Cisco Systems Employee Reviews for Product Manager

"Great work environment."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It's a great technology company to work for."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be professional when interviewing."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I disliked the layoff."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None: great management team."

"Sisco Systems was an outstanding place to work."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"There was a lot of freedom to be creative."

"Management is lying to you."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"The environment was good. The peers were excellent. They were some of the brightest people around. Working from home was a huge benefit. The laid-back atmosphere was generally great."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Take the job. You'll never have to work another day in your life."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"The managers in VSEC were among the most incompetent, back stabbing empire builders ever to be employed anywhere. When things went great, they stole credit. When things failed, they shifted blame. There was no way to win in this environment. If you weren't one of the favorite sons, you were doomed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen more to the lower level employees like the product managers, without the filters of upper level management. THEY ARE LYING TO YOU. Problems are hidden and people silenced. Things are NOT as good as they are telling you. One only has to look at the revenue failure of ASA and VSEC and how bug-ridden it is to know they were sold a bill of goods that was crap. The customers know it."

"Good company. I was promoted three times, but generally this is not the case."