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 (594) , Network Consulting Engineer (495) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , 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

2.0

Oct 13, 2011

Getting too difficult to get things accomplished

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Pros

Lots of interesting technology and challenging projects to work on. Dedicated and knowledgeable individual contributors and first line managers.

Cons

Too many directors and VP's, most of whom are too concerned with agreeing with and keeping their bosses happy than with making real progress. Too slow to make necessary changes, such as getting rid of Councils/Boards structure, eliminating redundant products, and stepping away from product areas (consumer) where they are incapable of succeeding.

4.0

Oct 2, 2011

Good company to work for...but, seems to want to avoid transition to being a great one.

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Pros

- Good management. Much better people skills than most tech companies. - Executive leadership you can respect. - Good starting salaries, generous cash bonuses, good ESPP. - Stability, many employees make a career of working here through retirement; unique in this field. - By far the most accepting work environment for employees of diverse backgrounds; in my personal experience (comparing to Microsoft, Bank of America, Intel, Government, and some smaller techs.).

Cons

- Benefits are weak. Insurance portion you pay is higher than other are companies. No sick days. - Unlike most techs, stock awards and options are limited to a select few high-level folks. - 70's sweatshop work environment: cubicles, no offices. Bad for engineering; maybe ok for...?? - Infrastructure is clunky. Patchwork of Oracle/Unix stuff from the '90, inefficient internal tools. - Cisco IT sucks (sounds mean, but I'm understating.) Product teams outsource for reliable IT. - Promotion path is fuzzy, many employees give up in frustration and advance through leaving. - 4 weeks PTO sounds good, but they force to use one for annual company shut-down, so it's really only 3. And, you get no sick days, so people tend to work when ill rather than blow the family vacation, which in turn infects more people. (Contrast with 2 sick weeks, all holidays, plus 5 weeks vacation for senior people at Microsoft and other companies.)

4.0

Sep 29, 2011

The people at Cisco are wonderful. They are definitely the strength of the company.

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Pros

The people are excellent. I've made some lifelong friends there.

Cons

The amount of work to be done can be overwhelming. With recent re-structurings things simply cannot be done on time or with a significant improvements in quality. It's a struggle to simply tread water.

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