Life At Cisco

Translated from Italian, vivere una vita bella means “Live a beautiful life” and I do, both at home and here at Cisco. Raised in a tight knit Italian family, the majority of my life has been spent in the kitchen or around a table. My grandmother, Nonna, immigrated to the U.S. from Italy 55 years ago…

Imagine a room full of food from all around the world, maybe some of your favorite dishes are present – perhaps there are foods you’ve never even heard of before! What about Tapixte from Veracruz, which is a dish used for local parties and weekend events on Papaloapan. We also tried Costa Rican tama…

I love coffee. I think it not only helps me to open my eyes in the morning, but it also helps connect people in extraordinary ways. Perhaps my love of coffee comes from my roots as I lived near Italy, or maybe it is because my grandmother used to prepare coffee for me since I was little – whatever t…

When employees submitted entries into the #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest back in February, one of the themes that came through was that they loved that they felt like they could be themselves. So the #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork contest is coming back, but this time with a #Maythe4th twist.…

New building, new views (of Sydney Harbour!) and sweeping open spaces – that’s what it’s like to work at Cisco Sydney! Let me take you on a virtual tour, so if you visit or come in for an interview, you’ll know what to expect. How to start the day off right? Get into the office early! You’ll get the…

When I was in 8th grade, I adopted a child…a sponsor child I mean! Her name was Blessing, and she was a young girl who was living in an orphanage in Kenya and needed help. Her mother died of AIDS when she was born and her father was suffering from the same disease. So, at age 14, I decided to gather…

When I was offered an internship at Cisco Ireland as part of my university degree, I wasn’t sure what to expect – would I be bored, would I be stressed, or would I be welcomed and thrive in my new environment? I had to wait four months between when I accepted my offer to my first day. So, that was f…

We all have those times in our lives when we feel like standing still for a moment to think about the meaning of it all. Why are we here? What have we achieved so far? Are we happy? How many things have we checked off our bucket list, and why does time seem to go faster as we grow older? I will be t…

The world travels more now than it ever has, with Americans alone logging more than 405 million long-distance business trips every year. Maybe you regularly contribute to that number? I know I do! I love working for Cisco, and in particular, I love that we embrace technology, which often removes the…