Is Lumen a good company to work for?

Lumen has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 8,432 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Lumen to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lumen have been left by employees working as Intern , Lead Marketing Manager and Lead Project Manager .

Does Lumen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lumen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lumen. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lumen?

57% of Lumen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lumen 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lumen?

Software Engineer (279) , Senior Software Engineer (154) , Account Manager (149) , Manager (102) , Network Technician (86) , Project Manager (85) , Customer Service Representative (84) , Network Engineer (84) , Account Director (70) , Sales (62) , Director (60) , Software Developer (58) , Engineer (54) , Broadband Technician (51) , Sales Engineer (49)

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

"Benefits are good and the actual fiber network is good once it is up and running." ((in 678 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance and WFH" ((in 609 reviews)); "The pay is good and the product line is broad" ((in 465 reviews)); "Great people on the local level who truly care about their jobs and taking care of customers." ((in 437 reviews)); "Good culture and down to earth coworkers" ((in 179 reviews))

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

"Management is poor and inexperienced as to how to deal with this." ((in 388 reviews)); "Poor leadership at the top preaching about how the people are the foundation and then laying them off the next week." ((in 158 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and re" ((in 150 reviews)); "No training and no escalation processes for when a new employee needs on the job help." ((in 136 reviews)); "As a result the majority of the good managers and directors that had the years retired." ((in 135 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lumen layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Lumen locations?

Denver , Monroe , Phoenix , Broomfield , Seattle , Minneapolis , Saint Louis , Boise , Littleton , Salt Lake City , Apopka , New York , Tulsa , Herndon , Saint Paul , Orlando , Overland Park , Portland , Omaha , Dallas , Las Vegas , Atlanta , Raleigh , Chicago , Dublin , Johnson City , Arlington , Columbus , Colorado Springs , Des Moines

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3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(7,782 total reviews)

Kate Johnson

70% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Lumen has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 7,782 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

2.0

Oct 2, 2025

Look elsewhere

Post sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The fellow worksers were good

Cons

Doesn't pay enough, gluttony of middle management

Lumen Response

8mo

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're sorry to hear about your experience. Lumen is committed to equitable pay for employees, across gender and race, doing substantially similar work based on skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions. Lumen is taking a proactive approach to pay equity and regularly conducts market reviews to ensure Lumen's pay is market competitive. We appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best as you continue on with your career.

1.0

Oct 2, 2025

Time wasted and voids of leadership

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very few pros to working for this company... flexibility with remote work was great, but contributed to a lack of human connection. A lot of the people who work at Lumen are absolutely awesome, but as the company started letting many of these people leave over the past 1-2 years, something didn't feel right.

Cons

The culture isn't great, there's a lack of leadership, and the benefits have been a disappointment. It seems as if everyone is obsessed about making a number and subsequently answering to wall street. My boss intentionally got rid of me days before a multi-year anniversary so that I would be denied employer matched contributions to my retirement as well as the vast majority of an annual bonus. This boss never even bothered to meet me in person for over 8 months... Cameras are off on pretty much every call anyways, so if you want to feel like you're part of something, avoid Lumen at all costs.

Lumen Response

8mo

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We're sorry to hear about your experience. Lumen's investment in our people is essential to our success. With Dare to Lead skill-building we are building a courageous culture, that celebrates rumbling with vulnerability, living into our values, braving trust, and learning to rise. Developing these new skills supports and fosters our behaviors to help transform our culture at Lumen. Our Dare to Lead program is available to associates from leadership to individual contributor. We appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best as you continue on with your career.

3.0

Sep 26, 2025

Messed Up

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Products for the clients

Cons

Commission system is no good

Lumen Response

9mo

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’re glad to hear that you benefited from the products Lumen offers and we value your input on the commission system. We appreciate your feedback and wish you the best of luck with the next step in your career.

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