Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Program Manager?

Program Manager professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 526 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Cisco employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Program Manager Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Program Manager interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Program Manager employees well?

Program Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 526 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Program Manager salaries at Cisco.

How happy are Program Manager professionals working at Cisco?

68% of Program Manager employees at Cisco would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 10% in the past 12 months. Program Manager professionals have also rated Cisco with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3677) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (607) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (496) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (352) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (325)

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

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2848 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2674 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2133 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1222 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1137 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1937 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 880 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 652 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 200 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 174 reviews))

Cisco Program Manager reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(526 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

58% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Manager Program Manager employees have rated Cisco with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 526 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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526 reviews

4.0

Oct 18, 2013

Overall good company; communications with the employees and HR are the weakest links.

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Pros

Excellent salary and benefits. Flexible work hours and autonomy.

Cons

Very difficult to succeed if you are not on one of the major campuses of Cisco (San Jose, RTP, etc.)

4.0

Oct 5, 2013

Great balanced company to work for

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Pros

- Open door policy (accessibility) of senior management - Encourage rotation - managers very supportive - Opportunity to do variety of things and develop breadth of knowledge - Smart and congenial people to work with - snobbish attitude is a no-no - Managers do not micro-manage - Flexibility to work remotely from home - Good benefits

Cons

- Promotion process sometimes seems like popularity contest - Frequent restructurings of late affecting employee morale - Being a big company, sometimes 2-3 teams are working on similar project without knowledge

5.0

Sep 27, 2013

Program Manager

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Pros

Great flexibility in where you live, and work. Exciting projects and programs always keep a person growing. There is always a "can do" or "let's make it happen" attitude amongst the team.

Cons

I have thoroughly enjoyed working for Cisco. Of course, it feels as if the layoffs are becoming more the norm rather than the exception, which is never good.

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