Cisco reviews

- Leadership is a mess and has no idea what is happening in the field and what reality is - We build products that we think the market needs vs what they are actually asking for. So many old egos that will not let bad products fade away - Just working through all the internal challenges within Cisco to sell is harder than even selling to the customer - We pay executives tons of money, but cut all the quality out of TAC so it is not good anymore - We over promise and under deliver all the time. Ask customers to spend like they are buying a Lexus, but they are buying junker - Way too many people who want their voices and opinions heard and so good ideas turn into terrible execution - We hire the same people over and over again that are in the same industry or have friends here, instead of finding great talent that can be taught the technology

As a global company it is expected to work atleast 12-14 hours a day. No concept of work life balance. While it is good to do that when you join the company for first year but expecting that for all the years something is a miss. Opportunities of growth only available if you are in the same location and bonding with management. There is no concept of providing performance feedback of your peers to level above them anonymously.