Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,668 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 33,668 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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34K reviews
3.0
Jul 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good CEO; A stable company

Cons

Too many politics; Low recognition and rewards to top performers; Performance reviews are operated in a black box and ratings are based on relationship with the mgrs; Too many dead woods, especially in the senior mgr and director levels; Few promotions for engineers but a lot of promotions and rewards to those dead wood mgrs/directors; Very slow career advancement; Lack of innovations; Senior mgrs/directors can always survive even projects were canceled because of their poor management;

4.0
Jul 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco is a very stable and focused company. It's been a great learning experience. It has a very fair and open communication culture. Many employees are industry luminiaries. While smaller competitors can boast a lot, Cisco really has depth of talent in every business function. Senior executives are especially very sharp and business savvy.

Cons

- Limited growth opportunities - Maturing industry fundamentals - Too much inward focus

4.0
Jul 2, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Industry Leader Cutting Edge Challenging

Cons

Work Life balance Engineering recognition

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