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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,664 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 33,664 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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3.0
Mar 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is too diverse to summarise here. A lot depends on the business unit and your manager. I worked in two BU's under four managers. In one I found a lot of interesting work being done. In the other there was no clear direction and projects kept getting cancelled. So if you are lucky, you can find good work. Also it is easier to achieve life/work balance.

Cons

Too much politics!! In order to get promoted, you need to be good at buttering up to your manager and his manager. You will go nowhere if you or your manager gets victimised in turf grabbing.

4.0
Feb 24, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, could work from home, low-stress, intelligence coworkers reasonably progressive-thinking environment, no micromanagement.

Cons

A massive conglomerate, too large to feel like you were all on one team. Priorities shifted continuously, lots of change in structure of business units. Being away from the home office felt like you had no stake in the company.

3.0
Jan 24, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Famous brand, lots of internal resources. So big that you can take the initiative to do your own thing. Different culture in different parts of the business. Good benefits (insurance, vacation). Love all the bleeding edge tech that you can use.

Cons

Politics is pervasive and saturates all decisions no matter how unimportant. Success depends on how good you are at schmoozing, the group you're in, your boss and who likes him/her.

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