A fun ride while it lasted - Senior Director, Operations Ciena Employee Review

3.0
Sep 11, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The company was a very successful Optical Networking start up in mid nineties. Great culture, good people focused on getting things done with can do attitude.

Cons

As the company grew with acquisition the culture changed....lots of politics. No longer a fun place to work.

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5.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people who work well together across company silos. Good pay, especially with stock performing well.

Cons

Extremely low attrition (~2% annually) leaves a workforce that is very experienced at Ciena. Unfortunately, this means high resistance to change and low awareness of industry best practices. Low attrition also leads to minimal opportunities for job growth.

3.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance, good environment

Cons

Pay is not competitive, very less stock options.

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