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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,705 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      78% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,705 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
      3.0
      Mar 26, 2018

      Fear of layoffs ruins a great environment

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are pretty good. Most teams are set up as smaller businesses inside of Cisco, giving some flexibility with how those business units run. The people including immediate upper management are great.

      Cons

      Unfortunately, it is still a large corporation and there is always the threat of limited restructuring (layoffs) that are based on how the unit does on a whole. I was recruited out of college and started working on a project that was shut down 3 months after I started due to upper management politics.

      4.0
      Mar 21, 2018

      Senior workers look elsewhere. Young people, not a bad place to work.

      Senior program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive pay and benefits Good CEO Smart and hard-working people

      Cons

      Cisco is in a mature market where cost-cutting is essential. It's a good place for junior people with low salary requirements. Not good for senior people, esp US-based, who are constantly being laid off to create openings for lower-paid younger and offshore workers. I worked there for 23 years. The longer you're there, the more you become a target. Don't plan to stay for more than 3-4 years.

      3.0
      Mar 13, 2018

      Poor Execution

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible hours, can work from home.

      Cons

      Poor Execution, always delay on shipping products.

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