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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,670 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      78% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,670 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
      Apr 7, 2016

      Old School

      Business analyst iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This is a large company with great benefits. They love to hire from within and there are lots of opportunities.

      Cons

      Cisco has gone to the layoff model to management. Their people have become disposable while middle management continues to grow and protect each other. There are too many managers with an inconsistent message. Half of the managers appreciate their employees and work with them to help them advance in their careers. Others want people that are going to stay in the same job forever.

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      Cisco Response
      10y
      We understand your concern and appreciate you sharing it with us. Cisco relies on it's employees to be the change, and want them to feel valued. Hiring from within is one example of how we do this.
      2.0
      Apr 5, 2016

      It used to be a good company

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work/life balance was good If you have a great manager, you will be happy

      Cons

      Very little innovation Recent culture shift very bad There are very few great managers at Cisco The pay is on the very low end compared to other companies, stock is worthless

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      Cisco Response
      10y
      We're sorry to hear your concerns but we can assure you that the changes in our HR have come through careful planning and employee input. We are always receptive to feedback and you can feel assured that your opinion has been heard.
      1.0
      Apr 3, 2016

      Bad engineering has its cost

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, good benefits. Free coffee.

      Cons

      Whatever you do avoid the projects that manage large numbers of servers. Poor engineering of products. Documentation is lacking. In my job the debug / edit / compile cycle was approximately 1 hour (versus a few minutes at most other companies). This is due to bad choices made in engineering, and the cost on current employees is very high. Cisco does not "eat its own dogfood." So the complex task of managing hundreds of servers is not deployed at Cisco. Furthermore, the company isn't willing to invest much in hardware. You'll be forced to use "simulators" to debug things, being that there is no big set of hardware to use. Also, if you are not Asian you may not "fit in". Don't expect the other employees to be very friendly or helpful.

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      Cisco Response
      10y
      We are sorry to hear your concerns. We are a very diverse company and work hard to make all employees feel welcomed. We will certainly take note of your feedback.
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