Cisco is nothing more than a Hire and Fire Company. There was serious layoff in our team and we hired 2-3 people at the same time in exchange. Worst , they joined only 1 week after the LR were released. This is sickening.

He keeps positing philosophical cr-p about managing teams, being a great product leader etc Rather him actually understand the tech and talk about customers vs BS theories and advice Embarrassing to be part of Cisco, will leave ASAP

Nor do I think leadership actually wants it to recover. It's all about numbers for as long as it lasts. Morale is very low, teams are gutted, management is not coping well with reorganization. Most people are just going through the motions, the... — read more 

Should be illegal!

What a business genius. Rather than innovate, you simply buy other companies and then fire people. Anyone with half a brain can execute this plan. And in the middle of firing thousands of people -- which in and of itself is an indication that you... — read more 

I was one of the better Modem engineers. My friend was the best in the industry. He contributed some of the specifications we know today. As modem technology started to decline, I moved on and reinvented myself in the next growing area. My friend-... — read more 

My performance rating before last week was 118%, but all LR’d in my org were reset to 100%, so clearly not based on my performance! I am a 25yr vet who has Always been above 100%. And for all those years? My years of service calculates to well less... — read more 

So now they have loaded the unlimited PTO. It’s about to really change now.

People in my group are doing tge absolute bare minimum. one person even went on medical leave to stall the LR. I can’t function like this and am wired to do things at 200% all the time. am I wrong?

It is so visible that no one in my team is working. Everyone is mostly on DND and do not respond to messages. Never seen such a culture in Cisco. 3 people in team impacted. Workload is increasing and bonus was a joke

What’s the UK package like? What was it like last time?

It's pretty disturbing to see Cisco handling layoffs like this. We just lost two incredibly talented SEs, both of whom had outstanding performance reviews. The way all this went down really doesn't sit right with me. It's hard to believe that people... — read more 

If I get a job outside of Cisco before Nov 15, will I loose severance ?

I’m not taking over any workload that’s not strictly mine. I don’t care that there’s not enough people and that managers have a hard time organizing gutted teams. Not my problem. I also don’t want to hear about productivity, morale and, god forbid... — read more 

Do you folks have any insight about how many people laid off in their 50s still have a mortgage? I see about 50/50 in the group I work in but curious how people in their 50s handle layoffs when they have a mortgage and no income.

Wow 😮 cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/mitigating-dprk-it-worker-threat

If you start a new job before November 15th?

Cisco was savvy to do LRs when they did. many companies are planning massive LRs in October and Cisco will be a memory during that bloodbath.

Cisco should follow

Lets list our age and gender if laid off. I'll start. Female 60.

Especially after a layoff. "Nobody's complaining about this guy, so he can definitely take on more, right?" That's how the management thinks. They’ll just keep piling on more work to the person who gives them the least trouble. This has happened... — read more 

Nice to see Fran on MSNBC this morning talking about how Cisco supports Global citizens. She might want to start caring about her role in putting so many employees out on the streets...globally!

You could be at Intel and be sure of another LR this year www.wsj.com/business/deals/qualcomm-approached-intel-about-a-takeover-in-recent-days-fa114f9d

Is this day for me Cisco's way of saying "oopsie, i hope 12 hours off makes it right!"

Grateful to still have a paycheck but I absolutely hate it here. I despise “leadership” and their awful decisions and I’m disgusted how good, smart, hardworking people have been treated. I will leave as soon as humanly possible and I am certain I... — read more 

I'm still angry about everything that's happened in the last several months and can't get myself to let go. Somebody said it a while ago and I agree, it doesn't feel like we're safe even knowing it's over for now. Instead, it feels like we're all on... — read more 

Who was laid of in SBG?

More LRs coming to US Commercial which will result in 2 big changes coming to US Commercial in 2H and FY26. Consolidation of Operations and Regions. There are underperforming Operations with ODs and SSEMs that are nothing more than number managers. ... — read more 

I’m curious how the EMEA maf-a circle around OT with his VPs, Senior Dirs and GMs who’ve been now too long at Cisco, especially in Europe, will once again protect each others @sses and get rid of unwanted employees with this LR.

Gutted teams, clueless managers, piles of workload, and no idea what to do with all the mess.

Is it possible we still got a promotion even if our manager already notified us of bonus or would both those news have come at same time

And how likely unpaid leave will allow you survive LR? need to survive until July 2025.

I still can’t believe I dodged the bullet. I just started looking for another job, and I need more time. It’s not the best of times to search for a job, let alone applying as a free-range agent. I’m hearing people have a hard time finding jobs after... — read more 

I know they don't deserve the common courtesy of 2 weeks. But, I want to weigh pros and cons on a more practical level. I think it's risky to give 2 weeks because I've heard of situations where job offers have been rescinded. I'm slightly... — read more 

It seems that not all 7% received notifications on 9/16. When can we expect the rest to be informed? According to the WARNs, 563 workers assigned to a San Jose office are set to lose their jobs, as well as 145 in Milpitas and 134 in San Francisco... — read more 

Read up on https://www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/ You will fully understand the parallels with DotCom bust 2001 and Financial Crisis 2009 and what’s coming shortly for AI.

What would you tell him?

Cisco hasn’t been a Growth company for nearly 15+ years. Investors look to Cisco for dividends and not growth. Hence it’s a value company. Cisco made its first full layoff in the early 2000 and then John Chambers was noticeably very upset. Now it’s... — read more