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Michel Combes
Former Employee – worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time for more than a year
Pros – Wonderful location, modern facility, clear vision -
Cons – Got dominated by Cisco and had huge lay offs.
Advice to Senior Management – Win first. Then reward.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-18 02:34 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Alcatel-Lucent full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Very talented employees. Decent healthcare
Cons – Too much senior management politics. Lack of Vision & focus
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-18 20:03 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Alcatel-Lucent full-time
Pros – Good salary, Flexible timings, Better technology
Cons – Company is not doing great
2013-05-16 22:59 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Alcatel-Lucent full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – the best place in the world to work
Cons – only con I can possibly see is lower than average salary, the environment and culture more than compensate
Advice to Senior Management – none
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-10 03:04 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Really no pros, this is an out dated company trying to survive in a modern world
Cons – Old ideas, old people, secluded management
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-19 11:22 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Alcatel-Lucent as an intern for more than 3 years
Pros – Great exposure to corporate life. Most colleagues are willing to help and understand the co-op position is a learning experience.
Cons – High level managers consider a co-op the same as any other salaried, full-time, employee. Work really hard for little pay with little to no prospect of gaining a full time position.
Advice to Senior Management – Consider Co-ops in the hiring process. A young set of eyes with present company knowledge can greatly strengthen long term teams.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-30 09:56 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Alcatel-Lucent has one of the best benefits specifically 401k, health insurance and number of vacation days. Employees are very nice (depending on your department) and management is very flexible. ALU has a family oriented work schedule.
Cons – I was working with this company for more than 15 years but my salary did not increase that much. They gave bonuses from time to time but not every year. No increases was given to employees for the last five years. Employees morale is very low.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-03-29 08:04 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Alcatel-Lucent full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – The people are top-notch. Work flexibility is excellent. In the US, telecommuting is supported, often encouraged. Alcatel-Lucent still has its hand in some interesting work.
Cons – Alcatel-Lucent has been in decline for over a decade - beset by a continuing series of project cancellations and pull-backs. As a result, there have been no raises for years and an occasional bonus here or there. Layoffs are a regular occurrence. Therefore, the workforce is below critical mass in many areas and is aging. As a result, employee morale is low.
Advice to Senior Management – The same cycle of cutting back on funding and resources across the board to improve the bottom line isn't working. Some hard decisions need to be made regarding what markets we need to stay in and then significant investments need to be made to allow us to be competitive. Also, we tend to be much too late in entering new markets. We need to focus on value-add in those situations instead of taking on the big players head on (when they have such a significant head-start).
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-22 07:12 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Good people to work with. Good team atmosphere. Interesting work, products, technology.
Cons – Management does not know how to navigate through a tough market. European portion of the company is over staffed, top heavy and has most of the decision making power in the company. Europe is dragging down the North American operation.
Advice to Senior Management – Let North America operate more independently.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-21 18:28 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Alcatel-Lucent full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Very good work and family balance. I work with very knowledgeable and respected people.
Cons – I have not seen a well-thought out strategy for ensuring the company's longevity.
2013-04-19 13:13 PDT
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