Cisco reviews

Lack of knowledge in the software domain - scrambling to find a way to brand themselves as a software shop while not putting measures in place to motivate the best software engineers to work there. Very close minded to new ideas from the younger workforce. Probably due in part to the significantly older generation that dominates the workforce currently. I got the impression that older employees that hadn't established themselves at the VP/SVP/C-Suite/Director/Principle level were off put by younger engineers. Not a hard working workforce as a whole. If you want to put in your 40 hours per week or less and have a life outside of work and not learn a ton of skills - probably a great place to work. If you want to pull 80+ hours per week and learn about cutting edge technologies and "outside of the box" problem solving methods - stay away. Very much a "think inside of the box" and don't question the process environment. You are there to take orders and not address problems if you see them with the current structure. The managements philosophy on employees is to hire "specialist" in one particular field, work them to the bone, and then not advocate for them when they want to explore or learn other areas of the business. No free food - and the food available is horrid. Many interns were off-put by the food that was available, nevertheless that the company did not pay for the meals. Extremely unorganized! I had a total of 4 projects cancelled due to politics and I was not told they were cancelled until I made the effort to ask managements - not conductive to teaching new talent.

Pay is low for the effort, raises are meager. Employees are asked to meet ridiculously tight deadlines even if it means working 50-60 hours a week for multiple weeks. Work life balance is absent - employees are expected/required to be available in the weekday nights and weekends. Management comes across as self-centered and high handed. Growth/career advancement opportunities are minimal - those who are good at office politics get promoted, hard work isn't recognized as it should be. The culture leaves a lot to be desired - in my years here, I have come across a lot of rude and curt colleagues at the company. There should be more open dialogue/transfer of information between the management and the team.