I began my profession as a contractor with Cisco again in December 2003 with the Assist Supply Providers IT Finance crew. Whilst a contractor, I might see from day one the unimaginable tradition Cisco had, and everybody made me really feel like I used to be a part of the crew and never a beginner. That’s after I knew that this was the corporate I needed to construct my profession with. That is the place I belonged.

Cisco as an organization may be very numerous, not simply within the individuals who work right here, but additionally within the out there roles and alternatives. When the time got here for me to search for a brand new position, I by no means considered some other firm. I used to be lucky to discover a place rapidly inside Cisco in one other group, and as I had anticipated, the brand new crew was identical to the previous one when it got here to exemplifying Cisco’s ideas.

It’s not simply the tradition that’s drawn me in the direction of staying at Cisco and constructing my profession; it’s the relationships I constructed. Particularly the mentorship I obtain from the varied leaders within the firm. Early in my profession, with their help, I used to be capable of finding a full-time position, which not solely helped me with my profession development but additionally gave me and my spouse the steadiness we would have liked to begin a household. We have been all the time anxious residing within the U.S. on an immigrant visa. Cisco helped us convert that to a everlasting residency and ultimately to citizenship to assist us with our American Dream. Anytime I want some steerage, I do know I can nonetheless attain out to any of the leaders throughout the firm.

I’ve been with Cisco for nearly 20 years now, and I’ve by no means checked out some other firm for a job or profession change as a result of the profession development choices Cisco provides are unparalleled. With the various choices internally, I’ve the liberty to maneuver round and discover new alternatives, new roles, and new challenges each couple of years. That method, I’m by no means stagnated. I’m all the time studying new expertise and rising and increasing my profession. I even lately began a brand new place as Principal Buyer Success Supervisor with Duo in January of this yr, and that’s what I like about working right here: Cisco is really one firm with many profession choices.

And I can’t say sufficient about the advantages and adaptability I’ve skilled in my time at this firm. I nonetheless keep in mind the day just a few years again after I was in a gathering and obtained a name from India saying my dad had a coronary heart assault. My supervisor, who was in that assembly with me sensed that one thing was off after I got here again. He instantly advised me to get the primary out there ticket, go be at my dad’s aspect, and never fear a bit about work. The compassion, empathy, and help I acquired from him, all of my crew, and management gave me the energy to go and care for my dad and never fear about my job. As a result of that they had my again, I used to be in a position to be there for my household, then come again and bounce proper again into work. The power to handle an expert and private life like this enables us to thrive. I’ve not seen some other firm supply this type of steadiness, and I’m grateful for a tradition that appears like a wider household outdoors of my private household.

All through the years, I’ve all the time advised my spouse concerning the issues Cisco provides, from a wholesome work atmosphere the place everyone seems to be revered to the superior work-life steadiness. She has seen first-hand the the reason why I’ve by no means checked out some other firm for a profession, and due to all of that, she determined to hitch Cisco as effectively. She’s at the moment an Engineering Program Supervisor and has been right here virtually 13 years now.

Cisco has been such an enormous a part of our lives that neither I nor my spouse can consider some other firm we’d wish to work for. Our daughters have grown up listening to about our love for Cisco and discuss fondly about changing into engineers themselves to work for the corporate sooner or later, identical to their mother and father. Being a Cisconian runs in our household!

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