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Alcatel-Lucent

Acquired by Nokia

Engaged Employer

Alcatel-Lucent reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(2,339 total reviews)

Rajeev Suri

84% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Alcatel-Lucent has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,339 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alcatel-Lucent employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Jan 16, 2016

Alcatel-Lucent Ottawa Canada is a Dead End

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only pro is that as long as you keep delivering your work they keep paying the same salary and benefits.

Cons

This place is run by a handful of old directors and VPs that have been here for years and have nowhere to go. So they do what they can to protect their jobs and do not allow anyone new to enter the management ranks. People who work here have no chance of a career path. It is a closed place where there is no transparent rule for career management. Employees are treated as just worker bees and nothing more. Avoid this place.

1.0
Jul 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a large company, strategically positioned in a key industry.

Cons

It is very badly managed, with reactive management and very little strategic thinking. Business structures and processes are ridiculously complex and inefficient, there is little communication and a general sense of very bad morale and a distrust of senior management Arrogance, ignorance and poor decision making tempered by an inability to execute.

1.0
Jun 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers Friendly atmosphere. Some interesting technical work.

Cons

Non-existent talent management (no annual reviews, no feedback) Non-competitive pay (well below industry average) Forget about salary increases ( none in 5 years) No opportunities for career advancement (team has doubled in size with only 1 person being promoted) All legacy technologies.

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