Great place to learn, work; difficult to grow fast
Great place to learn, work; difficult to grow fast
- Very good work/life balance.
- Flexible work: can do work from home.
- Good PTO benefits.
- Many folks know technically very well; a very good place to learn new things.
- Emphasis is given to training if needed.
- Once Cisco is on your resume, you can easily hop jobs and come back to Cisco again later.
- Frequent layoffs are tough for green card applicants with such a large backlog.
- Compensation is less compared to the market rate. Once a salary is set, it's very difficult to get a raise unless promoted.
- Performance is based on ratings given by the manager, which can lead to differences within the team.
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Increase salary for folks who have been working for a long time by at least 4-5% a year.
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Improve working conditions in older buildings (building 1-8). They still have the same old cube structure.
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Encourage faster growth for exceptional working folks.
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Provide stock compensation for grades 10 and lower.
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