Life At Cisco

You never know when life will throw you a curveball. Two and a half years ago, I had just started a new role at Cisco and was getting off a plane in Denver, Colorado to meet my new team at an offsite. It was a time of change and excitement. There was just one inconvenient concern. Before the trip, I…

Some of the best experiences in life are unplanned. Typically during the holidays our family travels quite a bit, but as our home needed some repairs this past December we decided as a family to stay back in Bangalore. This decision got me to consider better utilization of the holiday break (where C…

“I live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharlal Nehru I have always strived to live life to the fullest – a life of adventure, and I feel both my bike and Cisco help me to…

You may have heard a little rumour that here at Cisco we love to give back – and it’s true! Additionally, Cisco encourages us to find ways to give back that we’re passionate about, and there may be no greater passion for us Aussies than our oceans. My role at Cisco is in digital marketing for the A…

Air Traffic Controller. Military Policeman. Psychological Operations Specialist. Fire fighter. Network Engineer. I used to think that these jobs had absolutely nothing to do with each other and that they were too different to have any connections between them. It wasn’t until I became all those thin…

As a Collaboration Engineer a major part of what I do at Cisco is to empower people with the right tools to connect with each other, conduct business, and have an open communication channel. It gives me a sense of contentment that we at Cisco get to help our customers in such ways, and that communic…

How many people can say that in a moment where the unthinkable has happened in their life their company CEO has taken the time to send a personal note offering his support? We hear it a lot at Cisco that we “have each other’s backs” or that “we’re a family” – but you don’t know how true those words…

A little over thirteen years ago when my now husband and I set off to drive cross-country from California to North Carolina, Cisco was not my destination.  I had invested the previous year in studying for and taking the LSAT exam, and our move was for me to go to law school. On our way, however, I s…

Picking someone up from the airport is a very emotional experience for me. And no, not because of the extortionate car parking charges at Heathrow Airport (which are eye-watering by the way). But rather because I love seeing the happy tears of people meeting at the arrivals area; friends reuniting a…