Ciena reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,290 total reviews)
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Gary B. Smith

85% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ciena has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,290 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
5.0
Apr 14, 2026

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wfh remote great salary great tech

Cons

None as of now .

3.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, remote life is great, flexible PTO is always a plus.

Cons

Publicly traded companies are just going to do what they do. If you can make one marketer pretend to accomplish the work of five, that’s good enough for shareholders.

3.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start WFH

Cons

I 200%’d my salary by moving to another company doing exact same work!

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