Cisco reviews

It's the worst job I have ever had. I joined this company and was told promotions come quickly for those that excel. I worked my tail off, came in early, and left late for 3 years. and when I finally get the lousy pay increase. I find out that everyone was promoted, even the new guys that know very little.

Two years on from my departure and I still struggle to identify anything remotely positive about Cisco beyond staying for share options. Continual, stealth headcount reductions after each quarter's results have gradually removed those with the energy and creativity that Cisco desperately needs to reinvent itself. For those early-in-career, I'm not convinced that having Cisco on the resume/CV helps. My experience is it can hinder you when applying to new roles as you are tarred with having worked in a slow-moving, behemoth company rather than a fast-moving agile start-up. Let's face it - this is a company that should have owned the whole videoconference market in the wake of COVID-19 via WebEx yet it is Zoom that has stolen both the zeitgeist and the market. That should be enough for the Board to call for Chuck to step down and for them to bring in a visionary technology leader rather than yet another senior salesperson with a strategy that only looks 2 quarters out in a vain attempt to keep Wall St happy...