Lumen reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(7,796 total reviews)
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Kate Johnson

68% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Lumen has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 7,796 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lumen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
3.0
Dec 5, 2024

A Call Center

Recommend
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Pros

The pay is good, and it's nice that the job was fully remote. I didn't mind management and I liked a lot of the people that I worked with.

Cons

PTO was atrocious for customer service teams, as it was pre-scheduled at the beginning of the year and based on seniority, so a random saturday you need off for a wedding 8 months out could be unavailable for PTO. Also almost every Saturday was taken by the beginning of the year. The back end technology for assisting customers was weak at best, and gave very little flexibility for what the customer service team could actually do, having to submit slow, ineffective IT tickets and reach out to upper management for tasks that should have been able to be completed at a lower level but we lacked the tools. Online systems were constantly breaking or in disrepair, and troubleshooting was a disorganized mess. I also felt incredibly blindsided by the schedule that I was given, as the job description stated it would be monday-friday 9-6, and in tiny text within the paragraph said that hours could be subjected to change based on seniority... which in reality meant I was working tuesday-saturday until 7 every day and didn't have a lunch break until 3:30pm. I didn't outright hate the job but there were a lot of elements of it that I resented, and a better schedule with more flexibility and less management breathing down my throat would have made the job 10x better.

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We need feedback to learn about how we can improve. We're so glad to have your feedback on PTO and your other concerns. This will help us more clearly take any necessary action. We wish you all the best with the next step in your career!
4.0
Dec 5, 2024

Remote work is a valuable perk

Recommend
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Pros

The opportunity to work remotely with globally distributed teams that are highly knowledgeable and experienced is priceless.

Cons

There are little room for group gatherings for in-person interactions besides virtual meetings.

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Lumen Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're determined to get better every day, so we value your feedback about group gatherings virtually. This will help us more clearly take necessary action. Thank you for all the years you spent with us!
5.0
Dec 5, 2024

Good to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee friendly work from home

Cons

Nothing to say as such

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Lumen Response
1y
Thank you for leaving a thoughtful review about your time at Lumen. We need feedback like yours to continue to make Lumen a great place to work. Thank you for all that you do at Lumen!
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