Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Program Manager IV?

Program Manager IV professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 2.3 out of 5 stars in 274 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Cisco employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Program Manager IV Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Program Manager IV interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Program Manager IV employees well?

Program Manager IV professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 2.8 out of 5 stars based on 274 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 35.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Program Manager IV salaries at Cisco.

How happy are Program Manager IV professionals working at Cisco?

47% of Program Manager IV employees at Cisco would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 108% in the past 12 months. Program Manager IV professionals have also rated Cisco with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 2.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3687) , Senior Software Engineer (1005) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (606) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (498) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (422) , Business Analyst (413) , Technical Leader (352) , Product Manager (329) , Senior Manager (328) , Director (326) , Technical Lead (326)

What are the pros of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2827 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2743 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2170 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1244 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1100 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"frequent reorgs and layoffs made environment more toxic" ((in 1959 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 893 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 645 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 183 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 154 reviews))

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2.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(274 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

12% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.3

Career opportunities

1.5

Senior management

Program Manager IV employees have rated Cisco with 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 274 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager IV professionals have an average working experience there. Cisco is rated 40% below average by Program Manager IV professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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274 reviews

4.0

Aug 17, 2008

Great company with good benefits but not the place for career advancement.

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, Great bonus, nice stock options.

Cons

They wont promote you no matter how hard you work. Odds are you will remain in the position you were hired until you quit.

2.0

Aug 14, 2008

Was great, but is now going in the direction of Lucent and Nortel.

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits - PTO, Health, Dental, Vision insurance. Gives you a solid grounding in Networking Ample of learning opportunities Work+Life Balance Good, Smart Co-workers

Cons

Too much politics at each level. Products and projects get canned, not because they don't make strategic sense, but because of political alignments. Products get built, again, not because they make strategic sense, but because of political alignments. People can get stuck in their positions for a long time. As some other reviewer said, promotions are based on who licks best. Too much process. Also, too many new hires in terms of recent college grads. Over a half of them are not even worth hiring. If the BUs were given a choice to hire people, I am sure, more than half of them would be rejects.

3.0

Aug 12, 2008

Mixed Feelings

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As an engineer I think some of the best reasons to work for Cisco is the opportunity to work on a wide variety of technologies. In my business unit (GSBU), people do have the freedom to work on technologies that they find interesting. Also, the stability of working for the industry leader is nice. In some ways, the benefits are better than any other company I have worked at (4 weeks of vacation).

Cons

Recognition and promotions are difficult to come by. It seems as if promotions have more to do with "ass kissing" than merit or accomplishments. Also, it's not likely that you're going to make rapid career advancements. This is a big company with a pecking order in place. If climbing the career ladder quicker is your priority, Cisco (or any large company for that matter) is not your place.

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