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Software Engineer III
Current Employee
Has worked at Cisco for less than 1 year
May 3, 2010
San Jose, California
3.0
Approves of CEO
Pros

Good health benefits and 401K matching. Health and Fitness Center on campus. Good work/life balance.

Cons

Very little scope to move into different functions such as sales, marketing, or consulting.

Salary starts out well, but after that, there are hardly any increments, irrespective of being ranked as a top performer.

The middle management layer is just too fat, with lots of unnecessary people.

Advice to Management

Trim the middle management layer.

Encourage movement of personnel across functions.

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