Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Director of Operations?

Director of Operations professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Cisco employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Director of Operations Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Director of Operations interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Director of Operations employees well?

Director of Operations professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Director of Operations salaries at Cisco.

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"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2852 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2683 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2169 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1207 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1100 reviews))

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

"frequent reorgs and layoffs made environment more toxic" ((in 1951 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 896 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 649 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 201 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 178 reviews))

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4.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

68% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.2

Senior management

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

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Director, Operations employees have rated Cisco with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Director, Operations professionals have an excellent working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Director, Operations professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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17 reviews

5.0

Nov 20, 2012

Great place to work

Operations director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Empowerment, technology state of art, best of breed in its segment, tools to balance professional and personal life

Cons

Frugality everywhere, challenge to prepare people to become leaders

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

5.0

Dec 21, 2011

Great experience

Operations director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent company, very focused on customer success, classy company, you have ability to make difference, good tools, overall good teamwork

Cons

too many fiefdoms, siloed, cult of John

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