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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 demographic groups

      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
      2.0
      Nov 7, 2018

      No Longer Competitive. Poor Direction.

      Senior optical engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Co-workers, OME6500, responsibilities, customers, US-based

      Cons

      training, salary, direction, tools, management, offshoring jobs

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      Ciena Response
      7y
      Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback and thoughts. We appreciate the input and take the feedback on board. We have recently increased our investment in training and offer everyone individually tailored development opportunities, in addition we review and benchmark salaries continuously. If you would like to continue this conversation please get in touch at Cienafeedback@ciena.com
      1.0
      Sep 18, 2015

      Burn, Baby, Burn

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      None now that Cyan has been acquired by an out-of-touch company. The environment under the acquiring company is dreadful. We're all still searching for the pros.

      Cons

      Cyan's now-gone CEO totally blundered the company after our IPO. He burned through every cent raised from the IPO, got himself richer in the process, and then set us up as an acquisition target. Ciena purchased Cyan for a song. Rumor on the street is that our less-than-honest CEO banked over $5 million in the deal. Most of the Cyan employees felt lucky if Ciena didn't involuntarily terminate them. There have been plenty of involuntary terminations. The severance package is a disgrace. No more than two month's pay. Shameful.

      3.0
      Oct 24, 2014

      Struggling to stay relevant.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent salaries and benefits. Some smart people. Pretty buildings.

      Cons

      Company can't get to the next level. Struggles to break even each quarter. Very political. Weak, outdated, inconsistent management styles. Consistently penny-wise and pound-foolish. Run like a 50s era company despite a lot of happy talk. RIFs and layoffs poorly managed. Fear and discontent ripple throughout beat up staffs "happy" to be employed. Infrastructure not kept up.

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