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 2878 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2707 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2130 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1223 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1137 reviews))

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

"This also leads to relatively frequent layoffs of redundant divisions and attrition as acquired employees become fully vested and seek opportunities elsewhere." ((in 1947 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 882 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 642 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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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

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

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

1.0

Jul 18, 2012

You really don't want to work here for a long time

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Pros

Cisco had some good medical benefits, but they went away. They had a good stock option plan, but that went to the mangers and the senior leadership team. They had a good stock grant plan when you got promoted, but that is all under water and can't remember when I had a promotion in 7 years.

Cons

It's like reality TV, let's have another re-org to protect the management or give someone more people to build their empire. To many Directors who produce nothing. There are managers who have no reports to manage. It's not what you know or do, it's how much your boss enjoys your company. Cisco would make an excellent Survival TV show. Or maybe not, no one would belive the nonsense that goes on here.

4.0

Jul 17, 2012

Good if you can handle the sterile culture of a giant corporation

Program manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Telecommuting, good salaries, and that's about it

Cons

You will spend most of your career in meetings, performance reviews center on check-the-box accomplishments, bonus is determined by manager's influence and not your actual performance. It's a place to go to earn a paycheck, unlikely to be a culture you're proud to join.

4.0

Jul 14, 2012

Working at Cisco is both challenging and very rewarding - fast paced culture, smart people, cool products.

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovation Focus - Customers Matter - Results Driven and Fact based. Cisco specializes in knowing and acting on key discontinuities - this means working on the leading edge - using with an enterprise wide architecture mental framework and truly helping Cisco customer create competitive advantage

Cons

Still challenging to get things done - admin and back-end process wise - but not as challenging as other large technology companies. It is a large company so not as nimble perhaps as you might want - but the great things about Cisco is you can find find entrepreneurial niches in many of the business units

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