David bought Goliath - Anonymous employee Ciena Employee Review

3.0
Jun 24, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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.

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