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Cisco Systems – “Good place to work. Lack of innovation. Too political.

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Oct 29, 2009

3.0

Cisco Systems Anonymous in San Jose, CA:   (Past Employee - 2009)

Pros

Nice package when you get laid of. Good benefits. They know how to grow the company. No value for meritocracy. You can hang around without as long as you can get along. Excellent sales team, can sell any crap. Has a Good acquisition engine. No fear of lay-off.
Stable company. John chambers is God !!

Cons

Too political, Highly inefficient. Lot of buerocracy. Lack of innovation. Too slow . Lack of recognition.
Too Big.

Advice to Senior Management

Go to hell , except John Chambers ...

Comments (3)

Oct 29, 2009

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Nov 2, 2009

by buybacks:

I will never invest in any company with Chambers as it's CEO.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/46953?page=1
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Nov 2, 2009

by gag me:

Chambers is an investor's nightmare.
I think you should drink the koolaid and lie down on the grass.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/46953?page=1
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