Question 1

Does Lumen pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at Lumen?

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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.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lumen?

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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)

Question 4

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

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"Benefits are good and the actual fiber network is good once it is up and running." ((in 663 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance and WFH" ((in 625 reviews)); "The pay is good and the product line is broad" ((in 464 reviews)); "Great people on the local level who truly care about their jobs and taking care of customers." ((in 445 reviews)); "Good culture and down to earth coworkers" ((in 177 reviews))

Question 5

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

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"Management is poor and inexperienced as to how to deal with this." ((in 391 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 152 reviews)); "As a result the majority of the good managers and directors that had the years retired." ((in 139 reviews)); "No training and no escalation processes for when a new employee needs on the job help." ((in 130 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about Lumen redundancies in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

What are the top reviewed Lumen locations?

Accepted Answer

<a href="/Reviews/Lumen-Melbourne-Reviews-EI_IE248324.0,5_IL.6,15_IC2264754.htm">Melbourne</a>

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