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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3.0
Apr 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Time Flexibility, nice work ethics. In some of department there is work from home accommodation. Benefit is very competitive such as PTO and Heath.

Cons

No growth, Not competitive salary The Canada office is not that great.

3.0
Apr 3, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good technology area to work. It is closely knit team. Flexible working hours. Good technology experience can be gained if ready to spend over time.

Cons

Work life to personal life balance is not there since over time is expected. Career growth is very much restricted.

3.0
Jan 13, 2011

Rollercoaster

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great people, great benifits, keeps you busy

Cons

recently major change in culture many feel is negative; upper management keeps taking taking taking w/o giving back; no cost of living;

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