Tough entry requirements, challenging work environment and rewarding career - Anonymous employee Calix Employee Review

4.0
Oct 3, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers, exciting products and wonderful customers

Cons

Changes so fast it can be overwhelming. Not everyone can handle the pace.

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Calix Response
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It's great to hear that you are enjoying your co-workers and our customers. Calix is embarking on very exciting times as a Cloud platform company. Strong demand for our platforms along with rapid expansion of our customer base continues to demonstrate the progress we made towards our mission as stated in our Q2 Earnings letter to our stakeholders. Yes, we are moving fast and we fully expect our efforts to yield very success results for our employees, customers, and shareholders. Thank you for providing feedback!

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