Cisco reviews

Long hours Good performers can be laid off for being in the wrong place at the wrong time Layoffs focus on those with 10+ yrs experience Managers can write reviews that are entirely political, with no consideration of the work completed In PDI, they laid off almost everyone in SJ, while the entire management hierachy planned their own exits - awful.

Layoffs ,“LR”s multiple times a year.. this really delays projects when you’re regularly losing a stakeholder or team member to LRs. During the beginning of the pandemic I was told repeatedly there was no guarantee my role was secure. The ceo claims he wont lay people off during the pandemic.. then 2 months later say theres going to be a massive layoff of 10-12% of the company in October. The additional stress and attempt to normalize the fear of losing your job constantly.. NO THANK YOU. Also huge RTP presence means lots of conservative, christian republicans. Lots of work needed in the D&I space. No formal review, no chance of promotion. People are treated as replaceable resources. 3 managers in 2 years. Didnt see a single team mate promoted in 3 years, even people that had been there 6+ years. Employees have Stockholm syndrome, “feel so lucky they survived the last LR”. The pay is horrrrible for the bay area and they do not give annual increases.. period. If youre lucky youll get a promotion every 5 years. If you are able to keep the same manager for more than 8 months. How this place makes it to the “best places to work” list..... they're clearly bribing someone.