Ciena Reviews

I have been working at Ciena full-time for more than a year

Pros – Decent health benefits.
Stock option terms almost guarantee 15%+ profit every 6 months
Great teamwork corporate culture

Cons – Low operating margin due to telecom market. Promotion, raise, and bonus are hard to come by.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Ciena full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great life work balance.
Long term commitment.
Friendly helpful colleagues.
The sector is stably going up in general in the next few years, so the work stablility is good.
Personal workload depends on the team you work for and the importance of your role.

Cons – project lifecycle is usually 1 year per major release.
The working environemnt is not very aggressive, so if seeking good resume in short time, this is not the place.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Ciena

Pros – Good environment and challenging technology
Good lab environment, tools and licenses
Good location
Good compensation and benefits versus working hours

Cons – Too much politics, projects allocated on nepotism

Advice to Senior Management – Spend more time listening to employees

I worked at Ciena

Pros – Great environment for professional development
High Pay compensation relative to work experience
Lots of opportunity for growth
Area specialization: communications

Cons – A little bit disorganized, the groups weren't set in stone, one month you could be working for 1 guy, the next week for a different person.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide solid group or team outlines
Make sure everyone knows their role in the company
Provide more feedback to employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Ciena full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Have a lot of roles to play . Easy to learn

Cons – Hectic work and work culture is dictated by team

I worked at Ciena full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Very dedicated and talented people, flexible workplace, challenging environment

Cons – Going through lot of reorg, uncertainty! Ok benefits

I have been working at Ciena full-time for less than a year

Pros – good pay
free food
free cab
lots of insurance goodies
work life balance

Cons – unexciting work ,mediocre people ,no onsite

Advice to Senior Management – nothing in particular,in any case they are least bothered

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Ciena full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Best facilities, good salary and flexi timing.

Cons – Very few on site opportunities.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Ciena full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Flexible work schedule and good work environment. People respect each other. We all have friends at work place.

Cons – Company does not provide a lot of work related trainings. Also there have been too many layoffs due to the big environment.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Ciena full-time for more than a year

Pros – Work life balance is great

Cons – The salary structure is a bit non favorable

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company