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Software Engineers at Nortel give their company a 4.9 out of 5.0, while the average rating for Nortel is 4.2, making them 15% happier than every other employee at Nortel and 23% happier than every other Software Engineer on CareerBliss - the happiest Software Engineers work for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.

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Average Rating
(based on 1 Software Engineer Review Rating)
Software Engineer
in Richardson, TX

"Nortel has a lot of opportunities for employes."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"I learned a lot of new technologies in Nortel. The work environment is good for employes."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Show your best side to the interviewer. Don't cheat the interviewer."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"There are a lot of processes which need be followed by development team. Those processes caused the high cost of products."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions because management team has done a good job."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineer

"This was an exciting place to work."

Software Engineer
in Santa Clara, CA

"To late to change..."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"1 man's job distributed to 3 or 4 people.If senior enough, you could earn top $ without even doing any work, or even showing up at work. It's like your best dream comes true, isn't it"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask them when would all the senior mgmt (director and above) quit/leave And come back after that."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Not one of the seniors; not old enough to obtain membership of the good-old-boy club."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Identify your contributors and compensate them fairly. Get rid of the deadwood.Since you are so busy playing politics and not keeping top talents, no wonder the company went for Chapter 11.And, PLEASE, quit from Cisco. People there are now noticing you are polluting their culture and work environment. Don't turn Cisco into the next Nortel!"

Software Engineer
in Durham, NC

"Nortel great place to work but no job security"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"I like the technology and the people I work with. I like being on a global team. Gives me the chance to travel and meet people from different backgrounds."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Job security or lack of security. Nortel is in bankruptcy and is being sold."

Average Nortel Attributes by Software Engineer

Company Culture
5
Growth Opportunities
5
People You Work With
5
Person You Work For
5
Rewards You Receive
4
Support You Get
5
Way You Work
5
Work Setting
5
Software Engineer
in Rtp, NC

"I had a great 8 years at Nortel!"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Great flexibility. Great people. Technically challenging."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Hopefully Nortel can crawl out of the train wreck."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"All the layoffs. Executive teams."

Software Engineer
in Rtp, NC

"Avoid since they declared chapter 11"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"the work from home initiatives, and working second shift wasn't too bad."

Software Engineer
in Toronto, ON

"Really nice, but company is not doing well."

Software Engineer
in Richardson, TX

"Good company."

Software Engineer
in Richardson, TX

"It is a positive approach."

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Flexible, team work, and innovation."

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"None."

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