Pros: Good work/life balance. Good salary and advantages for high-ranking employees. Attractive voluntary departure plan (PSE).

Cons: Cisco's business is declining, and Cisco is focusing a lot on external growth (company acquisition) to the detriment of its employees. My company was acquired three years ago by Cisco. Cisco failed to provide a clear direction. A lot was invested in projects which were then discarded. The collaboration between all the R&D sites is not effective, and there is lots of competition to the detriment of the products. Management decisions are often not understood. Bonus attribution is carried out in an opaque manner and depends a lot on ranking (higher-ranked employees are favored).

Pros: Good work-life balance. Good work.

Cons: Hikes are less. No free food.

Pros: Flexible work culture. You can take work from home. Work-life balance is better than any other I know.

Cons: Office politics takes a toll sometimes. Instead of focusing on work, you try to focus not to be affected by it, but it's everywhere.