Ciena reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,289 total reviews)
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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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3.0
Jun 24, 2010

David bought Goliath

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very Young energetic management team. Possess a can do attitude. A lot of new creativity.. Do not know what else to say.

Cons

Very Young inexperienced management team. Often immature in decision making. Products are often late to market. Company works hard but parties much harder rewarding the wrong behavior.

4.0
Jun 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ciena (then Wavesmith) had some interesting projects going on. Overall I was very impressed with the quality of my team members.

Cons

I have to say there weren't too many downsides. Management had their act together, and I had a great boss. I was pushed when deadlines approached, but otherwise was left to my own devices.

4.0
Jun 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good environment and challenging technology Good lab environment, tools and licenses Good location Good compensation and benefits versus working hours

Cons

Too much politics, projects allocated on nepotism

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