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Hardware & Networking16,020+ employeesFounded 1984Public
4.07/5

2,279 verified employee reviews

Rated above the Hardware & Networking average of 3.55 — strong on work-life balance, weaker on career growth.

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How employees rate Cisco

scale 0–5
Overall2.3k ratings4.07

▲ industry avg 3.55

Job security2.2k ratings3.42
Work-life balance2.2k ratingsBEST4.23
Company culture2.2k ratings4.14
Skill development2.2k ratings3.82
Work satisfaction2.2k ratings3.82
Salary satisfaction2.2k ratings3.88
Career growth2.2k ratingsWORST3.36

Should you join?

  • ✓Work-life balance (4.23) and Company culture (4.14) are its best-rated categories.
  • !Career growth (3.36) is the weakest signal in employee reviews.
  • ≈Overall 4.07 vs the Hardware & Networking average of 3.55.

How Cisco compares

Top 23%

of 22,751 rated companies

#16 of 74

in Hardware & Networking

Job security -0.04Work-life balance +0.60Company culture +0.63Skill development +0.31Work satisfaction +0.35Salary satisfaction +0.41Career growth +0.20

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Company facts

Our Purpose at Cisco is to Power an Inclusive Future for All. We do that by revolutionizing how data and infrastructure securely connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond.

CEO
Mark Patterson
Founded
1984
Employees
16,020+
In India
16020
Type
Public · Hardware & Networking

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