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Work-Life Balanced and Not Demanding

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Cisco for less than 1 year
August 2, 2020
San Jose, California
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Solid work-life balance here. No more work than 40 hours, with the exception of certain deadlines. For many roles, the work is not demanding or exceedingly challenging. People are quite relaxed and laid-back.

Cons

Like most massive corporations, the company is pretty fragmented. Your experience with one manager, department, or division can vary wildly from another person's. You can be at the mercy of your manager without much recourse.

Also like many other large, publicly-traded corporations, there is a lot of short-term thinking and a massive focus on quarterly results.

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