Autonomy Good, Growth Slow
Autonomy Good, Growth Slow
- Lots of different technologies and areas you could choose to work on.
- Some great talent when it comes to the networking industry.
- Great work-life balance and facilities.
- A lot of autonomy for engineers.
- Management needs focus and to reduce internal politics.
- Growth is slow, even if you are a great performer.
- Dilution of work over time and bad hires.
Cisco needs to refocus on the technology it's building and consolidate its efforts. Time and again, it's a failure of execution. Also, management needs to understand that this is a technology company and engineering is its strongest asset. With low hiring standards and management politics, we lose out on great talent, which hurts the overall quality and reputation.
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