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      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (33,563 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      79% 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 33,563 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
      Feb 6, 2019

      Stay away - unless you are Indian - Ethnic nepotism at large

      Senior technical leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Depends on the group you work for, there is an opportunity to acquire more skills Descent pay

      Cons

      It is all about Indian nepotism. No chance to advance your career unless you ar indian. Senior management are fake about what they call "diversity" which means for them to hire dependent and underpaid H1B workers so they could make millions every year. Severe bias and discrimination across all levels

      1.0
      Oct 15, 2017

      Stop the Indian nepotism

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      When engineering was more diverse before round after round after round of 're-structuring' work/life balance used to be decent.

      Cons

      In Engineering, if you are not part of the 'in crowd' (aka Indian) you will quickly notice the politics around you. There are issues with upward mobility, projects you are given, and if you refuse to work nights and weekends you are seen as "not doing enough". Also, you can tell by working with others that many people got their jobs simply from being being connected to another Indian.

      1.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Cisco sucks, stay away

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pays reasonably well...if you are not that bright, you can survive for ever in Cisco, place is full of dead weight so you'll fit right in.

      Cons

      Work is not interesting, people can be downright hostile, raises/rewards have no relation to the work you put in.

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