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      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (33,604 total reviews)
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      Chuck Robbins

      79% approve of CEO

      67% 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 33,604 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
      2.0
      Nov 2, 2009

      Not as great place as it used to be.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cisco still has benefits a lot of other companies do not offer. The Flexible worktime where you can plan your day yourself. Nice company cars and a good pension plan.

      Cons

      All Benefits besides that (pros) have been completely cut. No more Trainings. No more travel whatsoever. No more meetings with colleagues. No more Global events. No more Fruits and Beverages. No more promotions. No more Awards. No more Stock Options. And many more... Pretty much anything that has been a differenciator from the competition has been cut. With no future to be reintroduced. Also the communication about this was really unprofessional and badly done. The demotivational factor was and is very high.

      3.0
      Dec 30, 2008

      Good products, intensely political, has jumped the shark

      Network consulting engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexibility in terms of telecommuting, good environment in the offices, generally positive coworkers, some very smart and knowledgeable people. Until recently, the chance to train to learn new skills and broaden existing skills.

      Cons

      Intensely political with limited to no chance for advancement, no raises and generally downward trend in salaries. To advance requires spending a great deal of time selling oneself and picking high visibility projects rather than just doing the job at hand and doing it well. To advance and get a raise you either have to give 100% of your time to Cisco, polish the proper knob or hitch yourself sycophant-like to an up and comer. Or some combination of all three. It's not about results it's about self-marketing.

      4.0
      Feb 18, 2026

      developer

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      work best to gain opportunity to work with customers and stakeholders

      Cons

      i dont find any bad point

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