As soon as upon a time, there have been two Stanford College workers — a husband and spouse — who weren’t in a position to e mail each other as a result of their computer systems had been on totally different networks. Ultimately, they discovered a method to join their computer systems, growing the multiprotocol router.
The yr was 1984, and this new connection … effectively, it’s how Cisco was born!
And due to the improvements of Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, my husband and I are right here right now. You see, I’m a Collaboration Gross sales Specialist at Cisco, and my husband, Scott, is a Gross sales Admin at Meraki. You would name us Mrs. Webex and Mr. Meraki — however for the document, I used to be right here first!
I began my Cisco journey in March 2021, which I owe to a fellow Cisconian who pushed me to use for my position. I clearly talked sufficient about how a lot I liked working right here that in January 2022, when Scott noticed a possibility that suited his background and skillset come up in Meraki, he jumped on the likelihood to use. I’m so glad he did!
As a lot as I used to be initially cautious of working on the identical place as my husband, notably as a fiercely unbiased particular person (as he’ll attest to!), it has turned out to be the perfect transfer for us as a pair and as a household. It’s simply as effectively that Cisco is such a BIG organisation, a lot in order that despite the fact that my husband and I are each Cisconians working from the identical place (more often than not), we very hardly ever “run into each other” at work.
As dad and mom, Scott and I each really feel so grateful to work for an organisation like Cisco — a office that actually values working households and places the suitable instruments and advantages in place to assist us as we juggle working and household life. Our oldest son, Charlie, was simply 18 months previous after I joined Cisco. Now, he’s almost 5 and is large brother to child Brodie, who just lately turned one. From maternity depart to the return to work assist I obtained after having Brodie, coupled with the healthcare and monetary advantages we obtain right here, as a girl trying to progress in her profession and lift a household, Cisco makes it really feel potential.
Our tradition that places individuals earlier than all else makes having a profession right here a pleasure. Within the metropolis we’re each from, Glasgow, there’s a saying, “Folks make Glasgow.” I really feel the identical manner about Cisco. The individuals right here actually make Cisco what it’s. From supportive managers to caring, hardworking, and enjoyable teammates, we’re surrounded by good individuals each day.
As for the way we juggle all of it? The pliability of hybrid work is vital for us as a household. Scott works predominantly from dwelling, whereas I take a blended method. I’m a Collaboration Specialist in any case! Some days, I do business from home; some days, I am going into the workplace, and different days I’m on the go. Fortunately, with Webex we’ve obtained all of the know-how at our fingertips to make “working from anyplace” potential.
My position — overlaying Scotland and Eire — features a little bit of travelling, which, as a mum with two younger children, requires planning and the proper of assist. Fortunately, with Scott having the flexibleness to do business from home and be round for the youngsters’ nursery drop-offs and pick-ups after I’m away, I don’t have any of the added fear or mum guilt that often comes with work journey.
One other added bonus we’ve discovered as a pair and as dad and mom working on the identical place is our holidays align! We are able to additionally use the perks and advantages right here at Cisco, like Time2Give — 80 hours of paid break day along with our common paid break day — to assist initiatives at our youngsters’ nurseries or initiatives in our local people collectively. There’s one draw back, nevertheless: a Day for Me — a quarterly time without work for the entire firm to prioritise well-being — isn’t ever actually a day for ME. It’s a day for us!
Scott and I’ve been collectively for 17 years. We’ve studied in numerous cities, travelled around the globe with and with out one another, and seen one another via our fair proportion of excellent and not-so-good jobs. Now, it’s simply nice to each be settled someplace like Cisco whereas navigating these whirlwind early years as dad and mom collectively.
It has additionally at all times been Scott’s dream for us to boost our youngsters within the small village the place he grew up. For thus a few years, I used to be reluctant to strive the concept as a result of there was no practice station and no straightforward commute to work. Now, with the flexibleness of Cisco’s hybrid work tradition that we each take pleasure in and the connection that’s potential because of the pioneering know-how that Cisco was based on, we’re dwelling in that little “dream” village in any case — and the commute a couple of times per week actually isn’t so dangerous. The truth is, as a busy mum, the 40-minute solo automobile journey is definitely a deal with!
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