Cisco

1. No work, so work-life balance.
2. Good growth with respect to Security, Networking, and Collaboration Technologies, but the company is lagging behind in terms of Software or Cloud Technologies.

1. No career/technical growth if coming from a software background.

Existing leaders were great in terms of holding Cisco's principles and values. However, with the latest introduction of new leaders, things have started falling apart. The company is failing because of poor directors' strategies. It hurts when directors, especially folks from India sitting in the US, don't hear feedback from the team to improve the products and deliverables. It seems like they are only concerned about their paychecks. Such negative bosses are eating up the company. Hopefully, sooner or later, higher leadership will review their performance and take necessary actions.