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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,579 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

79% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,579 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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5.0
Feb 12, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance. Work from home is a major plus (they own WebEx). Smart capable people. Amazing benefits including a full week of paid leave for charity volunteering. Love how much the company gives back to society.

Cons

Very rare to get a salary increase, so be sure you're OK with the salary you accept. Lots of churn in mid-management, I've had 13 managers in seven years. Tough to get your ideas heard, unless you're politically minded. Since the company is so large, there are a lot of slackers who coast along just under the radar, which can be de-motivating. Very engineering driven with design, and user experience, as an afterthought. There is also no clear career path for designers. Design is not handled in a traditional manner, so collaborating with fellow designers is rare- instead you're assigned a product and become silo'ed in it.

1.0
Oct 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Decent salary and yearly bonus - Ability to take advanced training in the latest technologies - Take a job, learn the latest technology, jump companies

Cons

- No time to take advanced training - Zero moral after multiple years of hunger game style layoffs - Use to be a positive and energizing environment, no longer the case - Endless stream of emails from executives congratulating themselves

1.0
Oct 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Better than not having a job at all, but if you are at Cisco, you should always be looking for a better job.

Cons

Very "ethnocentric" company. If you are not the same race AND country of origin as your manager and director, then your opportunities will be limited, and you will be first on the layoff list.

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