Cisco reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,620 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 33,620 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
5.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) WLB is great. 2) Job safety is high

Cons

1) Things move slowly sometime.

2.0
Mar 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company's intellectual property (IP) is strong. Lots of smart people from whom you can learn.

Cons

Cisco is full of mid‑level managers who behave like they’re untouchable — because they are. It doesn’t matter how many HR cases get filed or how blatant the behavior is. The same managers who discriminate against women, treat women as objects, ignore boundaries, and act like mini‑gods openly brag that HR can’t touch them. They laugh about it in hallways and treat sensitivity training like a comedy routine. This isn’t a few bad actors; it’s a structure that protects them, and they know it. If you expect real accountability or psychological safety, you won’t reliably find it here. Everyone at Cisco knows that if you end up with a terrible manager, you’re stuck and eventually have to find a new job. I’ve watched that dynamic play out for nearly a decade. P.S. Cisco’s “Best Place to Work for Women” recognition is tied to external PR and doesn’t reflect the internal reality for many women.

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