Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,667 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,667 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
2.0
Dec 7, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco has good pay, inexpensive benefits, a good stock program for some. Interesting tech and some very smart good people in its ranks.

Cons

Unfortunately, the company has lost its way. It's a good place to visit but don't make a career out of it. Management has swung back to command and control and has left many with very little empowerment. Micromanagement is back and better than ever, even at the Director level in some cases. Much work has been put into it's "People Deal" but the company has had layoffs every year since the mid-2000s. It's a toxic work environment every year as you wait to see if you're lucky enough to not get laid off.

1.0
Dec 5, 2018

Solutions Architect

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and good work life balance. No micro management

Cons

Fear of constant layoff. Happens twice a year where good people are removed by crappy management. Employees are only focussed on saving their job and there is no innovation or motivation to work

2.0
Nov 23, 2018

Stay Away if you can

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Allows everyone to work from home, no questions asked as long as you deliver your stuff.

Cons

Very unstable job env. Everyone should always be prepared to lose their job, from the most senior (tenure wise as well as title wise) to the most junior.

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