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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(33,605 total reviews)
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78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Cisco has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33,605 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
Sep 16, 2008
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Pros

Judged on how well you perform, not the hours you work. The total rewards package is well rounded. Stock, base pay, and vacation time are all very accomodating. People are expected to perform and not required to come in to the office unless needed. There is extreme flexibility to work from wherever. The company respects their employees and encourages everyone to develop themselves in both experiences and formal education. Customers generally have a high level of respect for the services teams which makes project that more enjoyable to manage. Senior management has always been very respecful of the worlk/personal life balance.

Cons

Accounts are silo oriented. This means that when one does well on an account, the are very often only working on one account. So, the recognition does not always leave that particular acocunt team. It is also very flexible in allowing one to work from wherever, but on the other side, one needs to be in the office to get promoted. Promotions are very hard to come by and raises are not given unless one goes through a long, grueling process. Senior management needs to do a much better job of connecting performance to monetary rewards. Most of the time, one wonders why people get promoted.

5.0
Sep 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco is a stable, solid company, process-oriented, structured company who treats employees well. The benefit package and long PTO days are very attractive. Salary is above average, very reasonable for the type of software development work required. The work environment is very nice too. Nice campus, location, cafeteria, gym and various services on site. Cisco offers good job security and job growth, internal promotions, transfers.... Depending on the work groups, people I meet there are generally happy . If you can find a team you like and a team that contributes to Cisco's bottom line then you chances of happiness is higher.

Cons

Dealing with globalization may not be easy. Teams that coordinates with offshore teams often work long, strange hours. You might be expected to attend meetings (online, at home ok) as early as 7am or as late as 10pm. Cisco though more agile than a company of similar size is still big. Product cycle is slow (1+yr) and very process oriented. Things don't get done as simple and as fast as they should. Maybe folks there are pretty set in their own ways. Not the most innovative crowd. Don't be stuck in a group that is not performing. Bottom line counts a lot in Cisco.

4.0
Sep 16, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, resources, and the network. One of the best place to intern or do a 6-month co-op as an engineer.

Cons

Large corporation. Easy to get lost in the crowd of people with similar skills. Bad communication amongst different department and business units. I was hired as a Hardware Engineer intern for the "Cisco Choice Program." The uniqueness of the program is that if you do well during your internship you will get hired back and get to interview the managers of different business units within Cisco and pick which Business Unit you want to work for. Due to the bad economy and higher ups decisions, they decided to cut all hardware engineers position for the Cisco choice program leaving only Software and MBA students.

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