ADTRAN Reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(395 total reviews)
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Thomas R. Stanton

62% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

ADTRAN has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 395 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ADTRAN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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395 reviews
1.0
7 Apr 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great co-workers for the most part and excellent facilities

Cons

Understaffed for the projects the take on which has been true for a long time now. Even with transitioning to SAFE, they still do not know how to budget time and resources. Several past 'significant efforts/strategic customers' efforts have failed and management expects development staff to pick up the extra work with very little if any yearly compensation. Very little opportunity to advance and benefits/compensation as well as yearly cost-of-living adjustments are well below the area and national averages. If you've been at Adtran for more than 5 years, you've probably reached your maximum earning potentials and it is time to find another job.

2.0
5 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, job-security if you don't care about advancing your career. Easy to fly under the radar. The gym is cheap and the cafes are decent.

Cons

- Employees are underpaid, especially for women and minorities. - All priority is given to expense reduction. - No flexibility to work from home. This was especially ironic when we were told to participate in a Skype pilot. - Management didn't understand my position or the platform that I supported. - Outdated view of company vision being applied even though they are attempting to transition to a software company. - Use of buzzwords to compensate for lack of understanding of current technology landscape. - Management is more concerned that you are in your office, rather than whether you are actually contributing to the business. Ie, babysitters. - Projects are set-up for failure due to lack of trust in SMEs, too many meetings to make simple decisions, and lack of talent due to frustration and leaving company. - Management doesn't take into account soft cost when it comes to making a vendor decision, only the bottom line. - No motivation after being told no so many times.

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