No Direction - Anonymous employee Calix Employee Review
2.0
3 May 2023
Anonymous employee
Current employee, more than 1 year
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Lots of good able people work here but upper management is clueless. But they keep them. Only cronies get to stay. They blame all the shortfalls on those not incharge, then let them go.
Cons
When I was hired i sat for months with no direction. My team lead did not even know what I was suppose to be doing, or him for that matter
Calix Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. I am very interested in hearing more about your experience and discussing ways it can be improved if it hasn’t already. As you know we talk openly about Calix Culture being what each team member makes it to be, so would love to hear your thoughts on how we can do things better.
Please feel free to contact me directly.
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