About Us

Glassdoor is your free inside look at Cisco Systems reviews and ratings — including employee satisfaction and approval rating for Cisco Systems CEO John T. Chambers . All reviews posted anonymously by Cisco Systems employees.

Search

for

in

Cisco Systems – “Career Killer

4 of 4 people found this helpful

Nov 5, 2009

1.0

Cisco Systems Anonymous:   (Past Employee - 2009)

Pros

It is incredibly stable and nothing will ever happen. Its great if you want to make sure you have job and income stability.

Cons

Just like the pro, nothing ever happens. You will not advance despite your skills and performance. They are a merger company and gain talent through acquisitions. Unless you are upper management avoid at all costs.

Advice to Senior Management

I would strongly suggest making the people who work for you feel appreciated. I came via acquisition and watched the morale and talent plummet from the previous company.

Comments (4)

Nov 6, 2009

by before:

Many startups wanted to be acquired before 2002 by Cisco, because the founders are usually given a meaningful position in Cisco. These days they just want to cash out and run away from Cisco as fast as possible.
Inappropriate?
Nov 6, 2009

by bad:

Because if the workplace is changing, then the American worker is too. They may find that after getting beat up during the recession, they no longer like working for a company that treats them bad when times get tough.
Inappropriate?
Nov 6, 2009

by drink:

How do you like your market adjacencies kool-aid ? Time to lie down on the grass outside the compound ?
Inappropriate?
Nov 7, 2009

by brain damage:

Experiments have shown that working at Cisco causes brain damage. Leave before the effects are irreversible.
Inappropriate?
Post your anonymous review or sign in to comment on this review
Cisco Systems Overview (CSCO )
Web
www.cisco.com
Industries
Size
5000+ Employees, $39B+ Revenue
HQ
San Jose, CA
Competitors


Flag this {0} as inappropriate

Would you like us to review something? Please describe the problem with this {0} and we will look into it.

Flag this {1} Cancel

Advanced Search Reset

What

Where

How

or Cancel