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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (33,670 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 33,670 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      34K reviews
      1.0
      Feb 19, 2024

      Worst place to be in

      Architect
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are few cutting edge Technology work.

      Cons

      Worst place to be in. Layoffs are a must-followed ritual every quarter. No matter if you are 5 starer or not. They call it LRs.

      2.0
      Feb 15, 2024

      Let's be honest here

      Multimedia designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I've worked for Cisco twice, the first time for five years a contractor. Then for a year and half as a full-time employee. Good pay, lots of remote positions.

      Cons

      Cisco's approach to fixing a system is Reorg! Every three months getting a new Director or Vice President. That person takes the baton to talk about whatever jargon the company is into at the moment without making any differences. Then cutting people, I think there were 3 or 4 rounds of layoffs when I was in. It's hard to take a company series, "we have awesome culture" when you position is like russian roulette.

      3.0
      Oct 7, 2023

      Mixed leadership, great benefits, culture changing

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits. Some smart and inspiring executive leaders. So big you can probably keep switching jobs for many years. Recent improvements to corporate approach toward people and culture (more inclusive, improved learning and training content, etc.), though it's just the beginning

      Cons

      In addition to some great executive and senior leadership, there's plenty bad ones. Toxic teams abound. Way too much politics and gossiping. Nepotism. Bad leaders who should not be managing people. Salary not always competitive. Way too many org changes so it's not unusual anymore to have multiple managers and/or job titles within a year time frame. Layoffs are the norm. ONEx org is crazy in a bad way: optics and brown-nosing gets you ahead, trying to do the right thing or speaking up is a career killer now, your teammates are your competition now, covering your a** is the new norm

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