Was looking to join one of the hot teams at Cisco and wondered which areas would be best?

It’s not even about Cisco per se. I don’t even care what state Cisco is in or where it’s heading. I have been here for too long. I’m burnt out, tired and bored out of my mind. I just need a change. Good luck to those who need this job, I hope you get... — read more 

https://youtu.be/pq0A4SGN6XM

Customers, industry experts, professionals - all have the same view of the Cisco we have today: where the only constant is not change but the total waste of space management layer, top down. As we brace ourselves for the bl00dbath in the UKI led by... — read more 

I was told by a few people that if you would like to leave with severance and the company is not likely to offer voluntary separation I should make it known to my manager I'd be willing to go when it becomes obvious the next round of layoffs is... — read more 

CISCO SAYS CEO CHARLES H. ROBBINS'S 2024 TOTAL COMPENSATION WAS $39.2 MILLION VERSUS $31.8 MILLION IN 2023- SEC FILING

Was anybody made redundant earlier in the year? If so what was your redundancy payout? With the next round hitting in a couple of weeks I'd feel happier knowing if there was at least a decent payout.

This one will be massive. I'm a senior director and we have been asked to ramp up the numbers by all means. As I understand it, we have to cut costs and the only easy way is to chop heads. This time management will be affected in a big way. I have... — read more 

My boss is actually a decent and capable person, and I don't want to burn bridges. I don't even do AI here, just learned it in night school. The last senior-ish person that left was practically stalked when they indicates they were doing AI for... — read more 

Cisco: Update your skills for the new era of AI!!! Hypershields up! We are a software and services company now, bruh. also Cisco: Quarter end is NEXT WEEK! sell legacy switches and routers or you're fired! ha

And good luck to us on the US-side. Media is reporting ‘thousands’ to be impacted next round. Any fresh information as to which areas in particular may be targeted?

These have grown like cattle and consuming too much capital budget doing nothing or same old useless work. Cisco promoted lots of useless employees to these positions as a feel good notion, for lack of salary raise or other incentives. Data is being... — read more 

Woow 15k, I guess I will take it

Good luck my Cisco family You are more than this company

Recruiter reached out for an opportunity then ghosted prior to meeting.

So I have been offered a new role at a competitor. Are there any rules around whether I would need to work my notice period vs being 'walked' and paid only lieue of the notice period?

He keeps talking about textbook strategy concepts and text book leadership / change frameworks. What’s his damn plan?!?! He was saying he is a B- but it’s more like C-/ D 2 months into the job and no freaking clue on the company product strategy — read more 

Just joined Cisco out of school. I thought this was a great company to be apart of until I heard of the layoffs and came to this site. Is everything here true or bias?

What is up with CX and Liz? We hear more shake-up is coming again... She is clueless and thinks she invented AI. Cisco is not an AI stock regardless of what switch (data center) they sell against Arista or NVIDIA. In Security, Palo Alto and... — read more 

https://www.futuriom.com/articles/news/cisco-forges-on-with-restructuring/2024/10

What are your predictions for it? Does Chuck show up this time?

Are all internal reqs frozen currently ? i heard that CR's office has to approve if they go forward with interviews especially with the LR folks

Nothing has gone better due to this acquisition except laying off people. Not at all useful for cisco's core business. What cisco is trying to become next is something no one knows.

https://www.crn.com/news/ai/2024/hpe-ceo-on-juniper-merger-battling-cisco-ai-and-john-chambers-advice I am not telling this, but this is actually true. Cisco managed so far due to the legacy it built and acquiring startups.

“I was talking to an NBA player and he told me that to be on the championship team you need to have less game time, get paid less, work 7 days a week, not get any publicity or press time. But you do that and you’ll be on the winning team” Quoting... — read more 

With the stock price being high right now, I’m tempted to sell my RSUs. However, I expect my tax bill to be outrageous next year due to the severance payout. Also, I expect not to make a lot of money next year as I’m considering retirement. Should I... — read more 

I have finally secured a new role, and right now I'm just negotiating and finalizing the last few details. Honestly, I've had enough of this layoff cycle, and it feels like a big relief to be leaving Cisco. Now, I have a small doubt—will my RSUs... — read more 

This could be disastrous for Cisco. IntelBroker, a black hat hacker residing in Russia, has stolen data from Cisco, including the company’s business customer data. The breach includes Hundreds of organizations, including the likes of Amazon... — read more 

There’s word on the security forums that there is a major data breach of Cisco, impacting some of their largest customers and involving source code, API keys, confidential information, and so on. Supposedly the information is up for sale already. ... — read more 

What struck me in the latest round of layoffs is how many experienced and skilled workers were let go. It's even more puzzling knowing who managed to keep their jobs. It makes zero sense, given the talents and experience some laid-off workers brought... — read more 

My team is more cheerful and productive than ever. Layoffs are producing miracles! Some guys even acquired specific skills overnight, so they can fill in for booted teammates. Of course, they do that along with their own tasks, in which they’ve been... — read more 

https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/cisco-moves-lower-amid-talk-on-x-of-security-breach Thoughts if accurate?

Is anyone else seeing their AVP defund events so he has enough money to go see his cheating Patriots in London. We have had no money to do events and now we know why. AVP is cheating the field out of budget for this trip. Of course it will be said... — read more 

You're the only one who's in charge of your life. I understand this is the place for people to vent, but if you're just venting and not doing anything to change your situation, what's the point? Personally, I'm here because I'm still hoping to get... — read more 

Cisco acquired 10k including Splunk and LR’d roughly the same number. It’s to be expected

"Our 2020–2022 research found it took 12–18 months for engagement to rebound after layoffs. And for 2023 layoffs, the recovery is looking even longer, at 18–24 months, and that’s only if you hire new employees to backfill essential roles. For... — read more 

We now are seeing 10x the number of fake / ghost job postings in the last few weeks. What is the rationale behind this?

I’m starting to get tractions on securing more interviews. Hopefully one of these companies can put me out of misery here.

Deal will value New Jersey-based cloud-computing provider at $23 billion, Bloomberg reports https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cisco-is-reportedly-close-to-investing-in-nvidia-backed-ai-startup-coreweave-b5a2b0bb