Does Alcatel-Lucent pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alcatel-Lucent employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alcatel-Lucent. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alcatel-Lucent?

60% of Alcatel-Lucent employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alcatel-Lucent 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alcatel-Lucent?

Senior Software Engineer (95) , Software Engineer (68) , Member Of Technical Staff (67) , Project Manager (60) , Software Development Engineer (55) , Engineer (47) , Software Developer (37) , Senior Engineer (33) , Technical Specialist (30) , Technical Project Manager (28) , Network Engineer (27) , Director (26) , Lead Engineer (26) , Technical Manager (26) , Manager (24)

What are the pros of working at Alcatel-Lucent according to real employee reviews?

"Great People and easy to work with" ((in 182 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you work 9 to 5 and expect nothing but to play the survival game." ((in 145 reviews)); "Good benefits and vacation." ((in 136 reviews)); "Good culture and values." ((in 70 reviews)); "2. Good work environment and colleagues" ((in 65 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alcatel-Lucent according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and politics" ((in 116 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and changes." ((in 72 reviews)); "Too many managers and no potential to work your way up." ((in 40 reviews)); "Senior management is absolutely rubbish." ((in 29 reviews)); "I saw many middle and upper management who were extremely ineffective continue to screw up over and over." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alcatel-Lucent layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Alcatel-Lucent layoffs and their outlook for job security at Alcatel-Lucent in 2026.

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Alcatel-Lucent reviews

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3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(2,339 total reviews)

Rajeev Suri

84% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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

A once-great company surrounded by the smell of death

Project manager

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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

Software Engineer Team Lead

Software development engineer

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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