Cisco Software Engineer reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,620 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Software Engineer || employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,620 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer || professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer || professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Sep 4, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Good company name on your resume, recruiters will try to snatch you up if you start looking for another job outside the company. Engineers know their stuff well Lots of perks (CAP awards for a project well done, good onsite cafeteria, gym, etc) Company has many business units covering many technology areas

Cons

sweat shop: expect 70+ hours of work regularly if you are an engineer. high pressure: not only do you have to put in long hour, it is a high pressure environment. Every one is pressuring everyone else to get the work done, leading to a very nasty environment and teamwork suffers a lot. People just do not have time to help others unless it is something that is "visible" by their management. Company frugality policy means you do not have the resources (equipment) to actually do the work expected of you. People spend a lot of wasted time fighting over equipment and making do with prototype that do not work.

3.0
Aug 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits reasonable hours if you work smart and set limits can work from home friendly coworkers good intranet with tons of information

Cons

Lack of ambition amongst coworkers. Many people are very comfortable with their jobs and set in their ways. Not a good place for a young and ambitious person. Lack of excitement. Offices are very plain. Cafeterias are closed after lunch. Is English the language of business here? sometimes I wonder

1.0
Aug 16, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive salaries with the market. A significant number of talented people to work with and learn from. A diverse culture within every department. Great benefits for health and finance.

Cons

Uses the GE philosophies on employee reviews using a bell curve to evaluate and a mandatory number of employees must be in the top range to be promoted and the bottom in a high pressure situation to quit or be fired. The average or core personnel are given the carrot of still getting a bonus, but no promotion or raise. The environment leads to a lot of back stabbing and almost no collaboration between peers who fear giving someone an advantage over them during reviews. One of the most dysfunctional places I have ever worked.

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