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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,687 total reviews)
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      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 33,687 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
      2.0
      Jul 21, 2012

      Politics Rules

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Telecommuting/working from home; some great people are still left. It's a good place to learn the technology if you're just getting into the industry, and you play your cards right.

      Cons

      Politics rules rather than technical innovation. In some specific cases, management covers up what should be firing offenses against "favorite sons" among the management team. Most managers are focused on building their empire, rather than building the company. Senior management doesn't understand the product they are actually building and selling, and doesn't know, within the company, who actually does.

      3.0
      Jul 19, 2012

      Very political environment, not for the faint of heart!

      Director operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunity to work with a lot of smart people (regretfully they are not always in leadership positions) If you can take the numerous re-organizations, there is often opportunity to learn more and broaden your resume

      Cons

      Politics reign supreme Politics determine who gets ahead, regardless of competence or lack thereof Insane work hours, every re-organization means more work

      4.0
      Jul 17, 2012

      Good if you can handle the sterile culture of a giant corporation

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Telecommuting, good salaries, and that's about it

      Cons

      You will spend most of your career in meetings, performance reviews center on check-the-box accomplishments, bonus is determined by manager's influence and not your actual performance. It's a place to go to earn a paycheck, unlikely to be a culture you're proud to join.

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