That’s not something to admire. Neglecting your health or your family for a job isn’t dedication. It’s just sad. My kids won’t remember my overtime, but they’ll sure remember if I missed their games. Cisco doesn't reward loyalty anymore, so why... — read more 

Hearing it's happening again? If so plan accordingly.

That was back Apple was number 1 most valuable company Past two years CR always talked about NVIDA during Cisco live, yet Jensen Huang went on to speak at HPE LIVE last year.

AI,AI and more AI at Cisco Live. Cisco AI is 5th graders scripting. Cisco is behind AI already got left out of AI. Attach to Kevin Weil does not make Cisco an AI company!

Got hit in the recent layoffs, wondering if any of you have been able to negotiate your severance package for a few more weeks of pay or not. Does HR negotiate at all for this ? I have been here for almost three years, wondering how much that would... — read more 

Poorly written email, not from a VP atleast. "Cisco has addressed this matter and taken appropriate action"

Police is engaged...

What was the cause of the long pause and what appeared to be someone being escorted out?

How much do you guys think will CX jobs get impacted to the point of lay-offs due to AI ? Are consulting skills not relevant anymore ?

Cisco taught me a lot but mostly about what I won’t accept in a workplace. Now I'm at the point where I'm looking and I’m interviewing companies just as hard as they’re interviewing me. Life’s too short to land somewhere that drains you just because... — read more 

Cisco is not a technology company. it is a bloated old tech blue chip utility with exceedingly corrosive technical debt disguised as high tech. Cisco Live will be 100% about AI. AI Agents, AI Security, AI Sidekick/copilot/notebook/canvas etc. As with... — read more 

keep hearing people say that Cisco laid off the wrong people — hardworking engineers let go, key team members leaving on their own after layoffs. I’ve personally witnessed these cases too. Yet despite the mass layoffs, no backfilling, and loss of... — read more 

AI and quantum will win the disco for Cisco. Massive LinkedIn posts on those two areas. Major PowerPoint development drives. Cisco will get quantised by AI while JP and CP dances to tune.

As Elon just announced, we're heading into recession in the 2nd half of this year

From what I gathered Cisco may actually skip an LR this cycle but an LR maybe happen last half of FY26 or early FY27. ELT made a comment where instead of having a headcount for 4 employees why not have 2 employees and leverage AI for the other 2... — read more 

I am making some moves toward joining Meraki as a software engineer. There are many things to consider, and I have some questions that I don't think is appropriate for me the ask the recruiter at this stage, so here I am. I know that Cisco itself... — read more 

"Someone shared with me that they knew 3 people around the world who were laid off and became so depressed that they eventually took their own lives. One of them had been mistreated by her manager so badly. We talk a lot about mental health, but... — read more 

Question for the Cisco long time vets, what is the longest you have gone in your career at Cisco without getting a promotion? 8 years, 10 years, maybe 12 years?

So all of sudden many folks are being flagged for PIP. Any specific reason? Is Cisco planning not to give severance package this time around?

Serious answers only Getting pip’d in a day or two. What is that meeting like? What choices do I have, if any from HR. What is the whole process like?

I'm relatively new here. Last week, I stepped in early to sort out a small issue before it got worse. Figured it was just part of the job. My boss looked surprised and said, “Well, didn’t expect that from you,” with this look like he thought I... — read more 

I sort of enjoyed using my photo to spark conversation starters when dealing with customers. Now everyone will get to see my face in full view while they treat me like garbage. Every corporate call is just another generic slew of faces.

This is seriously affecting my work and morale after I moved away from my toxic manager to another internal role. Is this allowed and even legal? Has this happened to any of you? What are my outs?

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/djsampath_leadership-ai-mentorship-activity-7334699474025357313-KkJT?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAACDaEwBIDy572DvoEQFOcNQirva4grYLLQ&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link Su-k up to the grandiose... — read more 

As the Anthropic CEO said, we will have mass unemployment when AI fully takes over. In the next 5 years most jobs will be gone. Think AIaaS. Be prepared for mass LRs coming your way. It wont matter what ethnic group you belong to. It wont matter... — read more 

Is there any data on upcoming layoffs that shows the breakdown between H-1B workers and U.S. citizens, especially by skill set? Despite having similar qualifications, many U.S. citizens are being laid off while H-1B workers are retained—not... — read more 

Confirmed

These matter during layoffs.

Now that Jeetu’s is on his way to become CEO and Splunk is under his wing, do you think a reorg is coming?

Is there a path to staying at Cisco once down the Cisco 1:1 Documenting Coaching Path…is it possible to complete the 4 weeks and not have to go through the PIP or is the writing on the wall no matter what is done? Can anyone shed some light on the... — read more 

Meraki and GVSE united under a new org PODs and internal account executives are now the way forward No LRs for now ....mmmm

Covering the entire portfolio is such a drag.

If you can’t take it, GTFO!

SH has been asked to leave for approving mass promotions in CX of around 6700 people without performance validation. Thanks LC, we lost a good finance officer and now are stuck with a good riddance officer

It’s almost been a year since Cisco implemented unlimited paid time off and now offering VTO. Are folks able to take time off more often, and the VTO providing a better employee experience? Managers raise an eyebrow making VTO requests? Or most... — read more 

I am struggling in my department because I cannot get involvement with my leadership. I am a consistent outstanding performer (at least my reviews show). I have two managers I report to and they cancel my 1:1 regularly and rarely respond to texts or... — read more 

ESPP, RSU, everything... Thoughts?

With all the announcements and talks we are not part of the latest Gartner MQ - what happened? This was hyped up to say we are doing $100M+ - RC and G2 were touting SSE - did we not participate?