#WeAreCisco EMEAR

Prior to working at Cisco, I never volunteered much. It would always come to my mind with a powerful dose of heroic motivation, but mostly it would fade whenever errands of all kinds would flood my calendar. Been there, done that? We´re all humans after all. Since I started working at Cisco, I foun…

Every day, across the globe, Cisco employees are giving back in unique and inspiring ways. This Giving Tuesday, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the incredible work our employees are doing, and the organizations they’re most passionate about. We’re sure, as you get to know…

In my first few weeks at Cisco, I was already blown away by the many great initiatives and possibilities this company offered.  There was a fiscal year kick-off trip to Las Vegas, early in career networks to help motivate and inspire, and we were even able to exercise with Jessie Pavelka!  Amongst a…

It’s funny how an 80’s icon can still mean so much to us today, and yet – still barely be a thought until it’s right in front of you.  I wandered into Gayle’s Wine Bar in Llangollen, North Wales with my husband Neil and some local friends where a guy was leaning against the bar playing with a Rubik’…

When you think of Cisco you may not think of Security, Software, or even Cloud and Collaboration – but you should! We are so much more than just routing and switching these days as the world around us evolves, and we continue to push the boundaries as the company who created the infrastructure for t…

When looking for roles after university, I didn’t give much importance to working culture. Although at that time, I felt pressured to cast a wide net when applying for graduate jobs, which meant that my standards weren’t as high as they should have been. Having never truly loved somewhere I worked b…

The “Night of Arts” in Moscow was to be remembered as a once-in-a-lifetime event. For the first time in history, a 100-laptop orchestra would provide a concert with songs that would stretch the sole definition of music. But in the days leading up to the event, the tech partner who had been on from t…

I often get asked how I got to work at the largest networking company without having any background in networking. In fact, I never thought I would work for Cisco because I didn’t think that they specialized in areas that interested me – particularly Programming, Neuroscience, and Artificial Intelli…

When news broke that Cisco had been named #6 on Fortune Magazine’s Best Places to Work list – it was of no surprise to those of us who call Cisco home. That 42-place jump from #48 to #6 felt right to us – the humans behind the giant, global technology company dedicated to changing lives across the w…