Does Deutsche Telekom pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Deutsche Telekom employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Deutsche Telekom. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Deutsche Telekom?

75% of Deutsche Telekom employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Deutsche Telekom 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Deutsche Telekom?

Software Engineer (188) , Senior Software Engineer (81) , Intern (46) , Project Manager (46) , Devops Engineer (41) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (35) , Software Developer (34) , Praktikant (27) , Dualer Student (26) , dualer Student Wirtschaftsinformatik (22) , Internship (20) , Data Scientist (18) , Business Analyst (17) , Account Manager (16) , Manager (16)

What are the pros of working at Deutsche Telekom according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good and the Cologne / Bonn region is really nice." ((in 164 reviews)); "Benefits above CTC are good" ((in 65 reviews)); "Good culture and work." ((in 62 reviews)); "team is great and always new topics" ((in 59 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 58 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Deutsche Telekom according to real employee reviews?

"salary is low (lower then on the same position in Russia)" ((in 101 reviews)); "poor management always pressure to work" ((in 70 reviews)); "Long survival for bad managers with obvious mental disorders widely tolerated and accepted or ignored." ((in 21 reviews)); "too much politics less promotion" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Deutsche Telekom layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Deutsche Telekom locations?

Hungary , Mountain View , New York , Charlotte , Austin , Dallas , Houston , Nashville , Los Angeles , Menlo Park , San Francisco , Bellevue , Germantown , Germany , Split Rock , Germany

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3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,421 total reviews)

Timotheus Höttges

85% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Deutsche Telekom has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,421 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Deutsche Telekom 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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1K reviews

3.0

Oct 18, 2015

Truly a legacy company

Vice president of global sales - m2m

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Business Outlook

Pros

Large network to work with Undemanding work load Strong market position so easy to set up meetings with customers

Cons

Undemanding work load Legacy workforce that knows they cant be laid off due to strict German laws - creates a lazy atmosphere

3.0

Aug 24, 2015

Tendency to getting disapointing

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to grow your network of international connections, huge capacity to endeavour into big scale projects, gender equality, opportunity to broaden your knowledge on state-of-the-art techical solutions

Cons

desicion making based on frustration, no effort to improve service quality (less than moderate respect for customers), overall lack of clear strategy, unsolved internal issues being present for years, no clear basis of performance acknowledgment

3.0

May 4, 2015

too much of a victim-villain-hero work culture, which stifles entrepreneurship and new initiatives

Vice president customer success

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generally good working environment overall.

Cons

Promotions usually go to yes-man, not talented folks with an independent mind or those who are smart enough to pose a challenge to the status quo.

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