Cisco reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(33,568 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,568 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
Aug 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule depending on your immediate manager -- but if you are expected to work 20 hours -- does it really matter? It might be possible to use your time spent at Cisco in lieu of course work towards Political Science degrees.

Cons

Not a technology-oriented company. Not many US educated employees, nor many people with advanced engineering degrees. Employees are usually Indian with a typical background (Indian education from unknown universities); get on the boat using India Consultancy Inc.; jump ship to Cisco and hang around there for a long time to become part of management -- continue hiring new people off the boat -- build empires and bask in the glory of sycophants.

1.0
Aug 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only good part is the name. If you can get a job with the company and leverage its name towards moving up in your career, then that's about the best reason for working at Cisco.

Cons

Directors and middle managers are mostly incompetent and unable to lead or manage resources amongst them. Instead, they like to take the success of their subordinates and make it there's. So when it comes to proper recognition of work, acknowledgment of contribution, and everything you'd expect to advance in your career, you can forget about.

1.0
Jan 12, 2022

Cisco is Failing its employees

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco is big on diversity. As they hire, they focus on bringing in diverse candidate pools, and Occasionally they will give "Day for Me" which is a free day off for the entire company.

Cons

VERY long hours. Expect to start work early, and be forced to work late with offshore teams. This isn't a once in a while thing, but has become expected with everyone working remotely. Culture has taken a VERY negative downturn in the past 3 months. Lots of new management changes that highlight how little they care about their employees. There is no support for others. Everything is through the lens of how "I" look to my leaders. I would not recommend anyone become a people manager. This role comes with all the blame and none of the reward. You will be expected to constantly push your team for results, work harder with fewer resources, and try to keep spirits up in a team that isn't rewarded for their work.

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