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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,662 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      78% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,662 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
      2.0
      Dec 30, 2008

      Not what it could be.....

      Technical lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Steady pay, good overall benefits (until they take those away), if you really don't want to work, you have a great place to hide.

      Cons

      Lack of promotion opportunities, completely clueless middle and upper management, short sighted - the next qtr is all management is worried about. It would be nice to have a long term plan that showed where we are going and how we are going to get there. The main R&D is buy a company that does something we want, put a logo on it and say it is part of the "human network"

      3.0
      Dec 30, 2008

      Good products, intensely political, has jumped the shark

      Network consulting engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexibility in terms of telecommuting, good environment in the offices, generally positive coworkers, some very smart and knowledgeable people. Until recently, the chance to train to learn new skills and broaden existing skills.

      Cons

      Intensely political with limited to no chance for advancement, no raises and generally downward trend in salaries. To advance requires spending a great deal of time selling oneself and picking high visibility projects rather than just doing the job at hand and doing it well. To advance and get a raise you either have to give 100% of your time to Cisco, polish the proper knob or hitch yourself sycophant-like to an up and comer. Or some combination of all three. It's not about results it's about self-marketing.

      5.0
      Dec 30, 2008

      Cisco Kool-Aid

      Marketing programs manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      So many reasons. Very innovative and expanding into new technologies. Strong focus on collaboration and also making a difference in the world. The culture for the most part reflects this collaborative style but differs a little from group to group. The Executives communicate what is going on within the organization. No layoffs even in a tough economy! Company is very open to people rotating between functional areas and business units although it is on the onus of the individual employee to network and reach out for that next opportunity. Less Bureacracy than I think most other large organizations. Free soda!

      Cons

      Well, it is a large company so therefore there is some bureacracy. It sometimes takes some time to make decisions in order to go through proper channels. We were forced to take 4 vacation days for the week after Christmas this year whether we wanted to or not (or had work to do or not). However, still no layoffs!

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