Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,665 total reviews)
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78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,665 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Apr 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Cisco is a good place to start a career as you can learn a lot of things, both in technology and in office politics :-) . 2. The salary and benefit are okay. 3. Flexible work hours 4. Good on your resume

Cons

1. long working hours 2. managers do not give employees good training 3. the company is too big and the connections between employees are not very close. 4. not much innovation.

2.0
Apr 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Name recognition, good reputation, was once a meritocracy where pay and advancement were actually based upon your competence and contribution. Maybe it will be again, but not now.

Cons

Lack of innovation, arrogance when it comes to what customers want vs what thet R&D teams want to develop, huge growth of middle and upper management from other companies has ruined the once unique Cisco culture - making it just another big company. Continual empire-building with teams trying to rip off other teams. Lack of focus on the product. Lack of true leadership in the executive ranks at VP-Director level, especially in the Customer Advocacy/Service Provider LOB, where the execs seem more interested in 'going along to get along' rather than providing true vision or leadership. Some current cost-cutting measures have done nothing more than pass along Cisco's cost of doing business to their employees. Chambers has become very quiet and hands-off - I wonder what he thinks of what Cisco has become?

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