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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,663 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      78% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,663 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
      4.0
      Nov 22, 2009

      Great place to work, unless you're in IT

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Senior leadership is the best in the industry Visionary company Working at Cisco = helping change the world

      Cons

      Vision of senior leadership doesn't trickle down past middle management Very difficult to get growth opportunities out of IT You get paid at a discount since you work for one of the best companies in the world

      1.0
      Nov 20, 2009

      Can we say "Sweat shop?"

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I spent over a decade at this company and here are my thoughts. - USE TO BE a great company - USE TO have great compensation - You USE TO be appreciated - You USE to be empowered - If you are wanting a divorce or more time away from home, then this place is for you - if you are Upper Managment, then you still have great pay and bonuses If you still decide to come to work for Cisco, then be sure that you negotiate a great salary prior to starting. This will be it for at least a decade.

      Cons

      - They brag on how they value a balance of personal and work.. But if you are an engineer, then this does not apply - Pay freeze since 2001 - Merit Increase freeze - Bonus are a fraction of what they once were and shrinking every year - Benefits are shrinking Advancement is non-existent Training on new products is a joke Taking personal time off is frowned on (considering mgmt thinks that it your an engineer you should not have a personal life nor want to be home when you are sick) What you need sleep too? Imagine if you can, taking a simple situation then have management put the most convoluted, backward processes on it so that it hampers any progress and makes your job harder by a thousand fold. Then when the project takes too long, or just fails it can not be their fault. (Even though they have you are doing the work of three engineers. ) Nope it has to be you did not prioritize it right. " What you want to get 4 hours sleep? "

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