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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,637 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 33,637 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
      3.0
      Nov 4, 2009

      Okay place to work for a few years.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The salary and benefits are good. Fellow employees are for the most part nice and helpful. There is some recognition for working at Cisco.

      Cons

      Management is slow and goals are vague or inconsistent. Evaluations are subjective and career advancement is not great. Not much recognition for the work you do. Cisco culture is political. Also, they only play Fox News on the TVs at the cafeteria. That news broadcast is way too opinionated, political, and annoying.

      3.0
      Oct 29, 2009

      Good place to work. Lack of innovation. Too political.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice package when you get laid of. Good benefits. They know how to grow the company. No value for meritocracy. You can hang around without as long as you can get along. Excellent sales team, can sell any crap. Has a Good acquisition engine. No fear of lay-off. Stable company. John chambers is God !!

      Cons

      Too political, Highly inefficient. Lot of buerocracy. Lack of innovation. Too slow . Lack of recognition. Too Big.

      3.0
      Sep 18, 2009

      Your job is at risk every year

      Software engineer iv
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - The salaries and bonuses are acceptable. - You get to work with latest technology - Very smart and talented co-workers

      Cons

      - Every year, approximately from July to Sept, Cisco targets internal organizations for reduction in head count. Your job is at risk every year. - Salary increases are rare - Once technology becomes stable, Cisco moves development to India and leaves US employees to search for new position or leave Cisco. So, if you do a good job, you are rewarded by losing your job. - Cisco is always trying to get rid of the bottom 5%. After a while, this reaches the good workers. - You work long hours, weekends, all-nighters, etc - very limited job opportunities outside HQ - no professional development. - no training dollars.

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