#WeAreCisco

Working allows me to provide for my family, and like for most of us, working isn’t a choice. But where I work and how I engage is my choice.  Cisco chose me and I chose Cisco. I started my career with college summer internships as a programmer for the biggest and most well-known computer company. I…

A little more than three months after I came back from maternity leave, our nanny starting having severe morning sickness, and it became clear we needed to find an alternative daycare solution for our son.  I had been at Cisco for nine years, and knew that we had two different daycare centers in San…

I am always happy to tell people about how great it is to work for Cisco, but recently, there was a 48-hour period where I wanted to shout it from the rooftops. It all kicked off with the Great Place to Work Awards… The Great Place to Work Awards recognize workplace cultures that deliver outstanding…

On July 16, 1997 my life changed. Arriving six weeks early, and changing our entire focus in life, Alice Elizabeth entered the world and my wife, Iris, and I were overjoyed. For the next 16 years this was to be the only time she was ever early for anything. 😉 One thing I never suspected on t…

When someone uses the word “pageant” – your brain probably goes first to images of big hair and ball gowns. The last thing that you think of is “techie.” But let me change your perceptions! I work for Cisco as a Business Analyst, and I’m a proud techie, as well as the current Miss Silicon Valley. On…

You really know what it means to #LoveWhereYouWork when you are faced with a life-threatening illness, and your team says, “Take care of your family, we’ve got this!” You see, that’s #WeAreCisco! I came to Cisco five years ago truly believing in our vision that we wanted to change the world. I had b…

Here’s the truth: When Cisco acquired the startup that I worked for three-ish years ago, I was not stoked. I loved that startup. Loved the autonomy I had to get things done, loved the agility that comes from being small, loved our mission, and loved, loved, loved the people I worked with. I was in n…

I knew our rescued Dalmatian mix Proteus was something special. What I didn’t realize was the special moments we would be creating as we used our Cisco volunteering hours together after he became a therapy dog. Proteus is the Son of Poseidon, as you may know, from Greek Methodology, and the name def…

You often hear that one of the top reasons Cisco employees love coming to work is our people. The people are, to our core, the heartbeat of Cisco. From the individual personalities that fill the wide open, brightly lit offices to those authentic co-workers who never pass up an opportunity to stop in…