Life At Cisco

Women have come a long way in technology, but sometimes, it feels like there’s still a long way to go. We got a little closer to the end goal here in Norway recently, when my friend and colleague Kari Asheim became the second female CCIE in the country. (The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert is a…

Have you ever felt a bit like you’re living the same day over and over again? I used to. Those were the days where my alarm clock would scream promptly at 6AM, my eyes would barely open as I’d smack one of my favorite songs back into sleep mode. Eventually, I’d roll out of bed – now rushed because f…

“Do you like where you work?” “No, I LOVE where I work!” This is the conversation you might encounter when you ask a Cisco employee about their job. Why do they love it so much? Employees won’t just tell you, they’ll show you. If you follow the #WeAreCisco hashtag on Twitter or Instagram, you’ll see…

Which Cisco campus coves 25 acres, features 8 buildings, welcomes 10,000 employees and sits right in the heart of the city’s outer-ring road? Fun fact, we even have a movie theater on campus AND we LOVE (love, love) Karaoke. That would be (drumroll please) Cisco Bangalore! My city is often called th…

I recently had to ask myself, “What am I doing to make my “mini-world” better, and who am I connecting myself with?” With much consideration, I came to the conclusion that if your network isn’t stacked with diversity, then that network has a higher likelihood of failing you. Groups that aren’t diver…

For the last two years, this office has finished as the second best place to work in the region. It’s a hugely diverse location with Cisco employees from around the world of all nationalities (even me! I’m British!) Which Cisco site am I talking about? It’s Cisco Singapore, and it’s where I hang my…

If you’re looking for something to watch on Netflix, might I suggest Jack Taylor? For you Game of Thrones fan, it stars the lovely Iain Glen, who plays a fired detective turned private investigator. My recommendation has everything to do with the fact that it’s set in Galway, Ireland, where I live…

This is the first in a series of Cisco site guides to help employees who visit different offices or for those interviewing.  Welcome to Cisco in in Raleigh / RTP (that’s Research Triangle Park for you non-North Carolinians). Should you ever have the opportunity to visit or interview at our location,…

I’m a journalist; a storyteller. My job as a social media manager for Cisco requires all the same skills I honed as a news producer at television news stations all across the country. When I made the leap into the corporate tech world, I wondered how big of a learning curve I’d face. It…