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Too big to be efficient

Software Engineer In Test
Current Employee
Has worked at Cisco for 2 years
August 8, 2022
San Diego, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Good base pay, remote work opportunities. Limited travel required.

Cons

Poor communication from leadership to rank-and-file employees.

Middle management doesn't always have the backs of their employees.

Yearly reviews are not taken seriously.

Goals and expectations are not clearly set.

There is a great level of autonomy and a lack of coding standards, which leads to code bases that have duplicated and redundant code, dead code that should have been removed during a decommission, etc.

Due to the focus on growth, many pipelines are still manual, and automating them is not a roadmap priority.

Advice to Management

Focus on having the backs of your direct reports. There may be a culture problem of throwing direct reports under the bus to take the blame for strategic/managerial failure.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
2.0

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