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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,654 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 33,654 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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4.0
Nov 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly employees, great culture, lots of good benefits and new products coming out. The San Jose campus is massive, with just over 50 buildings, and there is always work going on somewhere. The work environment is also good, and the labs are generally well organized. They also have free soda/tea/coffee, and you can occasionally find free food by going to various presentations. There are also two gyms and a daycare center, and provide great benefits to full-time employees. I accumulated the equivalent of 3.5 weeks PTO per year as a co-op/intern, the same as any regular employee.

Cons

There are too many managers and executives, and endless business/technical meetings which do not contribute much (in fact the most useful meetings are the meet&greet because they encourage teamwork, even though they have nothing to do with your job). Also, the work can be slow and boring at times, and you will not be immune to "burnout" at Cisco. As a co-op, I received no benefits other than PTO and hourly pay.

2.0
Nov 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco Choice Program is great for full time hires. However, as an intern you really won't get much "choice". You do get PTO at the same rate as full times which is a nice perk.

Cons

Very much a large company. Bogged down by bureaucracy, multiple versions, protocol. Can be very frustrating. Also not a very exciting place to work for people under 30.

4.0
Nov 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay for an internship, great experience if you end up in the right group. San Jose's a nice area to live for the summer, and the other interns there are good people.

Cons

The learning curve when you join makes most of a three month internship dedicated to figuring out what's going on in the company, although I'm sure this is pretty common across companies this size. The intern experience can vary greatly depending on what group you end up in, and there's no way to know this before hand. Some groups will have you doing real work while others won't.

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