Reasonable Benefits, Pay needs Improvement, Career Growth is a challenge - Senior Software Development Manager Lumen Employee Review

3.0
12 Jul 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent benefits regarding health, wellness, 401k More opportunities for growth within the technology organizations compared with Operations. Flexible Time Off, generally a work life balance is on the employee to decide, but the pace required of this industry will often require overtime, but this is the same for most large organizations within a competitive market. My philosophy is that any job is what YOU make of it. Morale is a bit low but some of that is due to mergers and acquisitions and some of it is self induced.

Cons

Career growth opportunities seem limited and take a long time. Pay is under the average for most positions, so negotiate your desired pay, right up front.

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5.0
9 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

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.

Cons

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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Lumen Response
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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 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

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.

Cons

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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