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      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (33,604 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      78% approve of CEO

      68% 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 33,604 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
      Jul 18, 2012

      You really don't want to work here for a long time

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cisco had some good medical benefits, but they went away. They had a good stock option plan, but that went to the mangers and the senior leadership team. They had a good stock grant plan when you got promoted, but that is all under water and can't remember when I had a promotion in 7 years.

      Cons

      It's like reality TV, let's have another re-org to protect the management or give someone more people to build their empire. To many Directors who produce nothing. There are managers who have no reports to manage. It's not what you know or do, it's how much your boss enjoys your company. Cisco would make an excellent Survival TV show. Or maybe not, no one would belive the nonsense that goes on here.

      1.0
      Apr 13, 2012

      Culture has eroded systematically over the years - now its just another big company

      Manager, advanced services
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, good health care package

      Cons

      HR is pathetic and inept Salaries are not that good Promotion is basically a popularity context Fairness to employees isn't really valued Always focused on the next shiny object and not on running the core business Too sales focused and they no longer really care about customers or what they want and need

      1.0
      Jan 14, 2012

      It all went down hill.

      Technical lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It used to be a good place to work. Experience looks good on a resume. ESSP was a great deal. Severance is good, when they offshore you.

      Cons

      In Cali, India or China it is probably an ok job. In RTP, you can be in sales or support and possibly have a future. If you are a Sr. developer in RTP, your future is limited. When you start teaching offshore replacements, be worried. Don't be surprised if you work night and weekends, have great performance reviews, and then are thrown out like old socks.

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