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      Ciena

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      Ciena reviews

      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (2,289 total reviews)
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      Gary B. Smith

      85% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      Ciena has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,289 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
      Aug 9, 2018

      Retrospective Actions seem to be the norm

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good opportunities to work on diverse projects generally good atmosphere, decent people to work with

      Cons

      Management does not know how to prepare employees to transition from one project to another Same set of people working on multiple things at the same time. delay in one causes a ripple effect dive into new projects with minimum planning and complete disregard for rules and guidelines. When things get messed up, blame the engineers. Zero management in the beginning and micro management at the end.

      4.0
      Jan 22, 2018

      Good work/life Balance and leadership

      Senior qa manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Management cares about the people, provides good high level roadmaps and the individual business have good autonomy.

      Cons

      Not alot of movement on stock value. I would like to see more tangile perks so such is budget for team building, group outings (around holidays) and more discretionary spending by teams.

      1.0
      Jun 26, 2017

      Senior Manager

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ability to work remotely a plus.

      Cons

      "Good Old Boy's Club" Very limited advancement opportunities. Retaliation for voicing honest opinions or concerns. People management extremely poor to non-existent. Years with no merit or bonus. 401K match should be higher.

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