Good place but be careful of management - Anonymous employee Ciena Employee Review

4.0
Aug 29, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people Great benefits Company growing

Cons

Managers who aren’t supportive Everyone for him/herself Limited upward mobility Increasing benefits costs No salary increases recently

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Ciena Response
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Thanks for the feedback! We want to sincerely apologize for your negative experience. However, we'd like to learn more about your situation. You can email us at Cienafeedback@ciena.com and we will get back to you promptly. We look forward to hearing from you

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