Folks come here to get Cisco updates on LR, and all aspects of their work, personal life, and ask questions and seek advice on matters they dare not ask elsewhere. With experts and their past experiences, all questions get answered and many provide... — read more 

https://www.wired.com/story/cisco-dissent-gaza-israel-war/? Not following this, what’s going on?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cisco-ceo-2025-is-the-year-of-our-ai-rolling-thunder-153936184.html I wonder why the stock price did not jump.

Wondering if anyone has any insider knowledge or early info about the “massive” reorg coming up in CN, Collab and Security? How about leads on the timing of the announcement(s)?

At this point if you haven't heard anything regarding promo or raise from your mgr... forget about it.

I feel disheartened when I receive only a 2.5% pay hike, with no other benefits such as promotion or RSU refreshment.

I hope you folks are all okay. I was impacted in the earlier rounds and the consultations were so bad, they did not care and commented: It is just business. So mentally prepare yourselves for this, job hunting is extremely difficult this time of the... — read more 

I am struggling to find it in me , to engage knowing it may had been for nothing.

Will a manager straight up let you know you are not ready for promotion? Asked manager what he is looking for when deciding promotions. He said that you are almost there but not quite there yet . Sounds like a load of BS to me. Why not... — read more 

six month restriction is only for full time or even applies to contracting

I have got a decent hike, but still the whole atmosphere is not very friendly. I can feel people shwoing no interest, and trying to offload work.

Promotions going out for NA last week. Hope everyone who survived the last round of layoffs got a little something.

Supposed to be next week that we get the final notification. Hoping against hope that some of the decision makers really responsible for this debacle in the UKI theatre are actually, finally, made to pay, not just us the little ICs. All the best... — read more 

I’ve seen the decline firsthand. It’s obvious they don’t care about their employees, which becomes clearer every single day. They keep laying people off and outsourcing work, but the workload always stays the same. Everyone I work with is feeling... — read more 

Expect more LRs across the industry to begin in earnest late November. Tech will be hit tge hardest with massive LRs continuing through 2025. Cisco will be among those doing early 2025 LRs.

Been in the team for years and was considered a good performer. All until this reorg. New manager telling me alot of my team members are complaining about me and I need to work on myself. AS he put it, performance issues. Last week on my one on one... — read more 

Most internal roles are frozen or require senior VP level approval. Hear news on external Cisco hires though, true? More laid offs folks chasing select few jobs. The number of job postings are at all time for most technology companies, yet very... — read more 

What else do you expect in a company that there is no innovation, no growth, no direction, fake paycheck justification projects, corruption, favoritism, and more. In such companies employees are like a herd of cattle owned by ELT. They are there for... — read more 

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2024/10/25/cisco-takes-an-all-hands-approach-to-local-giving.html

United Health is horrible health insurance. They’ve cheapened out on our health care. This company su-ks.

Cisco will need to cut at least another 15,000 employees before August 2025. That is a given. The question really is when. What makes mathematical sense? Whilst the consensus is that there will be a huge cut February 2025, I am not so sure. This is... — read more 

They’re too busy trying to boost those earnings per share to impress stockholders that they couldn't care less about throwing frontline staff under the bus. Sure, they think they can just replace us with desperate job seekers, but that’s a risky... — read more 

I am planning to resign, but have RSUs vesting soon. Will they still vest during the notice period? Below is the guidance from CEC, but this is unclear to me. Note: You must be active through the vesting date for any shares to vest. The next vest... — read more 

Title says it.

A friend wants to to do this and I believe it's a colossally bad idea but I'm not sure how to dissuade him. I know the job market is bad and he's been facing one disappointment after another, but I honestly believe he is potentially wasting his... — read more 

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en_us/about/annual-report/2024-cisco-proxy.pdf Follow the instructions and submit a proxy vote, this is your chance for real change in the company Posting your grievance in this chat forum makes no difference!! — read more 

I have not got any notification on the hike yet? Any clue

It is disappointing our AVP defunded events so he could go to see his favorite team in London. We are being told to watch our expenses while he uses the budget for selfish reasons. He busts our chops for not entering pipeline (takes time to... — read more 

is a psychological concept popularised by the American Martin Seligman. When an organism is forced to bear aversive stimuli, especially when it seems random, it becomes unable or unwilling to avoid subsequent encounters with those stimuli, even if... — read more 

It’s easy to complain …. But what would you do differently If you were at the top ?

Companies that frequently lay off employees betray the implicit contract of job security and loyalty. This leads to a stressful work environment, decreased morale, and a loss of trust. This causes irreparable harm the company's reputation which... — read more 

During tough and difficult times, not just LRs, but a tough business climate, that's when you expect to see a leader at their best, showing leadership, direction, unity, empathy, and support? Where is Sarah Walker? Totally missing in action... — read more 

Is it time to throw in the towel and start looking for a new job? As much as I hate to say it, I actually enjoy working at Cisco. But with job security completely out the window, even my loyalty is being tested. Is there any chance the situation... — read more 

Did they lowball me during promo?

Mention your total comp (base, bonus, RSU), role and location below. Thanks in advance.

Incase we get laid off, does that mean we can not be rehired in Cisco?

Does anyone know what is the date in Poland? When managers will be informed WHO is impacted?

Put your merit increase info here % raise RSU amount Business area Grade

Hello Everyone, Do you know when they will announce salary increase in EMEA? Thank you