“Working 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” – Full Review

“Unreal first job out of college. Love working here.”

Pros:  “Incredible co-workers, wonderful community curated by our Happiness Engineer, transparent business, flat structure, great mentors, flex time, ability to work remotely (if…”

Cons:  “currently need more front end developers, which management knows and has now made a hiring focus. not the most competitive salaries for people right out of college…” – Full Review

“Unprofessional Proposal Processes; No industry best practices”

Pros:  “A fully stocked kitchen with healthy foods, frozen and fresh, drinks. Great people”

Cons:  “No true proposal process. A cut and paste shop. CEO is irrational, paranoid about security, and stuck in her ways, which are anything but industry best practices.” – Full Review

“Wears its culture on its sleeve.”

Pros:  “Hands down the most transparent company I've heard of. Board decks, financials, the role of gender in the company. All of it is on the very active and thoughtful wiki…”

Cons:  “You break it you buy it. Authority to do your own thing means you own success and failure. Culture can be a bit fratty. Reliance on some superstars can feel…” – Full Review

“Had an overall great experience with Blackboard”

Pros:  “I was employed there for over 3 years and loved the people i worked with. It was very laid back (shorts and flip flops during summer) and decentralized. My managers always…”

Cons:  “Training was non existent. First few months were really tough, but once i got hold of the Bb Learn product I did very well. Often worked thru lunch as days were…” – Full Review

“Great place to work- fun, exciting, and mission-driven.”

Pros:  “Purposeful Work- actually helps save lives through data and software Wonderful Co-workers- almost everyone is friendly, definitely the best team I have every worked on…”

Cons:  “Growing fast- May change feel of the place (maybe for better, maybe for worse) Large amounts of data- Company has loads of data with endless possibilities, it…” – Full Review