Cisco reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,586 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,586 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 18, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule, very fair with family time off above and beyond the contractual obligations Good opportunities if you know how to manage up, relatively straightforward to move around between groups, if you're competent

Cons

Expect long hours, there are peaks and troughs, but it can be very long cycles. Currently working on a 3-4 year project with six monthly release cycles, and the trough is one month out of six. IT is very disorganized, disproportionate ratio of program and projects managers, yet very little real planning happening. Lots of powerpoint slides, very little execution. Too much time in meetings.

4.0
Jun 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco has great compensation. I second what others say about how in Cisco, there are always opportunities for you to prove yourself. There is always enough work for you if you want to try new projects and and work harder, in order to get your name out and move move upwards. Another major plus is the lower management. They tend to hire people from within the current ranks, and therefore they hire people who have gone through the motions and know what its like to be a lower level employee. Compensation is also good, including bonuses and monetary rewards. yeah.

Cons

One thing that always makes me annoyed by cisco is the cubicles that are pale-puke green and sick-of-my-life grey. This seems to also be the theme with the exterior of the buildings. Also lining the walls of the interior of the buildings are really old pictures to -i guess- spice things up visually, but they are faded out now so are kind of depressing to look at. sometimes I find myself just not wanting to be inside those buildings, so work from home. Honestly, all they have to do is every once in a blue moon add a new picture to the wall, and it would make a world of difference. I saw the other day they were painting one of the walls orange. That made a HUGE difference in that area.

5.0
Jun 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I can't say enough great things about working for Cisco. The teamwork is outstanding; I've never seen a group of people pull together to get a job done like they do at Cisco. People from all of the organizations are extremely helpful, and want to see you succeed. The culture of the company is very laid back in that you have complete control over your schedule. If you want to work from home, or from anywhere, that is totally acceptable. The benefits and perks are also some of the best in the industry.

Cons

Cisco is not a job, it's a lifestyle. Almost everyone who works here is basically "on" 24/7, but you don't really mind because you enjoy what you're doing, and it's not taken for granted.

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