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    4.1
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    Cisco Systems CEO Chuck Robbins
    Chuck Robbins
    4617 Ratings
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    1. "Great Company"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Data Scientist 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Great learning opportunity followed by fulfilling leadership

      Cons

      Not a lot of vacation days

      Cisco Systems2019-06-10

    2. "Mixed bag"

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      Former Employee - Account Manager 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Some really great people you get to work with on projects. Reasonable pay and benefits. Peers within and outside of Canada are some of the smartest and wonderful people I had the pleasure of working with.

      Cons

      Constant reorgs. No real strategy. No such thing as work life balance. Perpetual layoffs. Culture of nepotism, classicism etc. in the Toronto office. Positions to advance career not based on merit but who is in the "cool kids" circle and who is not.

      Advice to Management

      Fix the culture starting with HR first.

      Cisco Systems2019-07-17
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    3. "Career Growth"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Systems Engineer 
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      there is stability in job

      Cons

      very slow growth for engineers

      Cisco Systems2019-06-15

    4. "Always a good laugh"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Software Engineer-II 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      - Friendly teammates - Different projects to work on using different technologies

      Cons

      - No sick days - 3 days of vacation must be taken in December

      Advice to Management

      Shut down should not count towards time off

      Cisco Systems2019-05-28

    5. "Office Administrator"

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      Former Employee - Project Specialist-Cross Functional in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Loads of benefits, Work/Life balance, Encourages you to donate your time to charities (paid time off up to 5 days/year) plus charitable donation match.

      Cons

      Being a tech company, the constant competition for market share - new tech purchase/dated tech out the door. Employee turnover high. That's just the name of the game!

      Cisco Systems2019-05-09

    6. "Great company to be part of"

      StarStarStarStarStar
        Former Employee - Software Engineer 

        I worked at Cisco Systems full-time

        Pros

        Many years of happy employment with Cisco. Good salaries, great benefits, amazing work environment.

        Cons

        None I can think about.

        Cisco Systems2019-04-22

      • "Software Test Engineer"

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        Former Employee - Software Engineer in Toronto, ON
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 5 years

        Pros

        It is multicultural organization where you work and enjoy your life.

        Cons

        There is no as such to say.

        Advice to Management

        No Advice

        Cisco Systems2019-05-02

      • "Software Engineer"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

        I worked at Cisco Systems full-time

        Pros

        Competitive salary, infrastructure, perks, work culture.

        Cons

        Sudden corporate restructure affects employees

        Cisco Systems2019-04-07

      • "Very poor management"

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        Current Employee - Engineer in Toronto, ON
        Doesn't Recommend
        Negative Outlook
        Disapproves of CEO

        I have been working at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 8 years

        Pros

        -Intially Cisco pays well -Having Cisco on your resume will get some attention by recruiters/hiring managers -My team is a joy to work with -Very good work/life balance

        Cons

        -Your salary will stay the same till you leave or get Laid off -Cisco Lays off a lot -They change minds/directions every quarter -Leadership is very weak -Cisco buys companies and burns them to the ground -Teams work against each other -Very little chance of working on cutting edge anything at CISCO

        Advice to Management

        you are losing marketshare. Wakeup and realise that when you LR entire teams instead of poor performing individuals you lose a lot of talent. Hiring freezes don't help either.

        Cisco Systems2019-04-02

      • "Great place to work"

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        Former Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Toronto, ON
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I worked at Cisco Systems full-time for more than 5 years

        Pros

        Amazing workplace Work from home Great technologies

        Cons

        None that I can think of

        Cisco Systems2019-03-05
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