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Great place to work... do something about the colors

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Cisco for less than 1 year
June 18, 2008
San Jose, California
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Pros

Cisco has great compensation. I second what others say about how, at Cisco, there are always opportunities for you to prove yourself. There is always enough work for you if you want to try new projects and work harder in order to get your name out and move upwards.

Another major plus is the lower management. They tend to hire people from within the current ranks, and therefore they hire people who have gone through the motions and know what it's like to be a lower-level employee.

Compensation is also good, including bonuses and monetary rewards. Yeah.

Cons

One thing that always annoys me about Cisco is the cubicles that are pale-puke green and sick-of-my-life grey.

This seems to also be the theme with the exterior of the buildings.

Lining the walls of the interior of the buildings are really old pictures to, I guess, spice things up visually. However, they are faded out now, so they are kind of depressing to look at.

Sometimes I find myself just not wanting to be inside those buildings, so I work from home.

Honestly, all they have to do is, every once in a blue moon, add a new picture to the wall, and it would make a world of difference.

I saw the other day they were painting one of the walls orange. That made a HUGE difference in that area.

Advice to Management

Go to art.com, spend $200 on some art.

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