Times Are Changing
Times Are Changing
Smart people and strong engineering talent. Resources are generally aligned with priorities.
Cisco has become “woke,” and increasing amounts of time and effort are being consumed with diversity efforts. Some of this is needed, of course, but daring to publicly disagree with any of it will get you fired. The fundamental motivator is fear among many, mid-career and beyond. I do not trust senior management to treat me fairly.
You have created forums allowing employees to speak out, and then fired people for doing so.
Publicly acknowledge that this was wrong, and commit to never do it again.
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Engineering Manager
Short interview. No surprising questions. Very narrowly focused on networking. Seemed to be disconnected with applications, etc. Spoke to 7 people from various job levels. Fairly predictable and no surprises.
Engineering Manager
Managers at Cisco are not very hands-on. They expect good, solid experience for handling several reports. First-line managers have 10+ reports, and second-line managers have around 15+. Therefore, managers are expected to show composure and, more i
Engineering Manager
Overall, the interview process was very "interesting". The initial recruiter call included some comments about how if I didn't want the job at any point, I needed to let him know ASAP so he didn't look bad to his managers. As for the hiring manager
Engineering Manager
San Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2011Short interview. No surprising questions. Very narrowly focused on networking. Seemed to be disconnected with applications, etc. Spoke to 7 people from various job levels. Fairly predictable and no surprises.
Engineering Manager
United StatesOctober 15, 2017Managers at Cisco are not very hands-on. They expect good, solid experience for handling several reports. First-line managers have 10+ reports, and second-line managers have around 15+. Therefore, managers are expected to show composure and, more i
Engineering Manager
New York, New York, United StatesJanuary 1, 2023Overall, the interview process was very "interesting". The initial recruiter call included some comments about how if I didn't want the job at any point, I needed to let him know ASAP so he didn't look bad to his managers. As for the hiring manager
