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Rajeev Suri
84 Ratings
Pros
"VEry good company with work-life balance" (in 246 reviews)
"Good learning, very nice management, Work from Home option" (in 102 reviews)
Cons
"Lack of salary increases for many years" (in 52 reviews)
"Office politics at mid and senior management level" (in 43 reviews)
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"Quality Manager"
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I worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time
Pros
very good company in telecommunication field
Cons
not taking care about small projects and high quotation value
Advice to Management
very good management and professional work in ALU Qatar
Alcatel-Lucent 2017-04-07 15:49 PDT![Alcatel-Lucent Logo]()
"Acquired by Nokia- heading downhill"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Flex time and work life balance is good if you can get it.
Cons
Rolling layoffs, arrogant senior management, deteriorating customer relationships. Focus on form but no substance.
Advice to Management
Kick out Rajeev Suri the man does not know how to keep customers nor employee talent.
Alcatel-Lucent 2018-07-17 05:11 PDT![Alcatel-Lucent Logo]()
"cashier"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
need money because I retired too long
Cons
Company was closed on 2005. Company moving out of Oklahoma
Advice to Management
working hard
Alcatel-Lucent 2018-03-31 15:24 PDT![Alcatel-Lucent Logo]()
"Former Employee Perspective"
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I worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time
Pros
We had some highly talented people and the benefits were incredible. The company is no longer around...purchased by Nokia.
Cons
Unrealistic expectations by upper management who didn't fully understand the capabilities of their teams despite pushing back. It really impacted morale.
Alcatel-Lucent 2018-03-26 16:27 PDT![Alcatel-Lucent Logo]()
"fun place"
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Pros
a very fun place to work
Cons
very little to complain about
Advice to Management
keep going, keep doin it
Alcatel-Lucent 2018-01-28 17:36 PST![Alcatel-Lucent Logo]()
"Treated poorly"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time
Pros
Some good people to work with.
Cons
Management was purely focused on numbers to the detriment of customers and employees
Alcatel-Lucent 2018-02-17 11:28 PST![Alcatel-Lucent Logo]()
"Software Quality Assurance"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time
Pros
Learned white box and black box testing and automation.
Cons
No major cons found while working for this company
Alcatel-Lucent 2017-10-20 12:34 PDT![Alcatel-Lucent Logo]()
"Great technology, rough market"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time
Pros
Amazing innovations drawing from research. Scale to implement complex solutions for large service providers. Highly effective cross-border and cross organizations teams
Cons
Continuous reorganization to size organization to compete effectively leads to disruptions.
Advice to Management
Execute restructuring as quickly as possible. Focus efforts on developing and marketing innovations. Make risk bets and properly fund the whole ecosystem to enable a potential success path.
Alcatel-Lucent 2017-10-30 07:16 PDT![Alcatel-Lucent Logo]()
"bad culture"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Alcatel-Lucent full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
nice coworkers. relaxed environment. good location. decent compensation
Cons
poorly run, bad top management. Losing market share
Advice to Management
change the board please
Alcatel-Lucent 2017-09-13 14:14 PDT![Alcatel-Lucent Logo]()
"Power engineer"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Alcatel-Lucent (More than 8 years)
Pros
Management is flexible if you have to take care of personal issues and will allow you to make up those hours
Cons
Lack of career growth. This maybe due to the fact that the Telecommunications industry is shrinking. Management has to figure out how to keep the jobs challenging
Advice to Management
Provide a viable career path
Alcatel-Lucent 2017-09-06 11:41 PDT
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