Pros
The company is changing! Yes, this is a good thing, don't let the 5+ year employees stuck in their way dissuade you. Change is good, change brings opportunity - both for individual contributors and the company as a whole. AppDynamics is consistently breaking records, growing revenue, and outperforming the competition. The product has evolved far past "pure APM" and provides true value at both the IT and business level.
-Accelerated career growth
-Benefits: weekly massage, snacks/drinks, multiple catered meals, Cisco stock program, 401k match, health benefits, legal benefits, free therapy, etc.
-Ability to run your own business and think like an entrepreneur, all ideas are considered
-Cisco rated #1 place to work
-Cisco ownership - all of the perks, none of the cons. Cisco stays hands-off AppD's culture, but provides tons of financial resources for R&D, headcount, etc.
-Cisco's vision for the future is increasingly based upon AppD's successes and culture
-Work/life balance is highly encouraged
-Fantastic teams to be apart of, highly collaborative, intelligent people
Cons
Have to abide by Cisco's annual evaluation/raise cycle, maximum raise percentage cap, promotions and raises aren't quite as easy or frequent to come by as when AppD was its own company. Pay is competitive but arguably has room to grow - lots of reps have left to competitors or similar companies in the space to make more money, but that's typical in the sales world.
