Is Cisco a good company to work for?

Cisco has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 39,476 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 67% 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 (3682) , Senior Software Engineer (1006) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (607) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (498) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (421) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (352) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Director (326) , Technical Lead (326)

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

"The culture is great and the in person offices were very cool" ((in 2858 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2747 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2134 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1216 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1106 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1919 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 895 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 639 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 199 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 177 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cisco layoffs in 2026?

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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 , Morrisville , Seattle , 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

(33,701 total reviews)

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

1.0

Feb 8, 2020

You can find good quality work but not the quality employees

Technical lead

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CEO approval

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Pros

Easy to fiind good quality work for those who want to take challenging tasks.

Cons

Not surrounded with passionate engineers Very few smart managers, most of them doesnt understand software complexity. Doesn't pay much Not so great work life balance. Lot of meetings

1.0

Dec 4, 2019

Cisco is a big company but very less scope for growth for honest hardworking employees .

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company . Good pay .

Cons

Toxic work place environment. Unfriendly management. Over worked and underpaid . There is a lot of favorism by management for giving bonuses and promotions .The work place is really toxic with seniors bullying and harassing employees . The company has no performance based feedback for employees so more chances that a less deserving will get promoted . Employees are overworked and frustrated.

Cisco Response

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We are sorry to hear about your personal experience, and appreciate you taking the time to inform us. Cisco's focus on culture means we understand that we will always have room for improvement, and while many Glassdoor reviews speak to employees feeling that Cisco is a great place to work – we realize there is still work that needs to be done to ensure our culture resonates to all teams. As an employee, I'm sorry this happened to you, but can also validate that there are many ways to share concerns internally with our leadership and HR teams who will address it firmly while also being compassionate. Initiatives like Leader Day help to develop our leadership and address concerns. There are also multiple opportunities to provide feedback from the employee’s perspective. These are just a couple of ways Cisco is working towards achieving this goal.

3.0

Oct 10, 2019

Toxic political culture

Senior product manager

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to learn the art of Product Management. You get a very rounded experience of all aspects and get significant ownership of a product, not just its pieces. Cisco trained Product managers do very well in the industry. Work life balance is good.

Cons

Cisco pays lesser than Bay Area average. The Service Provider Networking Group I worked in was simply political and toxic. Favoritism and clique culture was rife. Things were done simply to make people feel bad. I was also discriminated against because I was a woman with a voice and an opinion. I used to hear stories of how the "old boys gang" used to get together over drinks and trash the women in the team.

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