First thing I want to say is I’m very happy with the recent stock performance. My ESPP is looking great. But when I look at the performance of our major competitors in each architecture I’m blown away by there stock performance. Ent & DC... — read more 

Reading this forum, I got the impression that there are no people in the company who work more than two hours because people brag that they actually have the most fun at work. I would like someone to let me in on the secret of how you manage it... — read more 

I wouldn't mind otherwise, to each their own, but it's affecting the project we're working on and in turn affecting me. I can't approach our manager over it because they're good pals, and I don't want to go to HR for obvious reasons. What is left for... — read more 

Why are we not hearing from the global security sales leader and her friend she made as the global VP of security engineering after the earnings announcement. It has been over a week since earnings and the silence from these two is clear that they... — read more 

ER? LR? What do those stand for? What do they mean?

List your years of experience at Cisco with your current salary and if you left the company how much more you make. I'll go first.... I was a hardware engineer at Cisco based out of the RTP office. I had nine years of experience with a grade 9 base... — read more 

Does salary always need to go up and up and up? Can salary go down? Are we having those discussions? I didn’t. As a G13 I ran a team of 40 and after a reorg I became an IC but kept the same salary. No-one asked me to take less. For work/ life... — read more 

I refer to the thread below about acquiring skills at Cisco. I thought this company emphasized learning culture, but I was wrong. I am not satisfied with the skills that I acquired here. So I'm interested in what problems did you face when you came... — read more 

Just for fun I won't name the managers race or s-x, but what to do when the only good assignments go to only people of that persons race and gender (not to mention bonuses and promotions)? Is leaving the only option? Everyone else on team is doing... — read more 

Can someone explain the concept of MRR zones? How many are there? What does it mean to be in MRR zone 2? Is there an MRR zone 3? Who gives us the info in what MRR zone we are?

Frequent LRs demotivates and affects work and everything Learn and move out Managers or Directors or VPs using LR as blackmailing tool to make people work and force not ask any questions Very pathetic environment There is no innovation in... — read more 

But not doing anything related to Cloud Also it too boring to be part of DCN

I did leave earlier this year to a security competitor. Let’s just say today was a great day for our stock. We didn’t go up just 1 percent, we went up by double digits. Kind of like your and our earnings announcements, were you grew 1% and we grew... — read more 

For those who think CSCO is dead meat, whats with the stock price going to unreal heights? Do we sell or continue the wild ride?

Palo Alto Networks reported their numbers yesterday after the bell. 28% Growth in Q4 Cisco Security is 1% Palo Alto Networks at 1.2B compared to Cisco Security of 805M. When is Cisco going to get competent security leadership to run the global... — read more 

How do you handle entitled co-workers that think/feel like they should be promoted (insert various reason) they don’t get said promo and they see the next guy get promoted and start acting salty? My department has a disgruntled employee who talks... — read more 

Cisco is happy to provide us with opportunities each week to join in 15-minute guided practice to calm, clear, and relax our minds. How about they fix the toxic work environment instead of using blinders to slap a bandaid on problems?

What's being achieved? I thought layoffs are about cost cuts, but if you are hiring at the same time, how is that saving anything? All Cisco is doing is shuffling people around - lose ten here, hire five there and another five there. Even with the... — read more 

UI might be getting an offer from CX. How is this organization? Are they relatively safe?

I've had very little variety in what I do lately which has made any kind of growth impossible. I've received a few offers in the past several months but since the pay is not exactly where I need it to be I decided to pass. Now I'm wondering if the... — read more 

on here today.

Somebody mentioned there being some layoffs today, is that happening?

I've recently joined Cisco based out of one of the APJC countries after experiencing several US tech companies all based out of AsiaPac. I actually worked at Cisco for a few years about 20 years ago, and I loved it. People were very nice and... — read more 

Looks like the numbers are showing security spiraling down faster than predicted. 1% growth and that includes reoccurring revenue. Net new bookings was negative growth. SB and the engineering VP she hired have no clue. The both of them are in... — read more 

What is the positive effect of the latest restructuring? Is there any? I don’t see Cisco's restructuring succeeding in being more responsive to opportunities in the marketplace. It does not seem to me that there is now a great strategy to drive... — read more 

I was surprised that I was able to find a new job in 2 weeks. I don't think it's wise to wait until the last day for Cisco to say you're not needed here anymore. The situation is much better now on the job market, but the question is how long will... — read more 

Based on the “performance” it’s clear that the security BU, the sales specialists and TSAs are subpar. Time to ditch this weight around our ankles.

$CSCO | Cisco Q4 Earnings - Q4 Adj. EPS $0.84 (est $0.83) - Q4 Revenue $13.1B (est $13.0B) - Sees Q1 Revenue +7.5-9.5% (est +7.7%) - Sees FY22 Adj. EPS $3.38-3.45 (est $3.41) Chuckie seems to always beat by one penny on earnings but market... — read more 

After 21 years, I was worried about moving on. Cisco is like a bad marriage where you are afraid to leave because you think the outside world is worse. You have to try so that you can get your self confidence back. At my new job, I feel respected and... — read more 

Today is supposed to be the next big layoff. What's the word?

When you combine being overworked with having to balance toxic politics and deal with your manager's incompetence, it's no wonder I'm exhausted every single day before noon. Not even the weekend is enough for me to properly recover from the constant... — read more 

Someone mentioned that many people here had side gigs while WFH, that is, that they were devoted much less to working for Cisco than to their side jobs. I don't believe that's true. Sure there must be some individuals who do that, but with the... — read more 

How much have you been able to expand your skillset here? That was my lightmotive when I applied for a job at Cisco, I thought I would gain a lot of new skills here. A few years later, I am not happy with the skills I have acquired. A friend who... — read more 

I'm actually very comfortable at Cisco, and it would take a lot to make me leave. A big reason why I don't leave is because I'd rather get LR'd and take that severance package on the way out. I always try to interview around this time of year and... — read more 

When I gave this as a reason, I got lots of negative reaction. But now it is clear, many have the same reason: https://news.yahoo.com/white-collar-workers-secretly-balancing-091714769.html