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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,583 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 33,583 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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5.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great work life balance. Opportunities withing Cisco always come up. Corporate communication from upper management is frequent and clear. Compensation is reasonable and benefits are very good. I worked at a number of other companies, startups and large companies alike. Cisco treats their employees very good comparatively and expects good work out of them. Overall the best managed company I've ever worked for in my 12 year career. I worked at Cisco in the past, left and came back for this exact reason. I recommend anyone to come and work for Cisco. It is truly the best place to work.

Cons

Live work and play anywhere, but working from home is discouraged. I can see the reasoning behind this, but productivity must be measurable and as long as goals are met, working from home should be the norm to save commute time, fuel costs, environmental impact.

5.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

We really are a company that cares about our customers and partners alike. This has to be exemplified in the field of course, but Cisco gives us all of the tools and resources we need to show how much we care about our customers success as they build out their secure communications infrastructure. Not to mention the GREAT job they have done at empowering the partners and really building a model that we can be proud of. I came from a competitor 4 years ago that had a phenominal partner program and used to LOVE picking on Cisco's lack of partner friendly programs, resources and tools. Now I can say that Cisco has really put great focus on that area and of course, there is room for improvement and nothing is ever ever perfect, but we are getting much closer. The benefits that Cisco affords the employees are better when you are not in a remote territory, but they offer many other incentive programs that allow you to get the message that they care about employees well being. I have watched this company go way above and beyond for many co-workers who have either lost a child due to illness, needed additional care for a cancer diagnosis, etc - that comes from the top and resonates throughout the entire organization. We really work hard at living out our philanthropic duties in all of the countries that we serve through time, money and resources donations. Again something that comes from the top. We really are changing the way we work, live, play and learn!

Cons

There is never enough time in the day to get everything done that needs to get done. Expectations are that we will try and live a balanced life, but that is very hard to do when the demands outway the time available!

3.0
Jun 16, 2008

Buyer beware

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you like working countless hours on things that often are more political vs. meaningful, then this is the place for you. If your career is your life, then this is the place to dive in and see where it takes you.

Cons

Too much CYA required. Management sees what it wants to see and often recognizes ones who are better political contributors rather than true work contributors. Work-life balance doesn't exist if you want to survive. The political side of Cisco came to the surface during/after the 2001 layoff. It has thrived since. Finally training of new managers has only just begun. Promoting someone from within to management (who has never been a manager before) is a gamble. Training is not adequate. Thus many employees suffer.

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