Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,638 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,638 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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1.0
Aug 14, 2012

Bittersweet

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Pros

Flexible work schedule. Still some terrific folks around, despite the politicians' best efforts to eradicate the few free-thinkers left.

Cons

Those of us who have been around longer than 10 years remember Cisco as a cutting-edge environment. Agile and young, we used to make smart, strategic decisions. Smart acquisitions. It used to be fun. We're going on nearly a decade of indecisive leadership, unreasonable changes, lack of strategy, and all our decisions seem to be based on politics. It feels as though we've lost our competitive edge in the market and employees across the company are feeling its de-motivating effects. Pulse scores are low, opportunity is low, morale is low.

1.0
Aug 4, 2012
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Pros

I honestly cant think of any...... Any perks that used to be available are now gone.

Cons

You will have a good starting salary but dont expect to get yearly raises. Very soon you will realize your salary lag behind the open market. Stack Evaluations are the name of the game here. Too much bureaucracy here. Company is NOT a fun place to work nor is it productive.

1.0
Nov 5, 2009

Career Killer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is incredibly stable and nothing will ever happen. Its great if you want to make sure you have job and income stability.

Cons

Just like the pro, nothing ever happens. You will not advance despite your skills and performance. They are a merger company and gain talent through acquisitions. Unless you are upper management avoid at all costs.

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