Good place to work. - Software Designer Ciena Employee Review

4.0
Apr 17, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work, upper management seems to know what they are doing. Allows flexible working hours when reasonable. Not too much corporate politicking.

Cons

If you are looking for the latest or hippest place, Ciena is not it. The technology is fairly advanced, but the overall culture is fairly old school. Flex PTO may not be everyone's cup of tea.

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Ciena Response
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Thanks for taking the time to write a review - it's great to read your comments. We appreciate your feedback about our Flex PTO plan. We have gotten some wonderful feedback, along with our carer leave and the current Pandemic plan for time off. We would like to hear more from you , cienafeedback@ciena.com. Be well and be safe

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