Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,652 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 33,652 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
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hardworking, accessible experts all over the company! Beyond the IETF leadership, patents, and certifications, I can probably count on one hand the number of times a subject matter expert has declined an opportunity to discuss their field of expertise, especially with a customer. Individual contributors are the soul of this company, and many work after hours and on weekends to get the job done. Some may call them perfectionists and some may call them crazy, but the level of excellence I've seen from many coworkers is truly exceptional.

Cons

Management has gotten complacent and collaboration needs to improve among product lines.

4.0
Jun 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco has great compensation. I second what others say about how in Cisco, there are always opportunities for you to prove yourself. There is always enough work for you if you want to try new projects and and work harder, in order to get your name out and move move upwards. Another major plus is the lower management. They tend to hire people from within the current ranks, and therefore they hire people who have gone through the motions and know what its like to be a lower level employee. Compensation is also good, including bonuses and monetary rewards. yeah.

Cons

One thing that always makes me annoyed by cisco is the cubicles that are pale-puke green and sick-of-my-life grey. This seems to also be the theme with the exterior of the buildings. Also lining the walls of the interior of the buildings are really old pictures to -i guess- spice things up visually, but they are faded out now so are kind of depressing to look at. sometimes I find myself just not wanting to be inside those buildings, so work from home. Honestly, all they have to do is every once in a blue moon add a new picture to the wall, and it would make a world of difference. I saw the other day they were painting one of the walls orange. That made a HUGE difference in that area.

5.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great work life balance. Opportunities withing Cisco always come up. Corporate communication from upper management is frequent and clear. Compensation is reasonable and benefits are very good. I worked at a number of other companies, startups and large companies alike. Cisco treats their employees very good comparatively and expects good work out of them. Overall the best managed company I've ever worked for in my 12 year career. I worked at Cisco in the past, left and came back for this exact reason. I recommend anyone to come and work for Cisco. It is truly the best place to work.

Cons

Live work and play anywhere, but working from home is discouraged. I can see the reasoning behind this, but productivity must be measurable and as long as goals are met, working from home should be the norm to save commute time, fuel costs, environmental impact.

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