Ciena reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,292 total reviews)
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Gary B. Smith

86% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ciena has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,292 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Ciena employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Jan 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technology, and nice people to work with. A very fast-paced environment, and lots of potential for moving around to different focus areas. Wellness Reimbursement fund given to all employees.

Cons

No real bonus or raises in the 4 years I worked there. A lot of politics required for any vertical movement (promotions) Very little communication between senior management and employees. Varied work schedules with no consistency and forced shift schedules. Always in "crunch mode". Poor release scheduling and management. Yes-man to customers, which constantly forces employees to adjust schedules and add features originally not planned in the release. Technology can be varied some is current, and some is rather ancient.

4.0
Dec 28, 2012

Lead Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very good place to work

Cons

Lately there has been some layoffs

2.0
Dec 13, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The increasingly dwindling employee base still had a few folks left who were tenured enough to know the day to day process.

Cons

*Extremely high employee turnover *Bonuses were a farce *Terrible upper management *Horrible cross departmental communication/cohesiveness *Complete lack of concern about employees *Zero corporate culture

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