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John T. Chambers
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Current Employee – been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – - Work Flexiblilty
- Package
- Big Company/Opportunities
Cons – - Very little diversity
- Recognition
- Political
Advice to Senior Management – Get rid of slackers
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-13 10:00 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Strong learning opportunities and mobility opportunities across groups
Cons – Large organization, hierarchy, potential power struggles between functional areas
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-18 12:36 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – Large stable company, not struggling to get funded or get product name recognition. Everyone in the networking world knows the name Cisco. It's a great resume entry.
Cons – Not all groups are well funded, and promotion opportunities are more limited from within. There is a bit of an internal joke that says if you are looking for a promotion, leave the company and get it there.. then come back at your new level.
Advice to Senior Management – Don't neglect your internal personel in your pursuit of new external hires. It is very demoralizing to be struggling for a few years to get promoted or a substantial pay raise only to see a new hire come in from a competitor with a higher grade or substantial pay raise when compared to your own.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-16 15:14 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – - Job rotation is encouraged to develop all-around skills
- Work/life balance
- Onsite childcare
- Strong exec team
Cons – - Promotions take forever to come
- VP's are not very nimble in decision making and very risk averse.
Advice to Senior Management – - Quicker decision making and more upfront innovation ( in terms of leading the market).
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-16 16:30 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Cisco Systems full-time
Pros – Excellent training opportunities, endless learning, a great place to work! Very nice benefits.
Cons – Really eats into your life, you can work 30 hours one week and 70 hours the next.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-14 18:47 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Cisco takes very good care of its employees. Work ethic is taken extremely seriously and so is the respect towards your coworkers
Cons – Like any big company Cisco is at times engulfed with "processes" that impact productivity and creativity and this can become source of frustration.
Advice to Senior Management – Encourage creativity
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-14 23:46 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Very employee friendly, good benefits, wide range of technologies and jobs for easy internal movement.
Cons – Stable business and therefore slow moving. Heavy processes make innovation and risk taking harder
Advice to Senior Management – Cut the middle management and 10s of VPs
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-15 01:36 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Great working environment and management teams are supportive.
Cons – Had 7 managers in the last 5 years.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-15 11:33 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Employees are encouraged to gain experience by moving laterally across different functional groups. Good life work balance - allows working remotely
Cons – Decision making has slowed in recent years
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-14 19:06 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Learn and innovate at your pace
Excellent health benefits
Cons – Prefers acquisition than organic growth of products
Advice to Senior Management – More focus on few products than spread.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-11 17:02 PDT
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