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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,658 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 33,658 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
      3.0
      Jan 20, 2024

      Overall okay, but was better in the past

      Marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large company with resources to potentially do some creative, impactful work

      Cons

      Can be competitive in an unhealthy way; toxic Saw numerous people let go/laid off who were excellent employees who had dedicated themselves to Cisco and were well-liked and respected by peers and/or direct reports. This had a very negative effect on employee morale and created a toxic employee culture. Some senior-level execs have an ivory tower attitude - unapproachable and coddled/spoiled (not the roll-up-your-sleeves, can-do, dig deep attitude that once made Cisco great) Seems like everyone thinks their product or solution is the next big thing -- too much drinking the Kool-Aid and not a grasp on the reality facing them in the marketplace Not enough post-mortem analysis -- lots of repeat mistakes and inefficient work styles; over-emphasis on post launch slide deck for execs with inflated metrics that disguised truth of inefficient, toxic work style and culture.

      2.0
      Dec 12, 2023

      Constant lay offs!

      Change manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good intentions with diversity but a lot of performa activities like leaders LGBTQ pins for gay pride on day one of Cisco Live but following days, the pins are nowhere to be found on leader’s lapel.

      Cons

      Lay offs every 3-6 month to meet street expectations of revenue. ELT doesn’t care how this impacts people and stifles growth and productivity. Majority of people impacted are older (over 45) and long tenure. Lay offs create a toxic environment because it’s a kill or be killed environment. It truly is not a healthy place to work.

      4.0
      Nov 21, 2023

      Great benefits and flexibility

      Leader, customer experience
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cisco lives up to a lot of their promises and top level leadership leads by example in encouraging their values. Cisco provides a lot of resources and opportunities to explore what you uniquely bring to your work, lead with your strengths, practice mindfulness, and keep balance and flexibility in your life. It is a place that strives to be welcoming and supportive of diverse communities with a lot of employee resource groups to help. Their benefits are great and receiving 80 hrs per year to volunteer is simply amazing. I hope they don't cut that back.

      Cons

      The PTO is 20 days per year, but you are forced to use 3-4 for those days during the mandatory holiday shutdown period, so the PTO is effectively 16 or 17 days. They have had a lot of unannounced layoffs or "restructuring" since I joined. And like any large corporation, a lot of the internal processes and requirements are like navigating a maze to follow. It is also very slow to move and coming from an acquisition this was a hard transition. Also, when we were acquired, we thought we would get more resources to help, but that was not the case. Despite the ideals for how to be a good leader and make Cisco a great place to work, individual managers may or may not follow, leaving much variability in the working environment on a particular team.

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      Thank you for your candid review and for your 6+ years at Cisco. We're happy to learn that you appreciate the culture, growth opportunities, and the benefits, such as Cisco's Time2Give benefit. We value your feedback in the Cons and Advice to Management sections; it helps us continuously evaluate and improve the employee experience.
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