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Great Team, Frustrating Management

Hardware Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Cisco for 6 years
September 29, 2014
San Jose, California
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Great team, lots of talented people.

Never had a better experience with such knowledgeable and approachable co-workers.

Big company with lots of resources.

Great benefits and time-off.

Good work/life balance.

Cons

Upper management makes arbitrary changes in organization and goals that rarely improve the business and often frustrate our efforts.

Very little internal R&D. They prefer to acquire or spin out, then spin in new ideas.

Office facilities are out of date, with grungy carpets and cubicles.

Advice to Management

Invest in the employees you have.

Plan for long-term growth, not just from one quarter to the next.

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