Calix reviews

4.5

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,132 total reviews)
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Michael Weening

94% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

Calix has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,132 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Calix employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Jun 5, 2018

A Sinking Ship

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great Benefits, Work from Home Great hard working co-workers whom point in more than 50hrs a week

Cons

Absolutely no career development. The job you interview for is not what you are going to be doing. 90% of the job description is incorrect. Talent and Culture needs HR employees whom can revamp the Talent Management and create Employee Engagement (because there isn't any). There is also no line of succession. If someone leaves or is laid off. Good Luck! Many talented employees whom once helped build the company are now gone and left are Senior Management whom have no idea how to get the job done. Too many Directors and VPs and not enough team to support the initiatives. NO Raise in the past few years. "Bonus" is a joke! NO Job Security - There are lay offs every 2 weeks. NO Vision or Direction Company Morale is at its all time worse. Not surprise why so many are also leaving the company.

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Calix Response
7y
Thank you for your 3+ years of contribution and impact at Calix. We are always evaluating new opportunities to develop our people . Career development and learning is always critical. We in the process of implementing a new learning platform this month. We value your constructive feedback and advice to leadership /management. Best to you.
3.0
Jun 1, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good engineering team and interesting projects. Company culture is very good.

Cons

Unfortunately it seems Calix has run out of steam and is transitions to a software company. However a lot of deep cuts have been made in projects they claimed were the future of the company only a few weeks ago. It makes no sense other.

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Calix Response
8y
Thank you for your 5+ years of effort, work and dedication to Calix. You are right. We have made the change from a product focused company to a platform company that enables our customers to build new business models...and rapidly. We definitely are a different company. Restructuring actions are often needed to transform a company. We value and appreciate all our people that have made Calix the company it is and those who continue to enable us to achieve our mission - Connect everyone and everything.
5.0
May 24, 2018

Good People

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great community of people and a nice environment.

Cons

Bad management practices that lead to money being wasted.

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Calix Response
8y
We appreciate the feedback that we have a great community of people at Calix. Please don't hesitate to call out where you feel we have bad practices and where we may be able to more strategically invest. Look forward to your input! Check out OurCalix to share your ideas or via email: Glassdoor@calix.com
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