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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,639 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      78% approve of CEO

      68% 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 33,639 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
      1.0
      Jan 21, 2017

      Cisco Has Lost Its Way

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Laser focus on customers-partners has always been embedded in the company's DNA.

      Cons

      Constant layoffs- dismissing senior technical talent who are loved by their customers and/or are recognized in the industry; gross mis-steps in cloud; a toxic environment of fear has set into various organizations because of these sudden dismissals especially when the company is profitable. As one would assess a product for fair trade, I strongly believe the treatment of people should be a factor in determining whether or not one wishes to do business with the company. Should you work at the company -- go for a very very short ride only. As a shareholder - I am deeply concerned.

      2.0
      Nov 29, 2016

      Cisco in death spiral - ala Nortel, HP

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some good people and some interesting projects

      Cons

      Unclear corporate direction, poor executive management, pervasive Indian culture of mediocrity and nepotism, annual mega-layoffs, poor long-term prospects,

      1.0
      Nov 20, 2016

      Culture has been replaced.

      Solution architect
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I work in Cisco Security services, and the last 2 years have been horrible. This used to be a great company and great culture. The last 2 years over, great caring and capable managers have been replaced with newbies who operate without a care for employees and in lockstep with the new senior management. Sadly, much of the senior management is now from places like Pepsi and sourcefire. These senior folks are dishonest, calculating and manipulative. They also have super fragile egos and fire people for simply knowing more than they do.

      Cons

      Having Cisco on your resume used to be a huge strength. But nowadays it's becoming a liability in the job market. That combined with the annual summer picnic and layoff, it's become a truly bad place to work.

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