I believe exit dates are two months in USA, and a month in Canada from notification date of August 14. Could someone confirm please, along with the package details? Are packages similar across the geographical area? How does it work in EMEA? Are... — read more 

It was the place, you know? Now everyone I talk to here sounds drained and bitter. It’s wild how fast a reputation can flip when leadership stops caring about quality.

The CEO and executives should take a temporary pay cut. No more excuses.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/indias-sector-nervous-us-proposes-064803045.html BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's massive IT sector faces a lengthy period of uncertainty with customers delaying or re-negotiating contracts while the U.S. debates a... — read more 

Some execs call layoffs “cutting fat,” but what I see is them hacking away at entire teams that actually build the product, then acting surprised when everything starts breaking. It’s clear self-destruction for reasons that I can't even begin to... — read more 

Am I being reckless leaving a relatively stable job for a senior title at a startup that pays 30 percent less cash but dangles stock options like they’re golden tickets?

Lol TAC will be expected to cover weekends as required without getting extra pay. TAC engineers are losing their mind.

So the end of year review with my manager is coming up in a couple weeks. Looking for some advice on how I should handle the news of no raise and no promotion again this year? Should I express my displeasure to my manager? Or should I hide it and... — read more 

At Cisco employees have been getting paid well for working "on-call" hours for many decades. Many suppliment thier income with this pay and has always been a great part about working in the support organization. They let us know today that we have to... — read more 

I learned the hard way that being called “valuable” doesn’t get you anywhere. You can be the best at your job, the one everyone depends on, and still never get promoted. It’s more than frustrating to feel trapped in your current role simply because... — read more 

Take the time to read it, it makes several good points. The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from... — read more 

If I was a young engineer I would steer into power engineering. We will always need power.

I am writing this as a longtime Cisco employee. I am an individual contributor and have been for almost 20 years. I like Cisco, I like most of my managers and colleagues (not all, of course but that is true anywhere) Am I worried about getting LR'd?... — read more 

I keep seeing more companie rolling out unlimited PTO policies and I’m curious what people here think… Some say it’s a game changer, others argue it’s just a sick scam to avoid paying out unused vacation…..unlimited PTO sounds amazing. No accruals... — read more 

The FBI has released a PSA warning that Russian FSB cyber actors are exploiting Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and end-of-life networking devices running an unpatched vulnerability in Cisco Smart Install (SMI) to target entities across... — read more 

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇳 TRUMP: WE WILL CRUSH INDIA TECH WORK Trump is reportedly considering banning American tech companies from outsourcing their work to India, and Silicon Valley is sweating bullets. Here’s why this is huge: For decades, U.S. companies have sent... — read more 

I left after LR and coming back taking a role in sales..will I be here next year?

The h1b program afects the american workforce in big ways. Any action on this is way too late, it still needs to be done ASAP. it's not only about grads who cant get jobs... many experieenced workers are LR'ed or pushed aside. We often even train... — read more 

Multitude of high performing ICs are gone while the 6/7 layers of management fat prevails, almost untouched. Hearing that “managers in the next round” for years and years but nothing changes. The spectacularly d*mb , incredibly political and... — read more 

How do long timers at Cisco feel about the acquisitions taking over instead of assimilating? 1 this too shall pass eventually 2 will make Cisco better 3 can't wait until they go away 4 give them a chance

I have been reflecting on my experiences with the Veterans E-O, and I must express some growing concerns about its current direction. It appears that the group has increasingly become populated and even led by individuals who are not military... — read more 

I’ve had it with this place and I’m pushing hard to find something else. Even with a rough job market, I can’t stay here any longer. Constant layoffs are draining and I really need a job where I can focus on my work, even if it's for less pay... — read more 

LinkedIn is full of mixed messages - some like Oliver use 18,000, while others including those in ELT say 20,000 in crowd. Didn’t they know actual attendance or at very minimal have an agreed messaging on communication. All we see is AI and AI... — read more 

Thousands of customer success specialists from CX went to vegas from all over the world including India China Portugal Poland etc to attend extremely underwhelming training 2 days on the weekend before GSX and didn’t even get to stay for GSX... — read more 

At GSX, Cisco showcased their recent Partnership with the Luna Rossa team, completely skipping over everything to do with Luna Rossa and it's involvement in sailing, and focusing on Prada. Not a good look. Hilarious, value and priorities of... — read more 

https://www.wionews.com/world/-big-change-in-h1b-green-card-soon-says-lutnick-indians-to-be-affected-1756292537996

Hi, for fellows here, anyone know how to milk best fridge benefit before the last day? ask for training , Cisco pay for a training 1 week after the impact.. and then cancel and reschedule to future months, some of the classes are good and last 1... — read more 

Big Tech Companies Hiding Jobs from Americans: https://example.com/c4ho7Nj62o The truth is finally coming out. Is Cisco doing this?

Everywhere at GSX and all of the LinkedIn posts by our fearless leaders is tagged with NVIDIA. How shameful it is that we cannot play on our own strengths. The likes of NVIDIA does not even talk about us in their footnote! Embarrassing

A lot of us work hard and stick to our own ethics because that’s just who we are. Some of us even get real satisfaction from doing the job well, no matter the company or surroundings. But don’t expect rewards, loyalty, or appreciation. You’ll be cut... — read more 

I’m recently impacted by the layoffs, and as I’m looking for a new job, I see that the market is very tough. There are a lot of jobs in the banking sector, and they are only for USC or GC. They’re not offering the jobs for visa holder, but the same... — read more 

High tech companies are in serious trouble

Excellence is irrelevant. Loyalty is irrelevant. In the end, you’re not spared or damned by the quality of your work; you’re erased because a number had to go down on a spreadsheet. Getting cut isn’t failure, it’s statistical noise. Like a wreck... — read more 

Try looking on https://www.jobs.now/ for a new role.

Years of dedication and results don’t seem to matter anymore. It’s demoralizing for those of us left behind, to say the least. Knowing that hard work means nothing is certainly not a morale booster.

But nothing officially announced. No one knows except those impacted. Others have to figure out what really happened. Many don’t even know Cisco had a layoff. Such is the game, play wisely. Don’t wait and think you’ll outsmart others to survive... — read more 

High tech companies including Cisco are outsourcing non-technical and technical jobs to India, Canada and Europe. Why SBG hires program managers in Canada while there are hundreds of talented program managers in US and are unemployed?