New leadership is terrible. Layoffs every year. - Anonymous employee Lumen Employee Review

1.0
18 Jul 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent benefits and employees programs.

Cons

Poor new leadership at all levels. Doesn't practice values.

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Lumen Response
11mo
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. Unfortunately, at times, restructuring, reorganizations, or realignment to business realities is needed to drive our continued transformation and company growth. These decisions are difficult and not something we take lightly. Lumen understands the impacts these events have on our employees and provides support and guidance through the challenging transitions. We truly appreciate your time and honesty. Your feedback will help us improve.

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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.
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