Micromanaged to death and out of touch! - Specialist Lumen Employee Review

1.0
Jan 18, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits package is decent. They have good health insurance: medical, dental, pharmacy, mental health (you will need that one if you work here for any length of time), and vision. They do pay for continuing education.

Cons

Extremely stressful environment mostly due to how the company is run. Company great at first then they showed their true colors. Managers kept busy in meetings all day so those of us taking calls have very little support. We mostly rely on our peers who are also busy taking calls. Rapid changes after merger with Qwest. Expected to do much more in less time. Customer service has been greatly sacrificed in the process. Systems are antiquated. The supports are not in place to do what's expected. They seem to have gotten the cart before the horse. Morale has dropped way down since Centurylink took over. Upper management doesn't seem to care. Several of my coworkers have had to take short term disability due to the stress.

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Lumen Response
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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. It's important to us that our teams are reliable, so we're sorry to hear that you faced some challenges. We're glad to learn that you took advantage of our supportive community and found your work engaging! We wish you all the best as you continue on with your career.
2.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

work life balance, excellent time off so long as manager doesn’t micromanage/track and limit FTO, nice people, leadership has turned the business around.

Cons

No pay raises even with great performance review (5years with zero raise) No career growth/progression - been on a high-performing team for 5 years and not one person on the team has been progressed or promoted during that time. Little opportunity for career advancement and growth New jobs within the company are going to external hires, not much grwoth for current employees

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for your transparency about your experience. We want to hear from people like you to learn how we can do better. We are sorry to hear about your experience. Lumen is taking a proactive approach to pay equity and regularly conducts market reviews to ensure Lumen's pay is market competitive, positioning us at the forefront of compensation best practices. Your review will help us take any necessary action. We're glad you value work-life balance, our people, and leadership. Please reach out to us at CTLHRActionTeam@lumen.com if you would like to discuss anything further with your review. Thanks for being part of the team.
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