Pros: The senior management is very friendly. There's work flexibility, and you are free to do anything. The management supports you.

Cons: Not working in the latest technologies. Salary is not up to the standards (Chennai location). Thinking too much for promotion.

Pros: Work-life balance can be pretty decent if you want it to be. Overall compensation is on par. Fringe benefits have been decreasing but are still there. Very flexible work hours.

Cons: Your ability to succeed or fail at Cisco depends heavily on the relationship you have with your direct manager and what he is willing to do for you. Many of the managers are great at Cisco. The working relationship I shared with mine, however, was poor, thereby making my time at Cisco more difficult than average. In CA, lower-level engineers have been converted to hourly salaries with a decrease in compensation, which is bad. Cisco tends to breed incompetency and complacency on projects that have been around awhile, only innovating via acquisition. The direction they are taking in the consumer market seems very misguided.

Pros: Cisco is really a nice place to start your career.

Cons: No cons, a little work pressure.