Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,669 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 33,669 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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1.0
Jan 22, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Options awarded prior to the dotcom bust can be worth millions. Good outplacement services Some managers have integrity

Cons

Long hours Good performers can be laid off for being in the wrong place at the wrong time Layoffs focus on those with 10+ yrs experience Managers can write reviews that are entirely political, with no consideration of the work completed In PDI, they laid off almost everyone in SJ, while the entire management hierachy planned their own exits - awful.

3.0
Jan 20, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco is a good company to work with. Its stock may not go up as much as it did in the past, but hey, how many companies are out there whose stock is going up. Think 'bout it!

Cons

Too much politics. Sometimes. But hey, how many companies are out there that don't have politics. It is only the degree to which it exits.

3.0
Jan 19, 2010

Cisco in transition

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco as a company is trying to redefine how businesses operate. They definitely want to try to change the world and are willing to take risks.

Cons

At the end of the day, Cisco is really fundamentally a hardware company. Most of the innovation is happening in software and Cisco while wanting to make the transition, continues to stumble. There is too much of a reliance on acquisitions to grow the company.

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