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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,696 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 33,696 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
      Oct 5, 2012

      Flexible work environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ability to work remotely (depending on role and manager)

      Cons

      Promotions to senior positions extremely limited

      4.0
      Oct 3, 2012

      Cisco invests in career development and has lots of opportunities for internal movements

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible schedule, collaborative people, friendly culture, invests in employee training and development

      Cons

      Need new young blood, some folks like status quo and are not willing to change, key strategic decisions which should be clarified and made by SVP/EVP are avoided which leads to confusion and actions that are not ideal by lower ranking folks responsible for execution

      5.0
      Sep 24, 2012

      Overall great company

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cisco Systems is a great place to work and it is getting better. It's a huge company, so it's not all perfect, but when you take it all together you come up with some pretty compelling reasons why leaving the company would be hard to do. Specifically, if you perform well and work hard, you'll be rewarded well. In recent years it seems that managers have directed more of the rewards to those on the team that contribute more. Makes working longer hours worth it. Also, flexibility is a huge benefit in Cisco (remote work, flexible hours, etc). This depends on you and your manager, but if you are trustworthy and self-directed you are afforded much flexibility.

      Cons

      If you want Cisco to be a fun place to work, you'll need to create the fun. I'm not saying it can't be a fun place but it'll be up to you to organize events and get teammates together.

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