I've been with Cisco for a little over 16 years. Most of those years were good, so no hard feelings from me if I'm affected. My severance will be high enough to get me through a job searching period and maybe even a two-month break if I'm lucky... — read more 

Here comes the layoff do, do, do Here comes the LR And I say it's all right Little darling, it's been a long warm lonely Summer Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road........enjoy — read more 

Joined in 2019, 2 yrs in. If I get LR'ed will I get any severence. If 'Yes' then how much ?

It’s already hitting LinkedIn. Virtual sales roles for architecture specialist sellers in the midsize commercial. Along with virtual SE/SA…backed by GVE. Pretty soon the only accounts with dedicated account teams will be GES & CGEM. The rest will... — read more 

What is the difference between capex and opex?

I wonder how many here are stuck at Cisco simply because they don't want to leave their comfort zone? How many are lulled into that "better the devil you know than the devil you don't" feeling? This is not an accusation - I'm describing my own... — read more 

If you're close to retirement age, is there any benefit to logging 10 years at Cisco? Does anything extra kick in after year 10?

So what got Chuck so upset in the townhall? I didn’t see the exchanges but gathered some of the serfs were not kosher having mama Fran dictate what goes in their body. He sounded pi---d. Something tells me HR will be following up.

Security sales is headed for tough year. There is simply no actual leadership from SB. Since it is LR season, Cisco needs to LR SB and her engineering friend she brought into “lead” the security engineers. These two have done more damage and... — read more 

My position at Cisco was eliminated in Nov of 2020 (massive LR). The specific language of the separation agreement is that "you are not giving up the rights to unemployment claims". So I took the package, and when getting re-hired took longer than... — read more 

Management thought i would be excited about a food truck

It's hard to get media to cover layoffs when they happen, so if they're publishing about layoffs even before they've happened, we're basically screwed. This is not just going to be bad, it's going to be brutal. If there ever was a time to start... — read more 

Despite the tremendous savings resulting from 18 months of WFH with no business travel, we’re told to get ready for more budget cuts and more Opex savings coming our way. Numbers are doctored to look good and are really only fuelled by cost cutting... — read more 

I wish Albert Einstein was still alive - I need that skill level to explain the new pay plan to me.

“Cisco EmployeesBrace for Layoff” I am too cheap to subscibe , did anyone read it?

Should webex and security be spun out? There aren’t any synergies and it would return more value to shareholders than keeping them.

He's one of the CEOs with the highest rating on Glassdoor (96%) but I was wondering what people here think about his performance?

Cisco management will be in for a rude awakening in a few years when they need to replace all the talent they deemed too expensive and nobody wants to even give them the time of day. Available tech jobs are expected to double throughout this decade... — read more 

Call me naive, but i finally realized what I've been doing wrong all these years. Always tried to do the right thing by Cisco and this has me labelled as a troublemaker. Managers are not actually rewarded or rewarding for this. Rewards go to those... — read more 

Up to 25% of FTE and contractors will be cut over a 2 month period.. CSCO wants to slim down. All L2 mgrs and their directors have been instructed to provide an excel spreadsheet of individuals to be cut. Some teams will be completely... — read more 

Or will they be replaced by virtual specialists?

I know they’re trying to get her more air time but she is not impressive at all.

It seems like an extremely easy job. They hire proactively anyone for it.

https://marker.medium.com/why-dont-tech-companies-pay-their-engineers-to-stay-b9c7e4b751e9 "Why Don’t Tech Companies Pay Their Engineers to Stay? Staying in a role builds valuable, company-specific domain knowledge. Leaving often results in a pay... — read more 

Other than unsubstantiated rumors, has there been any concrete information about possible layoffs? It feels like most of the info we are getting is from people who are worried and projecting rather than info from people who actually know what might... — read more 

Being surrounded by decent people - both managers and coworkers - can mean the difference between hating your job and still enjoying coming to work despite the many issues with the company. I have transferred within the company recently and the work... — read more 

Do we know when is freeze officially over? I heard a rumor its August 6th

I know several people who were significantly underpaid at Cisco and only realized that after they transferred to other companies, so it's good to see that people are more willing to talk about their pay openly these days. The only one who benefits... — read more 

With all this talk of sales being eliminated or going more virtual- curious what do GVS salaries look like? What range do GVS sales managers, regional managers, etc. make compared to field sales? How secure are those positions?

How much do AMs and SEs make?

Any suggestions

What everyone fails to realize is only certain people possess the necessary levels of advanced educational and leadership skills to manage a large company. Upper executive management and government leadership is an exclusive part of society only... — read more 

There used to be plenty, but it seems that anybody and everybody who knew their jobs and who treated their direct reports well and with respect is gone by now. Most of the people who have replaced them got there through cronyism and nepotism, which... — read more 

I have around 8 years experience in C/C++ in networking domain. I got an offer from Cisco which is $150K per year (includes everything). Is this less or ok or good.

So far Cisco is saying they are respectful of people's personal choice to get or not get the vaccine, even rattling off reasons they understand why people would not get the vaccine. Anybody here about that changing given Google and Facebook... — read more 

Got about a year and a half left til retirement. This company is so a-s backwards with all the "woke" and "SJW" initiatives. They have simply lost their way and forgotten how a business should be run. If I get hit by an LR sooner than 2023 then all... — read more