Cisco Systems Reviews

Pros

Respect and trust given to individuals.

Cons

financial systems not exactly top notch

Pros

Challenging work supported by great coworkers. Great work-life flexibility.

Cons

There are very high expectations and you must deliver.

Pros

Good products and market share

Cons

High Pressure in sales to overachieve

Advice to Senior Management

Keep listening to the feedback

Pros

Good work environment and work ethics

Cons

Lack of retention of talent

Advice to Senior Management

Pls take care of your employees

Pros

Resources that are available to get job done are plentiful and very useful.

Cons

Company direction and vision is blurred.

Advice to Senior Management

Decide what is Cisco Systems Is and is not.

Pros

education opportunities,flexibility, great teamwork, great pay and bonus structure.
job sharing

Cons

provide more paid time off

Advice to Senior Management

more transparency

Pros

Emphasis on collaboration
Opportunities to build skills
Work location flexibility (very supportive of telecommuting and working from wherever you want)

Cons

Huge company and sometimes difficult to get things done in a timely manner
Will take your soul if you aren't careful

Advice to Senior Management

Acountability...accountability....accountability

Pros

I have been enjoyed working at Cisco. The company provided the very good benefits. It is a friendly working env. with many learning oppertunities.

Cons

The company is big, so some of the processes between the dept. are different, which would require some detailed coordinations.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep focused on Cisco's core products. Keep focused on employees. Keep making the company sucessful and keep leading the new technology.

Pros

- Professional Sales force
- Great team

Cons

- Sometimes management issues directives that are very internally focused.

Advice to Senior Management

- If you want Engineers to help sell, let them sell, don't have them continually filling out spreadsheets to justify some program.

Pros

There is a great work life balance, depending on which organization you fall under. You will be working with very intelligent people. It's great on your resume.

Cons

Cisco is a very competitive environment. However, there is great collaboration among the employees. They have too many products and are hurting their cash cow. Food isn't that great.

Advice to Senior Management

Management should hire within the company, not outside. Cisco should really narrow down their product suite and focus on what's really important.