Cisco reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,598 total reviews)
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79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,598 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 7, 2009

Used to be great

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with great products, strong senior leadership, excellent brand, opportunities to grow depending on how aggressive you are with your career, excellent sales teams, stable - lots of cash, great HQ location.

Cons

Used to be nimble, fun place to work. But over the past 6 years, the company has taken on huge, multi-year business improvement projects that have created massive middle management that is incompetent, territorial, siloed, the result being millions of dollars are being spent with no proven result. Company spends millions on top management consultants for no conceivable return on investment. Too many boards and councils have made the company extremely slow. Great strategies but it is difficult to operationalize due to the incompetent management.

4.0
Nov 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have a lot of latitude in how to do my job--I don't have to use processes or tools that aren't optimal because that is policy. Cisco is also really supportive of parents; I never get flak about working at home or leaving early to care for my son.

Cons

It's so big that nothing happens quickly. Also, you can go years without a raise.

4.0
Oct 29, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company. Good benefits Most managers are flexible - and support a balanced life. New business units/groups are ready to adapt to new technology and tools

Cons

you might be exposed to politics as you rise up. Ranking system for promotions indicates that someone has to look bad if you have to look good.

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