Ciena Reviews

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 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 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

I have been working at Ciena as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Less Work Pressure, Independence in terms of vacations and holidays, Good processes and technology to learn from. FOOD dominantly plays important role. Good food.

Cons – Growth is limited, Sudden and instant terminator from job, Salary is less Keep most of the employees on contract thus keeping us biased from EMPLOYEES in terms of facilities.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep the employee satisfaction as a key strategy to get best out of a employees, as you have in a past couple of years, sustain it.

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 less than a year

Pros – Good work culture.
No overwrite.
Good for girls as they are not allowed to stay beyond 7:30

Cons – limited domain work.
Focus on Ethernet only .

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Ciena

Pros – Good work life balance. Tightly knitted team so person is familiar with most of the people around him. Good recreation and health center within the company premises.

Cons – Lesser growth opportunities. And sometimes work gets very boring.

Advice to Senior Management – NA

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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 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 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