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      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (33,605 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      78% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      34K reviews
      5.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Cisco review

      Product sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong branding with high customer credibility. Responsible organization that will address customer issues to satisfaction.

      Cons

      Mature company so compensation is not aggressive. Goals are challenging as they typically insert an uplift of 20-25% on actuals which can be difficult if you are in the same patch for several years.

      3.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Not the Best place to work, but it's the only game in town right now!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Health Benefit package is probably one of the best in the industry. Opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the world. Opportunity to WFH (Work From Home) is a definite plus considering commuting costs.

      Cons

      Cost of living increases are not part of Cisco benefits. There are people in North Carolina that have not had a Cost of Living adjustment in 5 years. Majority of pay adjustments go to San Jose or India. There appears to be two different Cisco's. The haves in San Jose and the have not in North Carolina and other areas. Your future depends solely on your manger, if he likes you, then you're fine, if not you're out the door, no matter what you accomplish on your job. Employee Performance Management is a total joke. We spend thousands of hours trying to qualify our accomplishments for the past year. Everyone including management, hates the process because all work stops for weeks on end to comply with HR time lines. But no-one is bold enough to say, let's stop this stupidity!!!!!

      5.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Cisco is the best place to work for techies who still want a personal life

      Technical leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Access to the best technical resources and people to do your job and learn. You get the opportunity to work hard and be rewarded for your efforts but there isn't so much pressure that you can't enjoy your family life. There is so much information and training on the internal cisco web that the thought of losing access once I leave cisco is quite upsetting. Anyone interested in computer networking much aim to work for cisco system.

      Cons

      The HR department is a bit of a monster. I sometimes wonder if the marketing team is pitching something that is a bit fluffy and touchy feely to be appreciated by the people who actually buy and use our equipment.

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