Life At Cisco

When you have a globally dispersed team, sometimes celebrating life’s moments means you have to do things a little differently. On my team, we’ve had virtual baby showers, bridal showers, new house tours, and now a WEDDING on Webex – because thanks to the cloud engineers at Cisco who build the soft…

Every year, Cisco’s Talent Brand team hosts the #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest where we get to share moments that matter to us and why we love working at Cisco throughout social media. THIS YEAR, however, there was a little change. In my inbox one morning was a message from Cisco’s Senior Vi…

I learned a lot from my friend and Cisco’s former CEO, John Chambers, and he would always tell me: “You learn the most about people when they are under pressure.” It’s a fascinating personal and professional development question:  how will you react to pressure, pressure so intense it makes your hea…

How many of you are guilty of having spent hours upon hours sitting at your desk with little to no movement?  I put myself in the top 2%! I work hard, starting at 6:30 am and usually ending around 5 pm or later. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been so focused, I look up and hours have passed w…

As we welcome a new year at Cisco, many of us are well on our way to making resolutions and dedicating ourselves to a fresh start and a clean slate. We’re hopeful that this year will be our year. However, for the 200,000 veterans who will hang up their uniform for the last time in 2019, that may be…

This post is for all of my fellow Cisconians – my tribe. The coffee zombies, the zens, the specialists, the innovators, and more. You know who you are. I spend more time with many of you (whether virtual or face-to-face) than I do with almost anyone else in my life.  When you work at least 40 hours…

Ever wondered what Life at Cisco is like? Through the employee stories that appear on this blog twice a week throughout the year, that is exactly what we hope to share with you.  A glimpse into what the culture, technology, and heart of Cisco (our people!) are like. Most of the stories shared here a…

You know what always brings people together? Cookies! ☺️ I LOVE making cookies.  There’s just something about sweating away in the kitchen, my hair powdered with flour, my face smeared with chocolate, ingredients all over the counter that I find rewarding. Its hard work, but I get so…

My daughter is a force to be reckoned with.  Morgan was born at 25 weeks and 1 day weighing only 1 pound and 5 ounces.  Before she was able to leave the hospital, she had multiple milestones to overcome including learning how to breathe.  Something that we take for granted, my daughter worked hard t…