Cisco reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,586 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,586 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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1.0
Aug 18, 2016

Disappointed

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Everyone at Cisco is hardworking and extremely loyal to the company and it's success. The salaries and benefits are excellent that the company as a whole is world class.

Cons

Business has always been based on numbers and revenue; however since the new regime has taken over, there seems to be an increased focus on numbers and much less focus on the people who have helped create the company. The sense of loyalty that the employee feels towards the employer does not seem to be reciprocated. Senior Executives, seem to be further disconnected to staff. There is an undercurrent of insecurity, no one knows when they will be next on the layoff list. The warmth and family feeling is long gone, clearly it can't be sustained forever, but outside of a few groups the company is being run by accountants. Each organization is fighting for it's overhead and there is no feeling of we are One Company.

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Cisco Response
9y
We know this has been a hard week for many employees, but our leadership team is making hard decisions with a heavy heart, in order to serve the greater company as a whole. Cisco stands by its People Deal and will continue to support its employees.
1.0
Jun 9, 2016

Not a good a place

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay benefits Stupid managers Certification Lab

Cons

Favoritism and discrimination. No matter what you do, if you are not a favorite, your soul will die. The company is hiring a lot of HB1 workers- great talent for cheap- to lock them for 5 years and for managers to abuse them. Bigotry and prejudice is the norm here. They are disparate for former employees to return.

4.0
May 20, 2016

Disillusioned after almost 20 years

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Large, robust company with a huge information infrastructure. Clean facilities. Great industry to be in in the information age. They've started adding small 'game rooms' to buildings with foosball tables, wall-sized scrabble, xboxes, etc.

Cons

You can't get anything done quickly because there is always a process for everything, or because there's an expense associated and everybody's budget is tight. Because of legal issues, contractors aren't eligible to be recommended for awards or to give input on the performance of full-time employees (for or against). Whether you have any fun at work is highly dependent upon the attitude of your management.

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Cisco Response
10y
Thank you for your review. It's important to us to consider your input and we'll make sure to address the advice you mentioned.
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