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

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
4.0
Sep 12, 2013

Great potential

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great, sales focused company. Great technical prowess.

Cons

Can sometimes be challenging to overcome division silos.

3.0
Jun 20, 2013

Software developer(Engineer)

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cool culture, Great people, Gym, Table Tennis and Snooker. Good work depends on which team you are in and what are your preferences. You can get work in Java or C++ or networking.

Cons

The appraisal structure, I guess, is the biggest con. I guess, because the two years I was there, only a few elite got any appraisal. Rest of us had to be satisfied with so meager a bonus that it was all spent on a single treat.

5.0
Mar 12, 2013

Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work, great people. Flexibility, good technology, good work and life balance, communication and compensation for NCR. Recommend this place to work for.

Cons

Career planning, Not sure what more to say but have to match the requirement of 20 words minimum so hence this spurious statement.

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