Think twice before joining Cisco. Think even harder if you plan to stay longer
Think twice before joining Cisco. Think even harder if you plan to stay longer
Easy laid-out life.
Can finish your 40-hour job in 10-25 hours.
You can climb the ladder of career growth by becoming a "yes, sir" employee.
a) Highly bureaucratic. b) I have seen time and again the absolutely idiotic people going ahead of the deserving ones. c) It has become a management playground. d) Compensation is very low. e) I have been in the top 10% consistently, but still there are no signs of career growth. f) You are expected to work your ass off, but if you ask for a hike, you are given the same management funda. g) The moment you come into your manager's hit list, you are as close to gone as possible. h) Layoffs have become a game now; it is like an yearly activity and the CEO will shamelessly admit it. i) It has lost the charm it once used to have. Now, it just moves like a huge elephant.
Think before speaking.
Engineers are not idiots; they can see through your crap.
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