Cisco Systems – “Has become too Big with mediocre employees”

Pros

Good Life-work balance
Not stressful
Company emphasis on personal time
Generally friendly environment
Company is doing well financially
Great company to work if you are a recent college grad and want experience

Cons

Very political and promotions are not always given to those that are productive
Company is not in favor of paying in the top percentile in the industry
Raises are only given to senior management and not generally given to individual contributors
Many complain that they have not had raises in over 3 years but management has
HR is not helpful
Management puts more effort in quality of life and not salaries

Advice to Senior Management

Pay more attention to senior, productive individual contributors