Life At Cisco

Growing-up, I always felt akin to Luke Skywalker, as I anxiously awaited my chance to leave the farm and make a difference in the galaxy. I daydreamed of blasting off from home with a trusty side-kick (or two) and having a lifetime of adventures. With such a vivid imagination, and my need for advent…

What’s the next step after graduation? For most of us, it’s time to find a job!  Imagine my surprise (and excitement) when I saw a company like Cisco was hiring fresh graduates! I knew immediately a great opportunity had come my way. Without wasting any time, I got to work preparing my resume and dr…

“You can’t ever quit Cisco because then you would lose all those cool friends” – Edward J. Fontaine, age 8 It has always been extremely important to me that my son sees the work I do. That he knows while Daddy works hard, so too does Mommy. It is one of the main reasons I jump at any chance to bring…

I decided to come back to Cisco! Why? Well, why NOT is a better question if you ask me! In 2015, I joined Cisco for the first time as a Sales Intern.  Of course, at this point in life I had no idea what to expect – I don’t even recall knowing what Cisco did. I’m sure I had heard of them before as I…

I’ve been with the Cisco Family now for 19 months as a Database Administrator here. The name kind of says it all, but I am responsible for taking care of our databases to ensure we are always backed up should a situation arise. Working in a technology company, you may think that’s all we’re about –…

I feel like the happiest Cisco employee on the planet, and I know I’m not alone. When I drive to work each morning and see that “Cisco” logo all lit up as I enter the parking lot, it’s hard not to smile and realize how much I love my life. But, I didn’t start out as a woman in tech. In fact, my care…

Read a few posts on this blog and you’ll see that there are a lot of #LoveWhereYouWork examples. From sharing stories of giving back with friends after work to shouting it from the mountaintops because you can’t contain yourself. My Cisco Advanced Services team is no different. I’m a Project Specia…

You could make the case that there are two Cisco offices in Vienna, not just one with our offices being filled with those in sales and systems engineering on floors 30 and 31, and engineers from Software, Systems & Operations and Regional TAC employees on floor 27. But what’s most important is t…

This blog was co-written by the contest winners Kunal Shukla and Judith Thorp Working at Cisco has a bunch of great perks – cool technology that lets us work from anywhere, time off to give back and more. But sometimes, the perks get a little off-the-charts. Cisco’s Global Sponsorship Team recently…