Cisco reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,610 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,610 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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2.0
Sep 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great virtual work policy....work where you please great tools for collaborating, especially Jabber (IM) and WebEx exciting to work for a major company that helps shape the tech industry Good severance if you are let go in the layoff, ahem, limited restructuring

Cons

Horrendously unstable Bad communications with employees So much lost time and effort wiped out each time layoffs; teams spend years developing great process and tools and then its all wiped out in a few weeks Employee paranoia -- when's the next cut coming

2.0
Aug 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not many Pros in this company anymore. Most of what Cisco's management is doing to attract college hires is by spending a lot of money on free food, snacks and weekly Pop-up Parties!

Cons

Culture is changing--bringing in college hires --for every college hire, Cisco gets rid of two senior professionals. Then over loads the college hires, essentially paying them a 1/4 of the salary. It was a great place to work now it is just trying to hang on with less talent.

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Cisco Response
9y
We understand your concerns about our recent restructure but want to assure you that we are making strategic with our hiring and ask that you not disrespect our employees.
5.0
Aug 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Breadth of portfolio is a strength. Big company perks but also cons. Interesting challenges to solve. Cut throat internal politics.

Cons

Stalled growth makes it a difficult culture to enjoy. Annual layoffs create risk-avoidance behavior from employees. Slow moving to attack market disruptions.

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Cisco Response
9y
Thank you for your review. We are making hard decisions that will benefit the company in the long run, and appreciate your patience and understanding at this time.
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