Ciena reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,292 total reviews)
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Gary B. Smith

86% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ciena has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,292 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
3.0
Apr 13, 2019

They're trying

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits. They try to address employee satisfaction.

Cons

Product development is stuck in a rut using old tools and processes. Staff training on new technology and tools is abysmal. I haven't talked to my manager in 3 months.

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Ciena Response
7y
Thanks for the feedback. We are glad to see your tenured experience with us & we'd like to encourage you to reach out to your manager and share your concerns. Alternatively, You can email us at Cienafeedback@ciena.com and we will get back to you promptly. We look forward to hearing from you. Cheers!
2.0
Nov 3, 2018

engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good technology going the way of SDN

Cons

Terrible management & business development

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