Ciena Reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,286 total reviews)
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Gary B. Smith

85% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ciena has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,286 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Ciena employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
4 Mar 2025

Working at Ciena

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some good people, decent business growth

Cons

regional business is not focused.

5.0
22 Oct 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Good benefits Supervisor and colleagues are very helpful, learning is encouraged

Cons

Pay a bit lower than expected

5.0
17 Mar 2024

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits and company culture.

Cons

horrible middle management and dumb managers

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Ciena Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're extremely proud of our culture and are happy you experienced it. However, we are sorry to hear that your comment on management is not ideal and would like to do better. If you'd like to continue this conversation, please get in touch at cienafeedback@ciena.com.
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