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Friendly People, Chaotic Management

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Cisco for 1 year
December 3, 2015
San Jose, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

People in general are friendly and easy-going.

Cons

The manager(s) do not know what the requirements of a job are, interview, and offer positions that do not match what must be done at the job.

A total chaos of processes and workflows, very disorganized documentation, fragmented.

Too many politicians and no actions to correct evident errors.

A lot of time lost in meetings that are not important or relevant to the job.

The manager doesn't make follow-up and doesn't know how to assign tasks because they are not aware of what to do.

For more than 3 months, there was never a possibility to get a working place, resources, and a real assignment.

It was a waste of time.

Advice to Management

Educate themselves in effective management. Minimize meeting time. Assign and balance work and tasks to the team. Respect and follow up on meetings.

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