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Have no work-life balance

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Cisco for 4 years
August 2, 2023
San Jose, California
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

None. There were no perks at all. Dental and medical insurance? Vision? Not worth it.

Cons

They pay you very little for the amount of work you do. They expect you to work at night to deal with night meetings.

My manager met with me maybe 4 times in a year. He was very little involved and didn’t really care to help me with guidance. Then he moved up; a senior engineer became a manager, and he has 0 people skills. Made me cry multiple times. Extremely toxic.

Advice to Management

Don’t hire someone already on the team to be a manager who had multiple complaints against him for how mean he was.

Additional Ratings

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

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