Cisco reviews

Highly political, corrupt, and less paying

Sales promotions often determined by cliques, which in turn determined by political ideologies. I left voluntarily after a long tenure even though I wasn't eligible for the package, because I did not see a promotion path in am environment where advancement decisions are determined by nepotism/favoritism/buddy culture/race. Values modeled by Chuck and ELT do not percolate down the ranks. Culture is very inwardly focused in middle layers. Managers are not open to new ideas, have stopped listening to customers and the market, and are only focused on empire building. Employees spend so much time in "alignment meetings" there is no time left to do real work. The good news is that some of the leaders who created this culture in the org where I worked took the package last year, and I am optimistic that new management is bringing a different approach.