Struggling to stay relevant. - Anonymous employee Ciena Employee Review

3.0
Oct 24, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent salaries and benefits. Some smart people. Pretty buildings.

Cons

Company can't get to the next level. Struggles to break even each quarter. Very political. Weak, outdated, inconsistent management styles. Consistently penny-wise and pound-foolish. Run like a 50s era company despite a lot of happy talk. RIFs and layoffs poorly managed. Fear and discontent ripple throughout beat up staffs "happy" to be employed. Infrastructure not kept up.

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