the job."

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"I don't have any reason NOT to like working there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reach out to everybody in the organization for new ideas."

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
Field Service Engineer

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"I liked learning and working on new technologies and working with othe Engineers"

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

"Be willing to travel, be a team player and work different hours."

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"Learn from your employers and don't be to quick to re- org."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management department was great. For the 17 years that I worked their I had great Managers."

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
Senior Technical Support Engineer

"Great Company who cares for their employees"

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"Great Company who cares for their employees and strives for success"

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

"Be your self and you will prosper with Tellabs, they are a great company"

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"Had to lay off alot of co-workers due to the economy issues, wish they didnt have to do that."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep giving your employees all the chances to better themselves which will in turn better the company"

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
Tellabs Employee

"This company is a professionally managed company."

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
Deployment 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 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Engineer
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 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 4.9 / 5
Technical Lead

"I worked for Tellabs for 6 years, it was a great place to work, with good co-workers.Technology was at par with companies of that size."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Junior Manufacturing 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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Field Service Engineer

"great job , company and lot og benefits"

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"Travel within USA and outside the experiency tha I got on the telefony industry"

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

"Just show everything you know Tellabs is a great Company and very family oriented"

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"I have no complaints about my work in Tellabs Inc"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None they are good to management all the operations of the employees."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Staff Software Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5 Company Culture 4 / 5
Way You Work 5 / 5
Systems Specialist
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Equipment Services Project Manager

"Had a great time working there and enjoyed the work I did."

What do you like about working at Tellabs?

"Customer focused and employee friendly. Cared about employees and the customers enjoyed top notch customer service"

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

"Read about the company and show you have a specific skill set that will help them succeed."

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"None. It really was a great place to work. Great people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing major. Maybe watch the market a lttle better to figure out trends."

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 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Technical Support Engineer
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3.3 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5

Tellabs Reviews FAQs

Is Tellabs a good company to work for?

Tellabs has an overall rating of 4.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 33 Tellabs Review Ratings left anonymously by Tellabs employees, which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Tellabs.

Does Tellabs pay their employees well?

Tellabs employees earn $91,000 annually on average, or $44 per hour, which is 38% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 3 Tellabs employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Tellabs Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Tellabs?

100% of employees would recommend working at Tellabs with the overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Employees also rated Tellabs 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.3 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Tellabs?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Tellabs is a Vice President at $251,000 annually. Browse Tellabs Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Tellabs?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Tellabs is a Data Entry Clerk at $30,000 annually. Browse Tellabs Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Tellabs?

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

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