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      Calix

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      Calix reviews

      4.5

      92% would recommend to a friend

      (1,133 total reviews)
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      Michael Weening

      94% approve of CEO

      92% positive business outlook

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      Calix has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,133 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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      1K reviews
      5.0
      May 31, 2023

      Calix Cares!

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Calix really cares about everyone at the Company through great wellness programs, recharge days, training, mentoring, onboarding....This is what I love to see from my employer. The work is challenging and fast moving. It is a healthy environment. I definitely feel like people across Calix care about each other. Compensation and Benefits are fair with a great bonus program. I love the flexibility of the remote work and the latitude my Manager gives me in regard to the times I work. Of course you have to get your work done well, but it is great that I know I make an event at my children's school or take care of other personal matters. Overall I would recommend highly to a friend.

      Cons

      After moving to a remote workforce (still a positive) there has been some issues with meetings being scheduled throughout the day with no care for people having time to recharge at lunch. There should be a 90 minute blackout between 10:30-Noon (PST) where across the US there are no meetings so people can eat and recharge or something similar. Maybe not every day but at least 3 times a week. I would also say that Meetings are not always well run where there is not an agenda and decision points at the meeting. Overall Meeting reduction is needed in both remote meetings and meetings where attendance is required such as Leadership Meetings. Too much time is spent in meetings where output in the actual job function suffers.

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      Calix Response
      3y
      We are thrilled to see that you have had a positive experience as a Calix employee! Calix has a 'remote-first' environment and we realize this can pose challenges when working with team members across multiple time zones. We encourage employees to put their well-being first and ensure they have adequate break times throughout the work day so they can perform at their best! In an effort to support the Calix team, we have implemented 'meeting free' Fridays on a monthly basis (Recharge and Productivity Days) to combat some of the meeting fatigue you mentioned. Please feel free to reach out to me to discuss any other ideas you may have to increase productivity at Calix!
      2.0
      May 3, 2023

      No Direction

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Lots of good able people work here but upper management is clueless. But they keep them. Only cronies get to stay. They blame all the shortfalls on those not incharge, then let them go.

      Cons

      When I was hired i sat for months with no direction. My team lead did not even know what I was suppose to be doing, or him for that matter

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      Calix Response
      3y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. I am very interested in hearing more about your experience and discussing ways it can be improved if it hasn’t already. As you know we talk openly about Calix Culture being what each team member makes it to be, so would love to hear your thoughts on how we can do things better. Please feel free to contact me directly.
      2.0
      Sep 23, 2022

      COO “encourages” you to leave a review - Don’t believe the reviews!

      Sales
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      Pros

      None that I can think of.

      Cons

      Some people in leadership have been there entirely for far to long. They sales org leadership is totally out of touch with the current sales process. I was let go without any reason as a matter of they my direct manager without notifying me started to send me follow up emails on our meetings and when I asked what reasoning was behind that, the managers response was “no real reason, just a follow up to our conversation”.

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