Does anyone actually know? It's frustrating. I started in 2015 as a grade 4. Same position now starts at a grade 8
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A better question is why are you there? Cisco has been a walking dead company for a decade.
Question 1 is are you still a GR4. If so then it begs the follow on of what are you doing wrong to be a GR4 around 6 years later? I don't see paying a college new hire what they are getting now when we will spend the first 2-3 years training and mentoring you. I would prefer to spend that on raises for the team that is ki----g it today then use the rest to pay a new hire what they are worth for the first 2 years or better yet, let the center or TAC do it. Then the very few and far between that can be true engineers and consultants can have a path to something else rather than letting the field have to deal with it.
OP is correct. Was hired with a college degree as a G4 myself
Does anyone actually know? It's frustrating. I started in 2015 as a grade 4. Same position now starts at a grade 8
I don't think you're comparing apples to apples. There are roles, i.e. software engineer, and there are pay grades. Each role has a range of grades available to it. Grade 4 is an intern. Grade 6 is a college grad with no prior experience. Grade 8 is someone with experience, i.e. 3-5 yrs or more. Grade 10 moves to team/tech lead, architect or low-level manager. For System Admins in IT, their role tops out at grade 8. To go beyond that, they have to become an architect or move to team management.
I worked with an intern back between '06 - '08 who was a grade 4 for 2 summers. Upon graduation, he joined our team as a grade 6. After about 3 yrs, he got promoted to grade 8. He's been an 8 ever since (10 yrs).
cisco pays according to market. At Cisco, increament is as slow or as fast as person who gets it
That’s why when u accept the job make sure the grade and salary is at the top. Increment is very slow in cisco