Cisco

Good flexibility, WFH option, Nice campus with good volleyball and pool tables.

Lots of politics.

Promotion doesn't depend on performance, it's all about politics.

Managers are not really deserving candidates.

I feel 80% of Cisco India managers are those who spent 10 years or more in Cisco. So, management they got by staying so long, not by ability.

They got lots of shares 5-10 years back and they will never dream to move out of Cisco.

People who know how to play dirty politics can grow very fast.

I've spent 6 years in Cisco and I don't know who HR is and what they work for.

You can't complain about a manager to the top because your director will always support your manager.

I know people who finally left the organization because they complained about the managers.

Before making somebody a manager, ask the people who are going to work under him.

I guess managerial promotion should be transparent.

Give opportunities to employees who are E+ or in the top 25%. They deserve more than a person hired from outside.

Keep track of employee growth.