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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,664 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      78% 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 33,664 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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      34K reviews
      1.0
      Mar 8, 2014

      Bad News

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It was nice to telecommute so many days out of the week.

      Cons

      It probably sounds like sour grapes, but anyone considering reviews should be aware of the issues too and decide for themselves what to do. There are some people in charge of other people in the Service organization that are abusive and unreasonable. I was cautioned by a recruiter about their reputations (in writing), but it was even worse than he admitted. They have no idea what they are doing. Seriously. There is no way working under them that you can be successful. It was an unfortunate experience and tops the list of bad news. In a large company bad apples can hide for a long time and cause a lot of damage, all around.

      1.0
      Feb 28, 2014

      WARNing

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      On-site medical, fitness center, and child care Campus environment Historically good bonuses and benefits Camaraderie in workforce (at least in the past)

      Cons

      Unstable business model where reductions in force are a regular way to trim costs. If you look at Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN) notifications that Cisco has had to file in the last several years, here are the results in terms of number of employees laid off in San Jose by date: 10/18/13 - 899; 9/21/12 - 291; 8/19/11 - 1051; 7/18/11 - 55; 8/21/09 - 15; 7/31/09 - 6; 7/16/09 - 704; 6/16/09 - 22; 6/15/09 -25; 5/30/09 - 127; 4/24/09 - 233...and so on.

      1.0
      Feb 26, 2014

      not an exciting place to work

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good balance with life and work provide internal transfer if you want to go to another division or department

      Cons

      lack of opportunities to present your ideas and thoughts bad management team

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