Tellabs Employee Reviews for Anonymous Employee

"This company is a professionally managed company."

"Saw their true colors"

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

"Watch your back"

What don't you like about working at Tellabs?

"I worked for a great company that was Acquired by Tellabs. I was told that they would keep me on after my department was outsourced to Mexico which turned out to be a BIG LIE. They were just blowing smoke up my #$$ to make me stay and finish the outsourcing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Outsourcing by the Private Sector has had a huge negative impact on our economy. I personally lost my job due to outsourcing and had a very hard time getting another one. I know how it feels to deal with the depression and feelings of rejection when you are looking for a job during a lousy economy and a recession. Every day people are losing their jobs to Mexico, China, India, and Malaysia etc. The loss of jobs here has had a negative impact on our consumerism which in turn has affected the World Economy. People without jobs cant buy cars, houses, appliances, or travel. SAVE OUR JOBS IN ORDER TO SAVE YOURS"

"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."