"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 

Even communist countries use money because you can’t have infinite consumption with zero production. Very few companies don’t experience large failures over time so “executives doing a great job” isn’t a realistic solution. If you don’t support... — read more 

Barely any AMs or SEs were layed off. They had us all worrying over nothing.

I didn’t believe it but I got read the cold, impersonal script this morning. The hand finally came back to bite me.

Last acquisition was Opsani - January 28, 2022....

As the title says post here if you got a notice you're being laid off. If possible, what role in sales you played too.

Anyone receive consultation emails for LR this morning? Or am I the only "lucky" one? Although, there has to be at least 99 people affected for these emails to come out. Bang after end of H2.

Fake opps in the pipeline Low morale Increased workload to cover those that got laid off AppD Cloud is a joke - even open source is better The leaders have hardware but no software sales experience

A lot of HR, hiring managers and talent acquisitions of other companies used to want to hire anyone who previously worked at Cisco, but not anymore, these days. Because more and more HR, hiring managers and talent acquisitions of other tech... — read more 

Instead of hiring from other companies, why does the company prefer to hire from within the company? If the company doesn’t hire from other companies, it gets more and more toxic and political, doesn't it? Just vicious cycle. Has anyone moved from... — read more 

As we know, the Americas Sales has been a disaster under RB. The worse is yet to come from RB. The new quarter will start with layoff notifications that will be demoralizing. Sadly, this will be the new norm under her reign of incompetence. Rest... — read more 

Several colleagues of mine at TAC Japan told me that they had an interview with Director of TAC Japan, not with their manager. They were asked to leave or move. Seems the layoff has finally come to Japan. What about you?

I'm not saying it's ideal, but several of my colleagues have found work on the current job market, which means you shouldn't despair but send applications! What are the experiences of others who are now trying to land something new?

This applies more so for CR and his horde of nonfunctioning cronies, VPs, Sr. Directors, Directors - the whole management chain! Focus on US and UK. Reference:... — read more 

I did not even know that MS is in the security business https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/microsoft-s-security-arm-is-now-a-20-billion-per-year-business/ar-AA16K1fh?cvid=30e0b209286242c287d1d0d358728b73

It's not that the management in the companies where I previously worked was especially dedicated to encouraging employees to give their best, but nowhere was this kind of fear management present as in Cisco. I sometimes get the impression that... — read more 

How important is remote work to you? I like working from home, but it's not something that's a must for me. I live alone, though, so I'm guessing people who have families and like spending time with them might feel differently. But my main question... — read more 

Why are there so many tech layoffs, and why should we be worried? Stanford scholar explains https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/

Just curious. Do you guys think the severance package for the next round of layoff will be even better than this one? Or maybe this is the best one we will ever get?

Clueless Maria Martinez is requiring engineers to be in the office 2-3 days per week starting Feb 2023. Expecting a high attrition to follow...

Any update on the GSSO layoffs.

When are the webex sales and marketing layoffs? I keep hearing it is coming? Timing? Can we get rid of AR to save jobs for employees who are actually working and not taking vacations on company?

Between JS and RB All-hands shown for next week looks like the shoes are ready to drop. I am sure they will stay on-script. Largest font please.

Wow. An SE all hands this week of all weeks and not even an acknowledgement that we’re all wondering if we will still have jobs next week.

I absolutely agree with someone who wrote that headcuts are the only tool our leadership knows to use to make the books look decent at the end of the quarter. What are the other ways they could achieve this besides cuts? There are certainly some... — read more 

I got an offer from a place that just finished a round of layoffs. I applied and interviewed before those cuts so I thought I would never hear from them again, but here we are. It's a good offer and I'm leaning toward accepting it, but the whole... — read more 

Nearly 60,000 Laid Off In January So Far As Major Firms Increase Cuts Nearly 60,000 employees lost their jobs in large corporate layoffs in the U.S. so far this month—the highest monthly total since Forbes began tracking layoffs fueled by... — read more 

GES and Commercial will be shrinking which means layoffs. Some details to be shared on Sales All Hands on Feb 2. There will be layoff notifications next week. It is not done after next week. At beginning of next FY another round of layoffs for... — read more 

Any other sales people feeling the extra pressure this round? Specifically RTP? Last few years have been their own roller coaster of emotion with lockdowns, working from home, offices reopening and condensing the campus. We’ve all been through these... — read more 

I don't know if that was perhaps their primary goal, to create an atmosphere where employees fear for their jobs. It's hard to believe that. Possibly the intention was to avoid bad publicity as much as possible. However, such poorly managed layoffs... — read more 

RB’s strategy of not “rebalancing” until end of quarter is now upon us. She only did this to use people for her own benefit due to her poor sales performance. While she is wanting you to continue to drive for those POs, she has done you a... — read more 

Attended interview and cleared. Can anyone tell me what is the base salary for a principal engineer role with 22 years of prior experience?

Question: Why is Cisco failing or not innovating for the past 10 years? ChatGPT Answer: "Cisco Systems, a leading technology company, has faced challenges in recent years in adapting to the changing technology landscape, particularly with the shift... — read more 

Fri, Google announced it was laying off 12K, or 6% of its employees. People woke up to find their access to the Google campus was gone. Looking at the Google forum here, they were notified by email about their termination. At least Cisco makes its... — read more 

Hello. I am looking for the latest NPC firmware update from WEF. Please provide the link where I can download it.

Today's google layoffs sparked quite happiness among cisco execs to Justify their layoffs and sluggishness in operations. Heard they are dancing with and visiting Walgreens/CVS for protections to spend time with their spouses today night. I hope... — read more 

For those who are affected, I am wondering whether it is worth to try to get an internal position. As far as I can see, most people think it's just a waste of time.

Tech’s allure may be dimming, according to new data from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph. The industry’s appeal as a career destination declined in the fourth quarter from a year earlier in consumer services (-40.1%), administrative and support services... — read more