Feb 4, 2022
Cisco Manager, Program Management reviews
5.0
93% would recommend to a friend
Chuck Robbins
100% approve of CEO
93% positive business outlook
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3 reviews
5.0
Sep 3, 2019
Recommend
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Pros
Amazing tools make the company feel smaller than it is, and people are responsive. Deep focus on customers with amazing partnerships across the entire world across all industries. Senior Leadership cares about people and communities, and do a great job of being transparent. CSAP program has helped build, curate, and expand internal relationships and continues to be a great program to pull in amazing talent.
Cons
It is a big company and constantly evolving, so lay offs are always a fear.
2.0
Mar 15, 2017
Good While it Lasts...It Won't
Former employee, more than 8 years
Irvine, CA
Recommend
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Pros
Cisco pays pretty well and offers good flexibility and some perks, and some of the administrative things work surprisingly well for such a giant corporation. Cisco does a lot of good work in the community and encourages staff to give back to various charities, etc. and does a good job of promoting mobility across job functions, etc.
Cons
There is a constant threat of a "Limited Restructuring" - nearly every year, you will lose some colleagues if not your own job, which absolutely kills morale. They make a lot of noise about how great their culture is - which if you have to say it so often, means it is likely not the case. They can be completely tone-deaf, for example, scheduling all-hands, AMA-type town-hall meetings with execs on the same days they're laying off hundreds of people, making "The People Deal" complete BS.