Pros: Good pay, good facilities, and great care for the employee.

Cons: It's all up to you. You might fall into the wrong place or old technologies, or you might find a nice place with the latest technology. But it's everywhere.

Pros: Good pay, with some nice benefits, like a good remote access policy, free drinks, and a good cafeteria.

Cons: Cisco acquires all their companies. This creates "silos" where each company is still closely knit and not interacting with the rest of Cisco. This is commonplace, even among acquisitions that took place over a decade ago. It's hard, as an outsider to these groups, to get information out of them. Management needs to force their hands. Cooperation is not what it should be, even among people in the same department. Many employees have a view that if you can't do your work, it makes them look better.

Pros: Great company, good benefits (401k, health insurance).

Cons: Constant layoffs affect employee morale.