Merger with Qwest is not good - Anonymous employee Lumen Employee Review

2.0
Aug 17, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits... That is it. Other than that not a lot to say positive about the place. I got fired when on FMLA and my daughter got very ill.

Cons

they expect a lot even from the people that have worked there longest and have bad months here or there. They don't care... they'll fire ya! Not to mention they like to do the firing just before people have an anniversary

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Easy to learn, manageable schedule, supportive management

Cons

Changes in systems with many malfunctions, confusing workflows, policies set with little guidance (like figure it out yourself)

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for leaving an honest review. Because of feedback like yours, we get better every day. Change can definitely be challenging. We believe in helping everyone to reach their full potential so we can all succeed together. We're glad you value our learning systems, agile working model, and management. Thank you again for your feedback. We're happy to have you on the team!
2.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Remote work, good health insurance

Cons

Lots of RIFs, poor technical leadership in the highest levels, lots of wasted money and resources on third party vendors and contractors to just abandon those projects or vendors in short order. Poorly thought out data management decisions. Company is trying their hardest to look like a modern tech company with modern values, but most of it is virtue signaling.

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