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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,623 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 33,623 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
Jan 9, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

* interesting work if you choose to look for it. The base code has evolved over the last twenty+ years. * great people * telecommuting * reasonable pay and benefits * work / life balance * both public and monetary recognition for a job well done

Cons

The same problems one finds everywhere: * politics politics politics * Promotion is often based on cliques. * Far too many middle managers. * no management consistency -- one manager will allow telecommuting, another will not. * the company is no longer a startup, and new technologies are purchased, not developed in house

4.0
Jan 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco is stable, a fun place to work, and you can make of it what you will. I have been with the company for 10+ years and it's still a place I (usually) enjoy going every morning. When I wanted more responsibility, I just did it. In my experience you don't need to ask, just do it. Cisco encourages risk-taking, but if you're not a risk-taker, you'll do fine. Just do your job well. Free soda, popcorn, 4 wks vacation, generous compensation, and a company that is growing are all reasons Cisco is a great place to work.

Cons

Cisco's history of decentralization makes it hard to get the entire company to move in one direction. It can be hard to get cross-functional jobs done and it's not uncommon to discover other groups are doing a similar thing as you!

2.0
Jan 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stability means you are unlikely to lose your job, and the benefits are really fair for a starting engineer

Cons

There is not a great acceptance and acceptance of ambition. It just seems to be a waste to some extent

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