Some hundreds are to be affected.

is this true?

Just got a meeting invite for a random 1:1 with my VP tomorrow who I have never spoke to before....this probably isn't good

Makes sense to have a single FSO team, and TE has done way better than AppD so they get to call the shots.

I heard that Cisco reimburses full if you do evening MBA at Berkeley or Santa Clara University. Can any one confirm, the current company I work only reimburses $5250.

Hi there, My name's Yowei Shaw and I'm a journalist working on a story for the podcast This American Life (www.thisamericanlife.org) about layoffs, after getting laid off myself from NPR... — read more 

So what’s the cutoff for High Touch vs Scale accounts?

https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/board-rules-that-employers-may-not-offer-severance-agreements-requiring I don't know what their enforcement capability is so always check with a lawyer but at least in the US this seems to be a change... — read more 

Hit in CX today.

Security Sales will continue its path to negative growth. Several reasons for this. Here are a few. GSSO top leadership is out of touch with reality. The next disastrous decision is coming in FY24 when they “rebalance” again and tell everyone to... — read more 

3 years at Amazon, and 2 at Meta. Voluntary left Meta recently due to burnout. Hitting that point in life where I’ve realized Salary isn’t everything. I just want the good life; WLB, passion for what I do, and ideally decent coworkers that I get... — read more 

All leadership is being called to offsites in the last weeks of the quarter and year. Doesn’t bode well.

The national WARN rules are far more lenient than the California rules, so CA may be the only place this would be useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t42IyJBRNXM As the comments there say, be careful what you make known to your employer. ... — read more 

What does everyone think our CPF for year end bonuses will be for the FY with our "record" numbers we have had? Unfortunately, I would be shocked if it is over 1.00

I heard that july 17th there might be one round of layoffs. I thought it must be another rumor. However, today I heard my second line manager asking for a meeting with first line manager to do stack ranking. Wondering if there is any layoffs

It's long overdue.

Heard there is bunch of c12k layoffs around 2010 are due to lack of leadership vision for c12k managers. Can anyone confirm that is true?

Honestly, I just don't care who sends Connected Recognition to whom on what. It has nothing to do with me, nor do I have any intention of celebrating him/her because Connected Recog means nothing but staff relationships. He/She did nothing... — read more 

We continue to fall further and further behind the industry. Every single competitor is growing double digits and our growth is stagnant at best and trending towards negative growth. Layoffs have to be on the horizon.

AI is already linked to layoffs in the industry that created it Many have raised alarms about the potential for artificial intelligence to displace jobs in the years ahead, but it’s already causing upheaval in one industry where workers once... — read more 

Just noticed Monday July 3rd is not a company holiday for US employees this year.

I have an opportunity to work for Cisco TAC supporting FW or ISE - $105k base. Are they going to grind me to dust within months? I can handle the stress of being up to bat and expected to hit a home run. But what’s the culture like? Are your peers... — read more 

I asked my manager for MRR and found out I'm well below 35% of the lower range.. Any ideas what I should do? Fyi: I am one of the top performers.

https://www.networkworld.com/article/3700616/cisco-to-buy-network-monitoring-firm-samknows-for-better-last-mile-visibility.html

Are they planning to lay us off with the new account size tiering? Pool is? Some of each? I can’t imagine they’re going to honestly keep us at current staffing levels to focus more on A customers.

Is there any truth to the rumors of layoffs for the specialist teams in GSSO. I am hearing they are doing away with the specialist teams in FY24. Some will be moved to support the entire security portfolio and others of us will be laid off. None... — read more 

There is a new sheriff in town. Time for TE folks to look for new roles.

Any new info on dates of LR ?

The Cisco LR culture needs to change. Using some military terms, let me briefly explain. Although Cisco seems to intend an LR to be like a "General" discharge, it is generally not, as many employees that are LRed don't feel that way. There are... — read more 

There are so many clowns in CX leadership positions, I'm worried they are going to need to get a bigger car.

Has the list for next month been circulated yet?

As you're all aware, there is a quarterly Engagement Pulse survey via Team Space we are asked to answer 12 questions. I had answered and submitted each quarter as asked by my manager. As it's supposed to be anonymous, I answered each question... — read more 

Does “accepting” a grade increase during the year end performance increases affect the ability to take a new role? I was told I might not be able to move roles for a year.

My manager judged that I'm not any good in 1:1, I judged him the same. If I work hard and deliver whatever he ask, he will benefit out of it. I asked him to code in the product, he is not ready to do it. I am going to quit. He is moving forward... — read more 

There is a very interesting phenomena where a VP will ask for something done, and the request moves down through two or three layers of directors, down to the the leader level, and down to an individual contributor to do the actual work. By... — read more 

When is Cisco going to held accountable for all the older employees (60+) that are always impacted in LRs at a higher percentage, many with 10 or 20+ years of Cisco experience. I know several now. One told me they got nothing extra other than a few... — read more 

With all the FSO hype and integrations can AppD perform better or Cisco has already given its ultimatum? Any news of restructuring again in November?

That's really unfortunate. There were so many missed opportunities, so many bad acquisitions and other leadership mistakes that they will never admit. What will happen to this company in the end? Will this leadership allow almost everyone to... — read more 

is it getting worse day by day with more Useless Admin Work being thrust upon all employees ? Agile Jira forced up employee's throat.( IBM'er Hired from a failing Company(IBM) ). Team Space checkin Made Mandatory . another useless tool. Scrum... — read more