Cisco

Employees are generally nice and friendly. It's a great place to start out and learn about the IT industry. It has a decent reputation.

Stupid acronyms, over-inflated egos. Managers are AMATEURS. Contractors are treated like third-class citizens. Tons of bureaucracy. Values profits over employees all day, every day.

Don't lie to shareholders and employees by blaming the government spying program for your recent/forthcoming implosion.

Take responsibility for your gross incompetence, stop denying the realities of the industry, and start valuing good design, engineers, and people as HUMANS. Take some pride in your product by building things that are built to last.

This place still has a chance, but if it continues to commodify both its core products and its talent (or current lack of it), tomorrow doesn't look good here.