Alcatel-Lucent Reviews

Pros

Technology is good, people around you are very talented , hardworking , work life balance.

Cons

Pay is low, top management need to trained well as some times they speak nonsense about the product which makes no sense to speak , as it degrades employees confidence in them.

Advice to Senior Management

With no hikes people will start leaving, please take of this with no hikes all the top talent will leave which effects the company product deliverable s.

Pros

Relaxed hours. Lots of vacation time.

Cons

Little room for mobility due to significant cost pressure the company is facing. Low morale.

Advice to Senior Management

I believe the management team is doing a good job in trying to turn things around. Additionally, they confront many of the issues honestly which is refreshing.

Pros

great people, very smart and looking for motivation

Cons

lack of investment in the future

Advice to Senior Management

hire a new CEO

Pros

Excellent Technology and Peer Collaboration Environment

Cons

Hire inexperienced managers and promote based on the French Connec tion. Managers have no clue of the technical abilities they are managing and don't respect the customer relationship.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire from within only experienced field p[roven leaders, with the ability to lead. Start to truly year after year refocus on the customer relationship.

Pros

Good technology and product/solution assets

Cons

Poor execution, cross company communications and cost reduction

Advice to Senior Management

Make the necessary sga reductions early in 2012

Pros

Good pay and opportunity for a college student

Cons

Slim to no chance of ever moving from co-op position to either contractor or full time emplyee. No benefits offered.

Pros

multinational company
offers good exposure for new technologies
started to pay more attention to develop employees skills
friendly environment within same department

Cons

limited chances to grow
Mid Management resistant to change however new strategies & policies are introduced with the company from senior management

Advice to Senior Management

Insure the policies & strategies are uplied by mid-management.
You have a solid incentives system & all managers follow it but at the end of the year employees get disappointed since they receive nothing because of the week overall yearly profits. So incentives should be split into individual, team & firm levels.

Pros

interesting technologies, opportunities to move around to different groups

Cons

large company, lots of org changes

Pros

World Best standards and Best practices followed, Industry Leader, Technological Leaders, Great Legacy carried by the names "Alcatel" and " Lucent"

Cons

Processes are very good, however are lengthy and time consuming.

Pros

Great opportunities, Nice team to work

Cons

Going through rough patch now

Advice to Senior Management

Reduce management team size