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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,701 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      78% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

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      Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,701 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cisco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      34K reviews
      5.0
      Apr 20, 2009

      Awesome Cisco

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great benefits, flexibility , bonus and stock options

      Cons

      not much DSP work in video and audio

      2.0
      Apr 16, 2009

      Cisco needs to step up and show a little loyalty to its workforce

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cisco offers the ability to gain exposure to many different technologies while working for a single company. Pay and benefits are very good and while the workload is high, it is not "startup" hours for the most part. Cisco can be many different companies depending on which group you are in or whether your programs are in favor or not. High visibility programs, senior exec. sponsored initiatives can be good experiences, while other extremely important core business can feel very unappreciated.

      Cons

      Cisco continues to move jobs overseas despite being incredibly/ off the charts profitable. Cisco has a globalization strategy to develop products for low cost geographies in those geographies and have access to global talent. This strategy makes sense, but the way budgets are handled, the individual business units are simply shedding higher cost US jobs. The way the businesses are rewarded and budgeted, it is all about headcount expense these days. I really wish Cisco would show more integrity here and show a little loyalty to its workforce.

      2.0
      Apr 13, 2009

      800 pound gorilla stuck in the muck of bureaucracy

      Software technical lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      These days mostly just the ability to work from wherever I want to. In theory I like being able to lead the industry with good software and new ideas, but these days cisco doesn't lead much (unless you call acquisitions leading). I wonder: did we EVER lead?

      Cons

      Middle and upper management seems very oblivious. There's no risk-taking or anyone wanting to support good ideas (whether they pan out or not; that's part of the risk, guys!). As mentioned in other reviews, trying to get anything done from the bottom up is a fool's errand. Actually, I'm not sure there IS a way to get anything done, unless via spin-in or acquisition.

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