Question 1

Does Tellabs pay their employees well?

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According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Tellabs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Tellabs. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at Tellabs?

Accepted Answer

46% of Tellabs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Tellabs 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tellabs?

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Staff Engineer (14), Senior Software Engineer (13), Senior Engineer (11), Software Engineer (9), Engineer (7), Manager (5), Staff Software Engineer (5), Account Manager (4), Senior Product Manager (4), Operations (3), QA Engineer (3), Senior Network Engineer (3), Director (2), IT Employee (2), Principal Engineer (2)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at Tellabs according to real employee reviews?

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"Good benefits." ((in 15 reviews)); "Good work / life balance." ((in 8 reviews)); "Great culture and team work" ((in 8 reviews)); "Pay is good and work/life balance is good." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good working environment." ((in 7 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at Tellabs according to real employee reviews?

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"frequent layoffs" ((in 16 reviews)); "added too much bureaucracy after merger with Tellabs, unfortunately Marconi team after merger took leadership and destroyed the excellent company culture and products." ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad managers who have no clue on how to handle people" ((in 4 reviews)); "no salary raise, terrible upper management, no vision, no fairness." ((in 3 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about Tellabs redundancies in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Tellabs redundancy and their outlook for job security at Tellabs in 2026.

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