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      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (33,577 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      79% approve of CEO

      67% 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 33,577 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
      5.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Cisco is a great place to work

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company is continuing to grow, creating many new interesting technologies to work on. Compared to other companies the salary is good, even better when you factor in bonuses. The work schedule is very flexible, and they allow telecommuting. Lots of perks like free soda, coffee, popcorn, gym usage, etc.

      Cons

      Some employees must work for remote managers since there are so many different offices.

      2.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      The emperor has no clothes.

      Corporate counsel
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stability (its not going anywhere), opportunity to work remotely, and the potential for professional growth.

      Cons

      At some level, the emperor has no clothes. This is from a non-sales, support function perspective. Compensation model for non-sales personnel was consistently below market, and there was a polly-annish devotion to stock options. Who remembers "The drive to 35?" Unwillingness to recognize that it had become a large-cap, slow-growth company, and needed to move from an options to a restricted stock model. Managers have too much control over review process, and there is too little emphasis on rewarding talent in a fair and consistent manner. Perception is much more important than reality -- e.g. review process too focussed on peripheral "initiatives," rather than business results. Inconsistent messages -- selling the world on telecommuting, but making it difficult for your own employees to do it as well.

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