Cisco Systems Reviews in San Jose, CA Area

Pros

Open culture
Good technology
Quality people
Good benefits

Cons

Too big.
Political
Turf wars
Not inspiring
People overworked

Advice to Senior Management

Simplify and inspire

Pros

Good teams, decent benefits, talented people

Cons

Sometimes managers dont prioritize, want employees to work overtime even when there's no clear need. Need fairness while giving raise.

Pros

Employee benefits and fun traveling.

Cons

Never feel recognized for hard work and it's hard to elevate.

Pros

People in Cisco are really nice and helpful.

Cons

The physical working environment is not as good as it's people though.

Pros

Good people and benefits and workplace

Cons

better pay as a contractor. need better telecommuting policy.

Advice to Senior Management

need better telecommuting policy.

Pros

Very flexible work culture.
Company supports higher education.
Stable company.

Cons

Career Growth is slow.
Rewards are not attractive enough to hold people.
Work culture lacks FUN and creativity.

Pros

Highly complex and technically challenging product mix. World class products being designed and shipped to customers. Company has respect for its employees and has a competitive salary and benefits package.

Cons

Very large company with low attrition which results in very few career progression opportunities. Losing "coolness" factor perhaps to Google/Facebook/Apple and the like in competition for new talent.

Advice to Senior Management

There may be too many employees in the company - there is a perception that a lot of people are not pulling their weight...

Pros

Flexible environment and great place to work if you want to balance family and work. Lots of project to work on and good bonus.

Cons

promotions- FORGET IT you will not get it. performance review does not have any effect on promotion. Salary raise- Forget it

Pros

+ It's a great work place which provides a great platform to learn a host of technologies
+ Provides good balance between work and personal life
+ Allows for exploring opportunities within the company

Cons

+ The pace of innovation is slowing down
+ Organizations could be leaner
+ Room for improvement for Collaboration within the company

Advice to Senior Management

+ Make people more accountable for their actions
+ "Rewards for performance" philosophy could be better managed
+ Internal tools could be improved

Pros

Flexible work environment; work from home
Lots of employment opportunities / chances to move around the company

Cons

Job satisfaction really depends on who you work for, what dept you're in
The new open workspace is terrible
Zero help for commuters
Working from home means sacrificing your career
Base salaries are laughable; perks benefits and total comp dwindeling
Re-orgs are status quo
The company does not do enough to retain top talent

Advice to Senior Management

Start looking out for the little guy again.
Ensure Cisco remains competitive; keep up with the perks offered by other companies
Telecommunications has gone overboard. Tavel is an important perk and vital to good international communications and team work.