Turnover is insane - Anonymous employee Ciena Employee Review

2.0
Apr 3, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very little pros for this company. HR will not offer you what you are worth.

Cons

Very high turnover. Only way a manger or above answers a question is with another question. Come on, not everyone needs to work on critical thinking skills with every single question! The turnover is so high the previous leads would agree one on strategy, then the new comers would put up a huge road block and not move forward. Some time ago the Pres wanted almost 5000 people to relocate to Houston, Then when they found out how many would not relocate, they took back the mandate (or the door would be closed for you). Run far far away from this company.

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5.0
Jul 17, 2026
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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
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Pros

Good work life balance, good environment

Cons

Pay is not competitive, very less stock options.

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