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
3.0
Aug 22, 2013

QA Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great people to work with

Cons

not enough work in Atlanta

1.0
Aug 19, 2013

Demotivating work environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work Life balance is very good. Good HR policies Good pay Good place if you are just looking to take life easy.

Cons

The bonus pool is a joke. No positive cross-team communication. In-fighting among team members fostered by the upper management. Poorly managed release schedule. Interview process is a joke. People are hired willy-nilly based on who they knoe rather than how much they know. And the process itself is not regulated - sometimes they have group interviews and sometimes individualized. No respect for employees and future employees. I have seen interview candidates made to wait for hours in the lobby, while they bring in other candidates for interviews. Not enough senior members in the engineering teams. The less experienced Engineers are not able to handle the major design changes. Not enough work for all the Engineers. Right now the all the Engineering teams are in hiring mode but this is just so that the management can get promoted. Loads of people are just sitting around doing their own personal work/training etc. People have been working on the same technologies for years - this is good as they have great knowledge of that one technology but the bad thing is they have no idea about the others and refuse to work on other technologies. One BU rides on the shoulders of the other. This will not work long term and will lead to lay-offs if no new revenue stream is generated. No long term planning. Work is done on a day to day basis leading to mismanagement of time. NO RSUs/Stocks till you are at a much higher grade. Research more about the company culture before accepting a job and take the recruiters words with a pinch of salt.

3.0
Aug 16, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Medium-sized company, focused on optical and packet networking. It strives to challenge the status quo and redefine the network layers. It is poised for growth.

Cons

Performance awards are not generous perhaps due to the fact that it is not profitable especially after the Nortel acquisition. Little attention is paid on helping employees manage and grow their careers within the company.

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