Cisco Software Engineer reviews

sweat shop: expect 70+ hours of work regularly if you are an engineer. high pressure: not only do you have to put in long hour, it is a high pressure environment. Every one is pressuring everyone else to get the work done, leading to a very nasty environment and teamwork suffers a lot. People just do not have time to help others unless it is something that is "visible" by their management. Company frugality policy means you do not have the resources (equipment) to actually do the work expected of you. People spend a lot of wasted time fighting over equipment and making do with prototype that do not work.

Lack of ambition amongst coworkers. Many people are very comfortable with their jobs and set in their ways. Not a good place for a young and ambitious person. Lack of excitement. Offices are very plain. Cafeterias are closed after lunch. Is English the language of business here? sometimes I wonder