All talk and no action - Recensione dipendente - Sales Engineer presso Lumen

2,0
9 apr 2016
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The people I directly work with are great as are most of the employees and managers, who are personable and approachable. I am not micro managed at all in my position.

Svantaggi

Where to start. We offer a completely terrible customer experience. I have not seen a single smooth implementation in the 2+ years I have been here. They told us in January that the number one focus is to improve our customer experience and two months later they announce we are not hitting our quarterly number so we will have to lay people off, just like they did last time and the time before etc. Leadership embodies the definition of insane; keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results. And then there's the suspicious behavior of never getting anyone's commission check correct and always in their favor. It is so complex that us engineers can't understand it so we are pretty sure they hired the same folks that wrote the US tax code, just to make sure they could keep money back without being caught, which I suspect they believe provides shareholder value. In fact it's not that hard to understand, it's just impossible see how it is calculated and how to prove it one way or the other. They are also the cheapest company I have ever worked for. Being questioned about mileage charges and meals and then having to complete both a spreadsheet and an online form in a secure system with exactly the same information. It's as though they want to make travel hard so you just don't do it.

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5,0
9 mar 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Work/life balance, generous paid time off, flexibility to get to appointments as needed, a revamped short term incentive program. Lumen's leadership has really transformed the culture and put the company on a form foundation for growth.

Svantaggi

They are still working on systems integration and combining the multiple companies that were merged into the current company. Leadership has made it a priority to invest the resources necessary to integrate the systems, workflow management. At this point the changes are starting to become evident.

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Risposta di Lumen
3mo
Thank you for your transparency about your experience. We need feedback like yours to continue to make Lumen a great place to work. We recognize that system integration is challenging. We're committed to prioritizing smooth changes and are always looking to provide support and guidance throughout. We're glad you're enjoying work-life balance, PTO, incentive programs, leadership, culture, and growth opportunities. We believe in helping everyone to reach their full potential. Thank you for being part of the Lumen team. We're glad to have you on board with us!
1,0
3 lug 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Medical Benefits are very good. Not a lot of micromanagement unless your leader doesnt understand the resources to pull this info. AI is highly encouraged, not required... which is a nice balance.

Svantaggi

Random layoffs every couple months. Kate Johnson doesn't understand the importance of credibility in this space. Q1 customer meetings are majority introduction meetings due to constant account realignment. Leadership pretends to believe they know these are large enterprise accounts, but their actions reflect a transactional sales approach.

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