Calix reviews

4.5

91% would recommend to a friend

(1,130 total reviews)
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Michael Weening

93% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Calix has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,130 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
1.0
Nov 10, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Products teams are good to work with.

Cons

1) They lie and deceive from the moment you are offered a position after a grueling interview process. You. can not trust the data and they are a toxic hot mess especially in large accounts. 2) The culture is MICRO management from the president Michael Weening and CEO Carl Russo on down. Expect to work 80 hours a week , weekends, and constant berating from management. 3) They have no clue how to set goals, let alone pay you. Expect that deals you sell will take 9-12 month to ship and they only pay you in arrears after shipment. 4) To compensate they put you on a recoverable draw to which they pay 80% of plan unless you never meet the 4X inflated quota numbers. Then cut you off until you quit and then expect to recover money from you. 5) Expect when you leave, and it is always a matter of time, (They only showcase on this website the longer tenure people) you will be part of the revolving door. I have never been apart of such a toxic environment ever! 6) If you ever look up the dictionary definition of arrogant or pompous- Calix leadership should be the first thing that comes up!

1.0
Apr 20, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The severance package was acceptable.

Cons

- Calix management or lack of management is utterly abysmal. - I have never been treated as awful and been lied to as much as I was lied to while working at Calix - Management - Spineless, gutless, lying cowards. - Hostile work environment - The worst HR department - Full Time employees were all let go on the same day, no warning

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Calix Response
5y
We appreciate that you took the time to provide your feedback and regret how you felt about the way this notification was conducted per our communication. In this situation, due to the nature of the project, we handled the communication in the transparent way that we embrace every day at Calix, with the team being informed as promptly as possible. At Calix, our team member’s wellbeing is core to our value of “take care of our own”, which is why the severance package, as noted in your review, was healthy and took this particular situation into account. We wish you the greatest success in your career. Michel Langlois - Chief Development Officer
2.0
Apr 5, 2018

Replace Management

Recommend
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Pros

The top management (sales, marketing, products) is busy self promoting , it's all about themselves and their buddies. There is utter dis-regard to opinions unless you agree with your management's direction.

Cons

They are loosing lot of good people and fast.

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Calix Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to learn about your views on your experience at Calix and take your comments very seriously. We will look for any constructive points in your comments that can help us improve. If you have any further feedback to share, please email glassdoor@calix.com.
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