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      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (33,604 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      79% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 33,604 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
      Sep 27, 2016

      Best days are long behind Cisco

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fat margins and weak competition in core (but declining) routing/switching businesses mean you can milk the cow without working too hard.

      Cons

      Every year, Cisco hires thousands of younger (and offshore) workers and fires thousands of mid-career professionals.

      3.0
      Sep 15, 2016

      Good People, Little Direction, No Vision

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work/life balance (working from home rocks!) Decent benefits Some good/talented folks in the trenches (but dwindling fast)

      Cons

      No company vision Lack of vision leads to lack of direction for mid-level management, which burns them out Rampant nepotism Political skills more important than technical skills Stagnant salaries, very few promotions

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      Cisco Response
      9y
      Thank you for your review. The Executive Leadership Team is as transparent with their vision for Cisco as possible and we encourage you to attend these meetings. We will take your review into consideration.
      1.0
      Sep 7, 2016

      Don't work here

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are no pros. Required word count.

      Cons

      Doesn't care about innovation, people are resources and are disposable, efficiency doesn't matter, software engineering best practices are ignored, suggestions and feedback are ignored, internal tools suck, internal website unusable, frequent layoffs, outsourcing as much work as possible, speed over quality is their mantra, seniority is the only thing that matters not ability or being right.

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      Cisco Response
      9y
      We are sorry to hear about your negative experience. While we understand that this is a difficult time for many employees, we want you to know that we do care about our employees.
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