Cisco reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,626 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,626 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cisco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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34K reviews
1.0
Feb 28, 2014

WARNing

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

On-site medical, fitness center, and child care Campus environment Historically good bonuses and benefits Camaraderie in workforce (at least in the past)

Cons

Unstable business model where reductions in force are a regular way to trim costs. If you look at Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN) notifications that Cisco has had to file in the last several years, here are the results in terms of number of employees laid off in San Jose by date: 10/18/13 - 899; 9/21/12 - 291; 8/19/11 - 1051; 7/18/11 - 55; 8/21/09 - 15; 7/31/09 - 6; 7/16/09 - 704; 6/16/09 - 22; 6/15/09 -25; 5/30/09 - 127; 4/24/09 - 233...and so on.

1.0
Feb 26, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good balance with life and work provide internal transfer if you want to go to another division or department

Cons

lack of opportunities to present your ideas and thoughts bad management team

1.0
Feb 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great long-term strategy. First year compensation is relatively competitive. Having Cisco on your resume looks good.

Cons

Work-life balance is nonexistent. The worst part is all that time is spent in unproductive meetings. Employees (not the execs) take the hits when the company is down. Terrible execution of the strategy. Internal politics make doing real work nearly impossible. Outright lied during the hiring process, and I've witnessed many unethical actions from management.

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