All products consolidated under CPO office , but the only product growing is the CPO's overhead - marketing, planning biz dev, PR while engineering shrinks

I am seeing all sort of initiatives along this line, I am not sure if it is just managers trying to show how much they align with the latest buzzwords or it is a genuine and desperate search for ideas to make us competitive in this field. It does... — read more 

ain't nobody buying AI podz, AI Canvas, AI defence, AI Webex ai canvas is a year too late and full of nasty (soul crushing) security flaws and bugs ai podz are crazy expensive for a rack server + gpu ai defence is yet another promising acquisition... — read more 

When are we going to receive our severance pay? They said it would be within two weeks of the exit date which was last Monday.

Trying to play in AI and Quantum Computing with no credidibility.

Be prepared

Overheard in office Managers and directors are preparing list Any other info

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/meta-plans-to-cut-600-jobs-in-its-ai-superintelligence-labs-6717116

Continuous engineering cuts (yeah opex cuts) . But don't worry, the 'CPO office overhead is still comfortably expanding

Another reorganization — new names, the same long-entrenched inept leadership. No real changes. No products. Quality keeps sliding while the company waits for someone — anyone — to make sense of AI, since the so-called AI teams clearly... — read more 

just asking.. and if did, do you have to relocate or etc/etc/ , the more details, the better, like location, full time or part time, contractor or permanent, government or private, if government, which branch.. I see many peers moving to CA for... — read more 

The growth of Cisco was/is built on acquisitions. When the business was growing in the 1990 and early 2000, this was not a problem. However, this strategy is working against Cisco now because the core and culture of Cisco have become very corrupt and... — read more 

To those LRed, did anyone get a payment from cisco on 10/11? what was it

Another big beautiful LR is in the works?!!?? HR is singing their happy songs and internal leadership is buzzing with excitement as they get to destroy more lives just in time for the holidays! Oh happy happy joy joy, but when will Chuck Robbins and... — read more 

I have noticed that paying for the balance of remaining days off is something that they do not like If you remember there was a strange shutdown in the middle of the year that they forced on us before doing that monster LR like an year ago. It is... — read more 

All those years of hard-earned know-how just vanish overnight. Some leave on their own, some are kicked out. The new hires mean well, but they don’t have the background to keep things steady. You can’t replace decades of knowledge with a two-week... — read more 

I was so proud to say I worked at Cisco. Now I just change the subject when people ask where I work. The place has turned into such a train wreck I can’t even defend it anymore.

Do we expect notices coming before holidays or post or both? Before holidays is just cruel. I get the quietness cause last one was leaked and it was a horrible experience. Given the severe budget cuts for some groups + eerie quietness feels even... — read more 

Colossus: The Forbin Project -- Watch it, it's happening right now in our generation. Who knew, someone thought of this AI/Quantum computing idea in 1960's and made it into a movie in 1970. And now 55 years later, it's starting to become reality.

Chuckie is in hot water, expecting federal government agencies to remove Cisco equipment US Senator Bill Cassidy has fired off a pointed letter to Cisco over the firewall flaws that allegedly let hackers breach "at least one federal... — read more 

I’ve seen plenty of people give up on training because they think it won’t change anything. But every course and new skill has opened doors I never expected. Staying sharp keeps you ready when better roles come around, even if it takes a while. I... — read more 

Do pip usually happen at specific times of the year, or can they be started anytime? My manager has been collecting evidence lately, and I’m starting to feel that I might be placed on one soon.

How is Hypershied and Canvas seeing these days?

I find it ironic that Cisco who’s known for layoffs has these sales leaders who are well off preaching about supporting the homeless when they directly contribute to the issue. Many people who get laid off have families and houses and losing their... — read more 

H1-B holders are disappearing Next trip is heavily tax and higher tariff on companies hiring on offshore operations.

Acknowledge if impacted this cycle. There are numbers out as large as 7000 LRed this cycle as notified on Aug 13, 2025 but there is no formal place to sum it up. Are WARN notices available and what age group employees with locations impacted…. This... — read more 

Heard about opex freeze - should we expect more layoffs ?

TATA Consulting Services CEO K. Krithivasan says no new H-1B hiring soon, with a shift to growing local staff in the US and other markets. TCS will renew some existing H-1Bs, but aims to boost local participation, citing AI projects that need closer... — read more 

Well that’s it today day number 60, I wish you all well, for those still at Cisco and those like myself moving on. Take care of yourselves, your family, and your red stapler.

https://fortune.com/2025/10/11/cisco-chief-product-officer-jeetu-patel-rags-to-riches-service-industry-job-helped-rise-to-c-suite-lesson-for-gen-z/

https://youtu.be/zcwqTkbaZ0o?si=9QKhLFHVKEhzAWqg Sure, Cisco is integral to the future of AI. Just look at how much this example AI datacenter relies on Cisco gear. The writing is on the wall. Nothing! We Are Cisco. We Are Nortel; Part 2.

All that's been happening are random cost-cutting and chaos. I honestly don't see much of a future here anymore.

Insider sources indicate that the announcement will be during Q1 earnings call in November.

The merger of the orgs is s disaster Tools were not ready for the extra users SEs are not well trained Figures are terrible Not enough SE coverage

I've heard November and February. Anyone else?

It is a dying company, better be sold before it went down to ZERO

I started to hear rumors that an LR is in the works for 2HFY26. With the government shutdown, bookings could be soft. If there is a smoke, there is fire somewhere.

The SLT and legal team are experts ant appearing to follow the law while behind the scenes, discriminating on age and other attributes; anything to make the stock price go up. Real business leaders don’t layoff good loyal people during good times... — read more