Calix Reviews

4.5

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,128 total reviews)
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Michael Weening

93% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Calix has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,128 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Calix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
19 Jul 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Food and Soft drinks are free. Salary is good

Cons

HR practices are deeply flawed. Just to manage mere 350 employees, they allocate 20 HR personnel. This creates an environment where employees are pressured to work day and night, 24/7. Those who can't meet these demands face termination, as experienced by several of my colleagues. I fear that if I refuse to work around the clock, I will meet the same fate. In the US, the workplace culture is commendable, but in India, it fails to replicate that standard, showing significant deficiencies. Many managers in India act as mere puppets, unquestioningly following higher-ups. Local managers hold little sway and mainly focus on self-preservation.

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Calix Response
1y
We appreciate your feedback and we are glad that you’re satisfied with our compensation and benefits. We value your perspective on our culture, work/life balance and leadership team. We strive to create a unified culture across all regions and aim to empower individuals to achieve results and cultivate innovation. We are thoughtful in building a talent strategy, ensuring every person has a clear purpose and can see the direct impacts of their work. We encourage you to share your feedback with the CIDC Talent and Culture Team as they care about you and your experiences at work, and will be scheduling local focus groups in the near future to hear more feedback from local team members.
1.0
14 Oct 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Quarterly team outings Interview conducted is okay.

Cons

Poor management in india Toxic communication Cheap quality product. Poor work life balance Leave policy by HR team not applied if you are managers favourite. No hike for years. Shouting in meetjngs. Pathetic HR team.

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Calix Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience as a Calix employee. We are glad to hear that the investment we make in quarterly team outings in India has been well-received. We value your feedback and are committed to addressing your concerns. Our mission is to create a supportive environment where team members excel and contribute to meaningful change. At Calix, we aim to prioritize our people, community, and culture. It sounds like we’ve missed the mark, and we encourage you to reach out to a CIDC Core Leadership member. If you do not feel comfortable doing that, you can consider submitting your feedback in our local Suggestion Box so that we can further discuss your concerns. Again, we appreciate the feedback you provided as it helps make Calix a great place to work around the world.
3.0
25 Jun 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Descent employee benefits (Food, Cab, WFH Furniture, Health Covers, Fitness Allowance) - Regular ERG events with prizes and fun outings. - Employee Wellbeing programmes - Flexibility in work - For starters you get opportunity to work as IC and lot of good technologies to learn.

Cons

- Bad WLB, too many late night meetings - Management is not easy to reach and not very helpful - No hikes and promotion even after being exceptional performer as company is in cost saving mode. - You will not find brilliant minds here.

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Calix Response
1y
We are grateful for your feedback on your experience as a Calix employee. We take pride in our employee health, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits. We are glad that you are enjoying them as well! When working with others across the globe, time zones can make it difficult to connect during standard business hours. We are committed to continuing to discuss how we can ‘create, communicate and collaborate’ and minimize the impact on personal lives. We value feedback around management and will be hosting focus groups locally to further discus and identify action plans.
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