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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,664 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 33,664 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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4.0
Jun 20, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Solid company, will be around for the next 10 - 20 years. Lots of places to find a niche. Lots of locations worldwide, wide variety of software and hardware positions. Flexible work hours, telecommuting, easy to stay connected 24 x 7. Highly educated workforce, lots of very smart people to hang out with and learn from. Market leader in many many categories. Free popcorn and drinks. Engineers have access to state of the art computers, labs and networks, and access to some of the biggest customers in the world, you wouldn't have this level acceptance working for a startup or a mid-level company.

Cons

It is a large company. 2001 brought some tough downsizing but there are still a lot of people failing to live up to their potential. This is mostly due to incompetent middle management on average, folks who have gotten promoted because they've stuck around for a long time and will put up with the crap that goes on with politics and maneuvering. No more HR department, the first and second level managers are expected to "do it all", lead the way, set the example and motivate and train as well as be de facto technical leads and pollinate projects across groups and locations.

4.0
Jun 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, positive place to work, great benefits and overall compensation. Very comprehensive employee services with attention to detail for those services (e.g. gym offers many different classes every month).

Cons

Very fast paced and if you are not up to this pace you will get lost and/or lose credibility with your peers in this organization. Also, work life balance in my opinion continues to be a struggle as part of this hard-driving organization. Expectations are VERY high of all contributors with those willing to sacrifice family time or other work/life balance continues to be a struggle.

3.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Freedom and flexibility to pursue my job.

Cons

Lack of structure. More career opportunities please.

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