With cheaper labor in this Global economy and the company going hybrid, the rumor is to leave republican strong states.

Does Cisco have a policy about this?

Heard it from Director Consolidation happening across all BUs

I wouldn’t even mention the changes over the past 10 years because this company has been unrecognizable ever since. How much harder is it to work here now than it was, say, five years ago? Unfortunately, I have no hopes that in the next five years... — read more 

Fran said it starts in August.

Does Cisco have money dedicated to promote and raise compensation levels for employees based just on s-x or race ?

Yes, ISE has been long under EN BU, but been always led by GSSO team. rumoured that, the EN TSA would have to start to lead some ISE use case moving forward. Any thoughts?

I keep seeing Q1 (after LR) does anyone have any intel on when reqs can actually be acted on? I see they keep going up on Cisco jobs site, but when can people actually start getting job offers? Any real intel would be nice.

I refer to the thread about possible cuts in August. I wouldn’t want to spread any rumors but my manager’s behavior towards me has also changed significantly. He is more critical and moody, which I understood as a red flag that I should look for a... — read more 

not sure why people don't see this coming, somehow with this COVID, people don't expect on site sales no more, hence all goes to virtual, and proven this can also work. Hence onsite sales will be gone.. no more travel to customer site for these VIP... — read more 

When did Cisco become such a company in which those who have the knowledge and skills that can very easily be transferred to another company are the least valued? What is this all about, are mediocrities bothered by people who actually know how to... — read more 

More than 10% of Cisco's headcount will be wacked. The higher number I have heard of so far is 24% to be chopped. If you are in Sales, I feel sorry for you since the biggest wacking will take place there. Engineering and CX wont be spared either. I... — read more 

Going to be big. Major shift to virtual.

Looks like a lot of BU's have prepared a list and are ready to go. My manager behavior totally changed suddenly cancelled all my 1 on 1's , humiliating me in team meetings for smallest of things. I have resigned to my fate and started looking... — read more 

Do you work a lot of extra hours for nothing? If it was only from time to time, I probably would not even complain. However, lately I’ve been working literally non-stop. The work-life balance is not disturbed, but it does not exist. Well, I don't... — read more 

During the "leaders" meeting this week they were asked if the new focal program would be merely administering only token 2% increases. Fran specifically stated that no, the plan is to offer increases much more meaningful than 2%. Wouldn't you know... — read more 

In the US West region, are Cisco grade 12 folks making $300K in total compensation? Do you need to be at grade 13 for that?

Cisco is still doing well, especially compared to our main competitors. I know people keep claiming that our best talent is gone but I don't see it. Some have left, sure, but there are plenty of excellent folks still here with no plans to leave any... — read more 

Chuck told us hiring pause for 30 days and now Fran tells us it will be 1st or 2nd week of new FY before reqs will open. This is just like Chuck said we would not let people go at the beginning of the pandemic. What is going on

What would be the right strategy? Is it too late?

The company will cash in on your energy, enthusiasm, and optimism. Eventually you will need to move into leadership to have a chance of growing your income. At that point, you will learn to network up, and pass the buck. You will learn a lot being a... — read more 

As oracle is able to build a cloud, not sure why cisco couldn't build a cloud with all the network infra it has and UCS. Did cisco make a strategic mistake here?

Those that left voluntarily or otherwise, where do you work now?

Layoffs are around the corner. Are there any insights who could be the target group? The best ones, the ones who are paid the most, the ones who don't have a lot of connections and relationships in the company, the ones who bring the least... — read more 

I am getting the feels that my manager is about to jump ship. This actually makes me really sad after several recent reorgs, I feel like I landed somewhere I like with a manager I respect. What were the signs you saw?

In 2008, a friend in the Bay area said “every computer engineer person in the Bay area was making at least $120K”. I applied and I got a position there based on that advice. Folks, that was 12 years ago! In 2013, a contact at Cisco said I should... — read more 

Do we know when is the hiring freeze getting over? I thought it was end of FY21 not spill over to FY22.

I am looking to understand the salary structure for grade 10 and 11 at our SJ location (Basic, RSU & JB).

Well what do you know! The good old talent reviews are back, this time with new tools and processes. As astonishing as it sounds, weekly check-ins are mandatory and become a metric that actually comes into play to measure performance. Big push from... — read more 

Seems like a bunch of consultants not having a clue what needs to happen.

When did the best engineers become a walking cost here rather than a valuable commodity that adds value? Do you think that the situation at Cisco will ever change for the better while engineers are seen as a cost factor? I think it’s impossible to... — read more 

In the past I accepted job elsewhere working on devsecops. Now manager at Cisco is inviting me to apply for a grade 12 position. Architect technical role. Since I am interviewing for a Principal position in a cloud company, I have two choices: 1)... — read more 

Most of the people with marketable skills have realized by now that there are plenty of jobs with better pay, better work environment, and normal working hours - among other things - easily available in the current job market. Why wouldn't people... — read more 

Does anyone actually know? It's frustrating. I started in 2015 as a grade 4. Same position now starts at a grade 8