Life At Cisco

I entered the United States Marine Corps as a communications radio repair guy, which sounds pretty easy, right? But once you get in country, none of that really matters and during three tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom I saw combat each time. Life has a way of always changing regardless o…

I never would have thought that someone with my point of view would be a valued member of a large corporate tech powerhouse like Cisco. Yet, almost two years to the day – and here I am! As a member of the Cisco Hyper Innovation Living Labs team (CHILL for short) my team is all about driving disrupti…

It is not a surprise to anyone when you hear that Cisco is a global company. From our headquarters in San Jose to where I am in Bangalore, India – in almost every major city across our globe you can find someone living the Cisco Life. In 2008, my journey of digital transformation started. This isn’t…

We all face hardships in life, some more than others. There was a time in my life where I needed the help of those around me, and in return, paying that forward has become my passion. With Cisco’s recent announcement that they were giving every employee five days to give back to the global community…

How incredibly amazing are the Cisco #LoveWhereYouWork pictures on social? I have learned so much about our fellow Cisconians globally by the stream of pictures that came in last month – it was hard not to get hooked! Our Engineering/Engineering HR team took the Life At Cisco #LoveWhereyouWork…

What’s the best way to describe my first 30 day whirlwind at Cisco? Fearful? Hardly. Uncomfortable? Maybe. Successful? Absolutely. I understand that not everyone defines success in the same way, but my first 30 days at Cisco were filled with small victories. By far the most important may have been h…

February is always a month to celebrate love, so Cisco asked employees to tell us why they love working here using the hashtags #LoveWhereYouWork and #WeAreCisco. It looks like there’s no shortage of reasons. We had so many great entries that the judges had to add categories to fit them all i…

Are you a lifelong learner? Perhaps you’re hungry for more knowledge or just need an avenue in which to share your experiences and expertise or a place where you’ll find others to help keep you motivated and on the course to achieving your dreams. Maybe a Cisco Employee Resource Organization (ERO) i…

Today, the 17th of March, is a day where many around the world will become just a bit more Irish as they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. A tad more green will be worn throughout the offices and four leaf clovers will be heavily sought after, but what is St. Patrick’s Day like for those of us here in Ir…