Ciena reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,290 total reviews)
avatar

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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews
3.0
Jan 22, 2012

Not Much Growth Opportunity

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and mediocre pay for entry level engineers. Free water and restrooms are nice. Most people are friendly. Interesting to learn various telecom technology.

Cons

Not much growth opportunity. There are barely raises and bonuses are nearly none existent. Promotions don't seem to come and a good amount of incompetency in the company.

4.0
Jan 17, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-. Ethernet Technology -. Converge Ethernet and Optical into single platform -.

Cons

-. Reduce management to employee ratio

1.0
Nov 17, 2011

Sub-par Management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good salary and benefits - Good opportunites - Decent time off policies - Decent working environment - Some opportunities for growth (if the company grew)

Cons

- Terrible top management. Same senior management and Board of Directors for at least 10 years. Golden parachutes (for what?) are abundant. That is the main reason for all the "one-time charges". - Layoffs, acquisition, layoffs, acquisition, layoffs, acquisition - Titles are out of whack. Directors, Senior Directors, VP are flying around everywhere. Who actually works there?

Viewing 2254 - 2256 of 2,290 Reviews

Glassdoor has 2,684 Ciena reviews submitted anonymously by Ciena employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Ciena is right for you.