Is Cisco a good company to work for?

Cisco has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 39,436 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at Cisco to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cisco have been left by employees working as Marketing Specialist Intern , High Touch Operations Manager (HTOM) and Technical Intern .

Does Cisco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cisco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cisco. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cisco?

81% of Cisco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cisco 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3677) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (607) , Account Manager (595) , Network Consulting Engineer (496) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (325)

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 2878 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2707 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2130 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1223 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1137 reviews))

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

"This also leads to relatively frequent layoffs of redundant divisions and attrition as acquired employees become fully vested and seek opportunities elsewhere." ((in 1947 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 882 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 642 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 201 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 178 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cisco layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cisco layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cisco in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cisco locations?

San Jose , Research Triangle Park , Raleigh , San Francisco , Milpitas , New York , Austin , Richardson , Atlanta , Chicago , Dallas , Boston , Boxborough , Santa Clara , Los Angeles , Seattle , Morrisville , Herndon , Denver , Washington , Durham , Lawrenceville , San Diego , Miami , Houston , Irvine , Phoenix , Cary , Philadelphia , Charlotte

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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,669 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,669 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

4.0

Nov 5, 2015

Senior Product Manager

Senior product manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Employee and customer focused company. Great experience working with multiple highly talented teams.

Cons

Became too large and too bureaucratic with many many layers of management. Manager reports to manager reports to senior manager reports to director reports to one more director reports to ....

2.0

Nov 4, 2015

INSBU makes you work like a dog!! Personal life be damned!!

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent health benefits!! Can be easy going if working in 1 of the easy paced BUs.

Cons

Some BUs, in particular INSBU run you ragged. They don't care if its a weeekend or PTO. You need to be online all the time. Promotions are easy, but very little pay raises and RSUs. Only key people get all the benefits!!

3.0

Oct 28, 2015

Lots of Pluses, Lots of Minuses

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

I was at Cisco for four and a half years and left a couple of months ago. Here's my perspective: - Great company to have on your resume. - They offer fantastic work-life balance and flexible work options. I worked from home almost the entire time I was there and loved it. They provide the tools you need to work from anywhere. - Excellent benefits; employee health insurance premiums are really low. - They employ some incredibly smart people, and I believe that the new CEO is going to do great things. - It's a fantastic company for engineers; they are the star employees.

Cons

- They have a difficult history of annual layoffs, and the dust is still settling with the new CEO in place and the changes he's making to the organization. - Cisco is not generous with merit increases and promotions are difficult to come by. - Cisco is a behemoth of a company. As such, processes for getting anything done are complex and slow. - Don't expect a lot of handholding as you start your job. Cisco prides itself on being a "self service" company. That means you have to figure out how to get things done.

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