Cisco reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(33,639 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 33,639 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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4.0
Jun 26, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

stable company, good culture, and open

Cons

too big to grow, not much opportunity for me

3.0
Jun 26, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cisco is a good large company to work for. Heavy in the mid-mgmt.

Cons

You can end up in bad groups, where managers are poor and dont treat you fairly. Promotions and salary increases are hard to come by

4.0
Jun 26, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As far as giant mega- multi-national corporations go, Cisco is the most benign. On good days, I actually believe that Cisco is doing things to make the world a better place. Even on bad days, I don't think we're doing anything to make it worse (not on purpose anyway). Cisco is a company that you can feel proud to work for.

Cons

The same can probably be said for most companies, but direct line management can be extremely weak. There are inconsistencies (in marketing anyway) in the ways that people are treated, whether it's moving up, down, or out of the career ladder. HR has been incompetent for years, but it is actually getting better with management change in the last year or so. Then there is the issue of some senior management personnel who demonstrate outright disregard for the company in the sole interest of furthering their careers. Again, I'm sure it happens everywhere, but it's more disappointing at Cisco where the CEO and most employees have such high standards and expectations.

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