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Industry: Computer and Electronic Manufacturing · HQ: Hanover, MD · https://www.ciena.com

Working at Ciena in Alpharetta, GA: 6 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Alpharetta, GA Area

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On average, employees in Alpharetta, GA at Ciena give their company a 3.2 rating out of 5.0 based on 6, whereas overall Average Rating of Ciena is 3.9 out of 5.0 based on 52 Ciena Review Ratings. The happiest Ciena employees in Alpharetta, GA are UNIX Administrators submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Anonymous Employees with a rating of 3.3.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 35 Ciena Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.1
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
3.9
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
4.1
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Working at Ciena in Alpharetta, GA: 6 Employee Reviews

Lead Engineer
in Alpharetta, GA

"Good company and nice benefits. Recently had many layoffs ...otherwise a very good company ..."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Ciena Employee
in Alpharetta, GA

"I have worked at Ciena for over 10 years. They have great cutting edge technology and lead their industry."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
Ciena (52)
4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
UNIX Administrator
in Alpharetta, GA

"It was a great opportunity working for Ciena Corporation. Working in their technology environment deepened my knowledge of emerging technologies. Working for a company where the employees enjoyed starting and finishing projects made me feel that other employees were happy to be working for a great corporation as well."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Principal Engineer
in Alpharetta, GA

"Agressive, fast-paced, and challenging"

What do you like about working at Ciena?

"I like the vision and strategy of the company as well as the people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be enthusiastic and ready to learn and show some technical proficiency."

What don't you like about working at Ciena?

"Limited opportunity for advancement as well as slow decision making."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have reviews of middle management by their groups so that it's fair."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Engineer
in Alpharetta, GA
People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5
Growth Opportunities 1 / 5 Company Culture 2.4 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Senior RF Engineer
in Alpharetta, GA

"It only a short term 3 months contract job."

What do you like about working at Ciena?

"The work I was assign to do"

What don't you like about working at Ciena?

"No opportunity to become a full time employee"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As contract employee, I was kept out of touch that was the company policy."

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