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Pros
"Nice pay Pay Flexible work hours WFH Ambience" (in 1351 reviews)
"Strong company with flexible work from home positions" (in 1270 reviews)
Cons
"No work life balance due to 6days/week work" (in 569 reviews)
"Big company with ever changing management" (in 456 reviews)
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Reviews about "work life balance"
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Pros
Well paid position for me
Cons
Not enough work life balance
"Best place to work in the world!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Cisco Systems full-time
Pros
Flexible work schedule, amazing benefits, great culture, lifelong work family
Cons
Work-life balance can be tough
Pros
- Empowered to take risks - Benefits package
Cons
- Work/Life balance reduced due to numerous/massive layoffs, so those of us remaining work long hours to compensate - Very political
- COVID-19Helpful (2)
"Great ideas, poor execution"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than a year
Pros
Innovative products Amazing customers Useful experience Great benefits, including child care Market-value pay Passionate collaborators
Cons
Completely self-started, no support from management to get on your feet Onboarding was the worst I'd ever experienced No work-life balance, even though it is a touted benefit Long nights, missing weekends Forced office shutdowns that detract from PTO, so the PTO you get is actually get to use for yourself are a few days shorter than advertised. Meetings and collaboration is so dysfunctional, even exec team warns employees that 'Cisco will consume you if you let it', yet you are penalized if you do not devote 24/7 of your personal life to the company. No support from management when needed due to an optics-driven culture
Continue reading "Pros and Cons"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Cisco Systems full-time
Pros
Good environment to learn Friendly coworkers
Cons
Frequent layoffs Work life balance could be better
"Good culture"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good culture, people are really helpful & supportive
Cons
Work-life balance could be a challenge due to many escalations
"Confirmed "Great Place to Work""
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Transparency with employees, Alignment of corporate goals throughout the company, encouraged innovation, outside the box thinking and focus on execution. Ample collaboration opportunities including Work from Home tools.
Cons
Work / Life balance can be a challenge.
"Proponent of Continuous Learning"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than a year
Pros
The Leaders in Finance and Technology (LIFT) Program is a 2-year rotational program for recent college grads. Not only does Cisco provide several networking, volunteering, diversity & inclusion, and career development opportunities within the program, but after the program as well. There are plenty of job swap opportunities throughout your entire career at Cisco. Typically, employees try to rotate to grow their skillsets about every 2-4 years. Also, because Cisco is such a large company, no role is the same. You have plenty of opportunities to learn something new and develop in new areas both personally and professionally.
Cons
Definitely depends on the specific team you are on, but work-life balance isn't always the best for roles that are more demanding. Personally, out of the 4 teams I have worked with, 2 of them have required long hours outside of your normal 9am-5pm. Cisco as a company promotes time off, it's just that certain teams are busier than others.
"Great Company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Benefits, Compensation, Time Off, Collaborative Teams
Cons
Depending on which role you have, you may be overworked so it's vital to establish a work life balance and say "no" sometimes.
"Great place to work!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time
Pros
New cutting edge tech to work on
Cons
Work life balance is not good
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