Did we get our mid year advance? I can’t access CEC for some reason.

It's terrible how much Cisco doesn't value talent. At one time, there were many great people here. But if you ask those who have left, most will tell you that they feel like they just wasted their talent here. Does Cisco really not have a need for... — read more 

There are a slew of older folks I know in the LR. They are usually higher-paid and then legally Cisco doesn't need to pay out on the RSUs. It's a huge legal loophole that Cisco uses that saves hundreds of millions. If Cisco had to pay all the... — read more 

If this is an accurate rumor, any ideas if they will still allow LR impacted people to apply to positions?

I totally agree that Cisco is somewhat behind the times, which of course has negative business impacts. I heard from many people that they only became aware of this issue here when they went to other tech companies.

Story will be in tomorrow's Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cisco HQ will be in Midtown. SJC to be downsized / leased.

they'll hire bruce buffer to do it

RB and several sales leaders are at the Super Bowl this weekend all at the expense of those that were laid off. Another example of out touch leadership who continues to take care of themselves while doing nothing for the field.

Let's all have a little fun. How many of you think we will get a mid-year advance? After having one of the most successful Q1s ever and Q2 looking promising, the way Cisco has been going, i'd say no LOL

Team is being gutted, and I want to be prepared. What has the severance been like for those impacted in Sales?

Cisco Number of employees laid off: 4,100 Total cost: Cisco projects $600 million in severance costs through October 2022. Average cost per employee:... — read more 

How was DG viewed when at Cisco? Was he a great leader?

Fire the CXOs, the VPs, the directors and management. They have the responsibility of making business decisions and they are the ones that should face the consequences, not the workers. I have wondered why executives making bad decisions or not being... — read more 

I joined Cisco in September and it took me about a month to realize I made a mistake. Since then, that realization has been confirmed multiple times. I have never stressed about work more than I have in the last five months. Some of the expectations... — read more 

The layoffs across GSSO last week is being spun as investment. More GSSO layoffs are coming at end of this FY as the additional headcount that is being added will not provide the revenue needed to justify those additional sellers. This is by design... — read more 

The separation agreement is delivered using DocuSign. The email, containing the link to the separation agreement, is sent to the employee's cisco email address - like JohnDoe@cisco.com. The docuSign email link automatically expires in 48 hour... — read more 

More Layoffs coming at end of FY. GES and Public Sector consolidation continues, while US Commercial is overhauled. There will be an impact to ODs, RMs, SEDs, and SEMs. There will not be as many Operations and Regions. For AMs, iACV makes a... — read more 

Who ever joins cisco in future, can they put a condition like this. He works for cisco for atleast 5 years. Performance doesn't matter. If he gets laid off, Cisco has to pay a tleast $1M

I have been in CS and seen it from behind the curtains. It's run by jokers and Yes-man types who "manufacture" work and projects coz there is no real work. The whole thing doesn't create any value or impact. They failed the CX Cloud launch, many use... — read more 

Found out that many almost 40s were hit in the "restructuring" (aka get rid of older workers effort). Sorry, that isn't going to work. Regulators aren't stupid. It's just too obvious to ignore. They messed up. Went over the line into the danger... — read more 

Yet to see a condolence email from ELT about 3k+ souls that perished in Turkey and Syria due to earthquake 😢

RB said she and EK will never allow Account SAs to be put behind C2E. That’s how you know it definitely will happen.

who is ready to hear all the hip hip hooray of how great the company is doing and our ELT praising one another for how great life is?!?

This is Good News for USPS / CX / OneX Business no matter how you slice it! This is the real reason why Top Execs & Billionaires Go To Davos in the First place!

50? 100? More? What a disgrace.

https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/CISCO-SYSTEMS-INC-4862/news/Cisco-COO-Maria-Martinez-Reacts-to-President-Biden-s-Intent-to-Nominate-Her-to-National-Security-T-42893907/

They may still be able to get back in the saddle but that depends on the ELT. They have these useless layers of directors, managers, etc. especially in sales and CX, who do absolutely nothing. They do not add value, do not build business and... — read more 

Target over 40 workers and non Indians in LR. Throw about 20-30% under 40's in there to hide the discrimination. Then, most internal opportunities are given to under 40 and Indian. You end up with a real layoff in 90% of over 40. We know. They... — read more 

It's quite surreal. Never a word about tech trends, competition, new products, nothing. Exactly. It's a sign of a dying company. Unfortunately, I do not believe that Cisco will ever get back on track and focus on new products or trends again... — read more 

tired of seeing all the trolls and everything regarding RTP. a lot of people read this site not knowing if things are trolls or not. With that being said, is RTP really closing and if so where was this announced and is it on Cisco's sites anywhere?

Joined TAC in right before the pandemic really kicked off. In the years since there is an increase focus on “metrics” in tac, and management uses them to paint a sh---y picture of whoever they don’t like. I have watched initiatives to literally... — read more 

All sh*ts ELT talk about is politics, the travel to Davos, and social impact. Lets be real. Who cares about that when Cisco is laying people off and bleeding talents? ELT just lives off of company money to fulfill their self-ego and is... — read more 

Any more layoffs happened this week in addition to the 4000 folks ?

After over 40 mins in the hold queue, the HR rep was incredibly rude as soon as he found out I was impacted by the layoffs and needed to ask about the separation plan. And he gave incorrect information. It’s traumatizing enough to be laid off without... — read more 

Be great if anyone in the USA can post what their package looks like. I heard 3 months plus 60 days on payroll.

Cisco is certainly not a company for those who cannot bear the pressure of never being able to relax knowing that cuts are a constant threat here. Is there any other tech company with a higher layoff frequency than Cisco? I doubt it.

Anyone else on it? Did they use the opportunity to provide clarity on the restructuring and provide empathy? Or did they show pictures of the exec leaders travelling and enjoying themselves at Davos? Place your bets ... Honestly, you couldn't... — read more 

“Controlling labor costs via periodic layoffs is like breathing for Silicon Valley: cyclical, necessary for life,” Malcolm Harris, author of the forthcoming book “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism and the World,” told me. The layoffs... — read more 

This was just the "rebalancing" LR. Do not forget that CR said this "rebalancing" will continue till Nov 2023. This is just January. The LR due to recession is yet to be announced, my dear CCSGs (Cisco Certified Sacrificial Goats). Till then, be... — read more 

"Data error" in first round of calcs. Actual numbers of older workers affected dramatically higher than they "initially thought." A good law firm could destroy them on this. Discovery could well find out that the first data calc was "massaging the... — read more