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?

"The culture is great and the in person offices were very cool" ((in 2842 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2710 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2108 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1231 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1141 reviews))

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

"frequent reorgs and layoffs made environment more toxic" ((in 1953 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 889 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 643 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 203 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 152 reviews))

Cisco Program Manager reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(526 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

58% approve of CEO

70% 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).

Reviews by job title

526 reviews

4.0

Sep 10, 2021

Great Company to work for!

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work-life balance, amazing people

Cons

hard to grow in the career

3.0

Aug 8, 2021

Good Benefits but lousy management

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are ok as compare to others, colleagues are great and helpful. You will learn a great experience there.

Cons

Little work-life balance. Works are hectic. If you are not in the good book of your management, get ready to go. They will find fault in you even though the process might be set up before your time, you will be blamed. In front of you, will tell you if you need help look for them, they are here to make you successful. But at your back, say bad things about you.

Cisco Response

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We are sorry to hear about your personal experience, and appreciate you taking the time to inform us so that we may inform our Leadership as well. Cisco's focus on culture means we understand that we will always have room for improvement, and while many Glassdoor reviews speak to employees feeling that Cisco is a great place to work – we realize there is still work that needs to be done to ensure our conscious culture resonates to all teams. As an employee, I'm sorry this happened to you, but can also validate that there are many ways to share concerns internally with our leadership and People and Communities (HR) teams who will address it firmly while also being compassionate. Initiatives like Leader Day and Leader Check-ins, help to develop our leadership and address concerns. There are also multiple opportunities to provide feedback from the employee’s perspective. These are just a couple of ways Cisco is working towards achieving this goal.

3.0

Aug 5, 2021

Management changes too frequently

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good training and certification opportunities. Good benefits, nice facilities to work in. Lots of remote opportunities. Global development team experience.

Cons

Very frequent changes in management structure, which can lead to a ‘stall’ in any career development. You really have to stay on top of what the next phase of product offerings might consist of.

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