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Management-heavy company with great engineers

Technical Lead
Current Employee
Has worked at Cisco for 20 years
July 26, 2013
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
3.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Excellent work/life balance.

Good benefits.

Many possibilities of internal movement to keep variance in work.

Cons

Too many management layers, with their own personal growth agendas, undermine the potential of great engineers under them. Some unproductive engineers drag down a business unit's performance but aren't held accountable enough to validate the requirement of multiple management layers.

Advice to Management

Flatten the management structure, get rid of unproductive engineers, and hire in fresh folks from outside.

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