Sub-par Management - Anonymous employee Ciena Employee Review

1.0
Nov 17, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Good salary and benefits - Good opportunites - Decent time off policies - Decent working environment - Some opportunities for growth (if the company grew)

Cons

- Terrible top management. Same senior management and Board of Directors for at least 10 years. Golden parachutes (for what?) are abundant. That is the main reason for all the "one-time charges". - Layoffs, acquisition, layoffs, acquisition, layoffs, acquisition - Titles are out of whack. Directors, Senior Directors, VP are flying around everywhere. Who actually works there?

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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