Cisco

1. Work-life balance.
2. Pays bonus even when the market might not be great.
3. Senior management is approachable.
4. Team members are generally and genuinely very helpful.
5. If you are working on good projects, the learning is simply too good.
6. Tech-talks, trainings, and tech-related events are awesome.

Apart from the above, there are plenty of benefits such as:

• Company pays for broadband at home.
• Flexible working hours (as long as work is not getting impacted).
• Medicare and annual health check-ups.
• 'Superb' cab facility.
• Childcare facility in the campus.
• The Bangalore campus is simply amazing. I've seen people coming to the office on weekends to relax, walk, play, and have fun.

1. Off late, too many organizational changes. [Might be a good thing; not according to me.]

2. "Crying baby gets more milk" -- sort of a mentality. Hikes and promotions not always awarded per merit.

3. Good amount of churn in the senior management, suggesting things might not be that stable currently.

4. Most of the times, your roadmap is not clear. Maximum visibility is, I guess, for the coming 3 months.

5. Sometimes it is just firefighting for weeks and months. Whatever comes up has 'ASAP' tagged to it.