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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2.0
Jul 19, 2011

I was empowered to start a process.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay scale was very good.

Cons

Short staff so lots of work, not always enough people to handle the work. Training and building employee skills could have been better, but tremendous amount of work so was not seen as a priority.

3.0
Jul 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility for family somewhat interesting work

Cons

(specific to MEN division) 'Nortel' culture and old boy system still exists. little opportunity for advancement in career. Too many old Nortel hands hanging on. Outdated views of development.

3.0
Jul 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance work from home company allows for good accomodation for travelers decent pay

Cons

massive changes due to aquisition market forces not necessarily in favor of the company lot of compitition no longer have the big cash cusion that sustained the company through rough times bonus payouts are spotty at best raises have been slim in last 3 years

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