Cisco

You're given the tools you need to do your job and you're entrusted to "do the right thing" (that was in the orientation).

There's a complete absence of micromanagement -- no one will tell you what to do, though they will sometimes provide guidance if asked, or as part of regular team operations.

Work/life balance is great; everyone is given a CVO to support working from home, which can be expected when you're working with teams all around the world.

Everyone is doing their own thing. Sometimes the pieces come together to make a functioning product/service, but only at the lowest levels. The higher you go, the less likely it is that what you're working on will play nicely with what someone else is working on, and there is little broad leadership to tie all of the pieces together.

There is more success among individuals than for the company at large.

Help us help you with plans we can understand and implement.

We know what the goals are, and we're all smart people, but we can't all row the boat in different directions at the same time.