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A good, no-hassle company for results-driven specialists

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Cisco for less than 1 year
March 18, 2012
San Jose, California
4.0
RecommendsDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

They are a very ethical and respectable company, with a very flexible work policy. They continually solicit feedback from employees on internal policies and meeting effectiveness. They offer many different challenging job roles within the networking field, and large campuses to keep internal moves from affecting your commute.

Cons

The hours are long, they have a forced ranking system, and there is lots of internal competition over engineering projects and resources. Execution is all-important, and quality suffers. They are overly frugal; employee families are never invited to company events.

Advice to Management

Implement more focus on employee retention and career development.

Reassign managers whose employees regularly lack engagement and happiness.

Try to improve connectedness among teams.

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