Ciena Employee Reviews

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Data scientist (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 7 January 2023

Belle collaboration et méthode mis en oeuvre pour l'integration de l'equipe.

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11 May 2023

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Insights into Ciena

Based on 11 survey responses

What people like

Time and location flexibility
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Ability to learn new things

Good company

Electrical Engineering Intern (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 19 July 2022

I learned a lot when I was working at Ciena taught me a lot which is really nice. It was a very good time to work there, and the company has a very good environment.

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Official response from Ciena

12 September 2022

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Avoid if you can

Senior Software Engineer (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 6 April 2022

Flexible vacation means no vacations you could take. Full of fake peoples, pretend to care but not at all. Once you are utilized, you will be disposed of being useless. You need lip your manager feet to get a promotion otherwise you will stay at where you are. No one cares!!!!

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Very Stressful work environment

Embedded Software Engineer (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 25 November 2020

- Ciena is doing lot of lay offs in Ottawa in last 2-3 years. Work is being shifted to India for cheap labor.- Employees are asked to Work on weekends with, so don't expect any work life Balance.

Pros

Dont know any

Cons

- Long Work hours

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Great environment and team collaboration

Hardware Engineer - Student (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 19 April 2020

-Great support from management and HR -Very competitive pay -Continuously growing company -Flexible work-life balance, work from home, and time off -Available positions within the company for any skill

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Medium paced and casual with a good work environment

Summer Student (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 26 March 2020

Managers are often friendly and personable people who genuinely care about their employees. A typical day is not stressful and the work environment encourages productivity but in a relaxed manner

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it is a very good and welcoming place to work. You have opportunities move in the company

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 28 February 2020

Fast agile working environment. Lots of new technologies to learn, ranging from high level to low level technology. The working hours is not 9-5 as in other high-tech companies. You have to meet with tight deadlines.

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Innovative technology and fun place to work at

Photonic Card SW Vendor Load Management (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 27 January 2020

It is a great place to work at Ciena. there are lots of challenges and learning opportunities. Management and other professional engineers are very helpful and willing to guide if help is needed.

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Fall from grace

Director, Global Field Support (Former Employee) - Canada - 2 December 2019

Ciena went from a collaborative innovation engine to a boottom line driven margin chaser with a US centric protectionist bent in short 7 years after taking over the Nortel MEN division.

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Was a great place to work...but...

Sr. Program Manager (Former Employee) - Global - 2 December 2019

In my position I was basically on call 24/7. Sales drive everything and you are expected to meet the obligations sold. Expect to travel a lot. Your quarterly results will make or break you. The company has the moto ONTG or One Neck To Grab. If you are in charge of something, you are the ONTG. Everything is based on this. Lots of room to move within the company, but it is really more about who you know than what you know. A lot of really good people to work with but watch your back. That said, I'd do it all again.

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Flexible work environment with a supportive team

Software Developer (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 12 October 2019

Ciena's great. If you can work there, do so. The level of flexibility is fantastic, the cafeteria is great, and the environment is really friendly and relaxed.

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Fantastic place to work

Embedded Software Engineer (Current Employee) - Canada - 28 September 2019

Amazing work culture at Ciena. Everyone was super supportive from the day you start. Small teams with big tasks allows an individual to learn a lot in a short period of time. Great people and fun environment.

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Opportunities to grow

Software Engineer II (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 22 August 2019

Low turnover and internal mobility make this company perfect for anybody seeking job security and opportunities to learn. There is a strong emphasis on the company culture.

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Great place to stabilize your career

Tester & Programmer (Former Employee) - Kanata, ON - 25 July 2019

There are lots many departments & many more things to learn. Hard to be a permanent employee but once in might be chances to return to work again but some times end up work & having breaks by your self, nice management

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Good people

Senior Manager (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 18 July 2019

I like the poeple at the company very experienced and friendly.

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Interesting technology with opportunity to learn

Software Developer (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 16 July 2019

I had the opportunity to learn about industry leading technology while working with the management interface team. The company offers work from home solutions and a good work-life balance with decent salary.

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Productive and fun workplace

Photonic IC Design verification Engineer (Current Employee) - Quebec City, QC - 29 June 2019

Productive and fun workplace. Leading company in optical telecommunication industry. Good job culture. Bonus, Health plan, Pension. Paid time off Vacation

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Productive and Nice enviornment

EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 4 June 2019

Productive and Nice environment. Excellent work culture. Great place to work.Good place to improve your skills and learn more new technologies. Excellent place to work!

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Productive work

Software Developer (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 29 March 2019

The work is fast paced and interesting, they are always open to you trying something new. The workplace promotes friendship but keep to the 9-5 schedule (in a good way)

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You always have to be on your toes

Procurement Specialist (Former Employee) - Kanata, ON - 26 February 2019

I've been part of several "re-structures" within this company and you're always left feeling nervous. Management does not support you. They expect you to take on more work than possible without complaining and just accept it. Great co-workers however management in procurement tend to run the company lean and there's nothing you can do about it. I enjoyed my time there because of the people. This company uses and abuses you until they get what they want from you and then they throw you to the curb.