Too bad EQ was purchased to the planation owners from Louisiana - Anonymous employee Lumen Employee Review

5.0
8 Nov 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Embarq was a great place to work. The people were wonderful. Leadership (except for the CEO) was top notch.

Cons

The CEO and BOD sold out the employees to CenturyLink. CL culture was a sweat-shop where employees are not valued.

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5.0
23 Nov 2025
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Pros

The people are friendly and helpful, the work is engaging, deadlines are flexible, collaboration is smooth

Cons

Moves slow at times, contractors are unreliable, projects can be delayed or outright scrapped after being worked on

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Lumen Response
6mo
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.
5.0
23 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Overall great culture and team

Cons

Fully remote, not too much interaction with coworkers

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