https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887724000017/csco-20240727.htm

LR coming and reqs are frozen. that means nothing internal is available. worse is that most job posts are fake.

This is an honest question. In my book, the later it happens, the more time I have to prepare. Why would anybody want to hurry the process? Let's face it, it's not as if you'll stop stressing as soon as it's done. We all know there'll be more rounds... — read more 

Is bday PTO still a thing?

https://millionsunn.com/stompn-holler/f/the-system-cisco "If anything, it doesn’t sound like a super-intelligent choice for organizations to pay executives outrageous multiples of the common workers' salary; this actually sounds more like a breach... — read more 

What if, in response to every Cisco layoff announcement, we all resigned? How would the stock be affected if, for instance, 20 - 40K people resigned the next day? I know it is hard to sync people, but it is not impossible.

Any news on LRs at Meraki? Sounds all quiet to me so far

If demons existed they would be just like the leadership of Cisco. These people are much worse than you can possibly imagine. Truly vile things, in every way possible. Trust me when I say that you are so much better off being far away from these... — read more 

Rules - name a executive at the Director level or higher and if you think they will get axed. Let's see if Leaderships definition of su-k matches the ICS. I'll go first Chuck Robbins - axe Jeetu Patel - axe

Any news on if TAC sec teams are going to be affected by the LR? Specifically RTP?

It’s a tough year for everyone The LR could not come at a worse tine when a major downturn looms www.investopedia.com/dow-jones-today-09062024-8707427

I've been at Cisco a long time, and I have never seen such a collective sense of defeat across the company in my career. It feels like everyone collectively gave up, myself included.

I am a manager in the UKI org and can confirm that I was on such a training. Could not see other participants as the list was hidden. Can confirm that i was told some weeks ago that certain individuals from my team had to be on the list, but am... — read more 

RCDN is moving south of the border with Hector

I’m sincerely hoping to get booted this round and move on. I’m middle aged, and have been here for seven years. Too long. The longer I stay, the less employable I will be and more likely to get ambushed here at any moment and more unprepared to... — read more 

Cisco did incredibly wrong by announcing LR. But delaying notifications by one month that stirred everyone and caused insurmountable anxiety and mental health issues. Many of my peers literally stopped working. Absolutely zero productivity during... — read more 

When are the training for EMEA managers going to happen? Have they been scheduled yet?

I was laid of last year and had to enroll in Medicare because I was 65+, Now I am paying over $700 per month for Medicare premium, Medicare supplement, Dental and vision care, Medicare partD just for myself. I have worked full time for more than 30... — read more 

I am a manager and during HR training, participating managers were hidden, so no one knew who else is on call.

Looking for expectations on LR for CX - specifically proactive / reactive services. Im hoping to get the LR. Need a reset in life and this would help

Any managers who attended the trainings have any insight? Was this true, what info was given, etc.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-backdoor-admin-account-in-smart-licensing-utility/ I am no security expert, but the number of products with high severity vulnerabilities seems concerning to me, especially when “hackers... — read more 

42yo. Current expenses are 75k. Giving myself some room in future (kids etc), I can withdraw 120k ( Am I good to escape the rat race?

This is so bad. These leaders trying to convince us that this is a good thing just shows how bad this ELT is. They think they are talking to middle schoolers with no clue how business works. Also, let’s have some real leaders who actually speak and... — read more 

Is it September or October?

If you're asked to train somebody new, give them directions but don't teach them how to do it, and definitely don't teach them all the little things you learned over time that can help simplify or speed up the process. Make it harder for them to... — read more 

Any information the manager training?

Nothing special, but decent ten years of moderate progression and reasonable pay. I’ve seen the change in the company from different viewpoints, and I can confirm that Cisco today is a far cry from Cisco when I started. I fully expect to be laid off... — read more 

I work for Cisco Meraki, I work a ton and employed through a contract company. It’s a blessing to be fully remote but I only make $20 an hour — I get the industry is product support, but I made a post earlier here and someone suggested the only... — read more 

A colleague and I received calls in recent days from Wealth Management companies, asking if we'd be interested in services to learn more about what we can do with 401k or ESPP funds. One went so far as to say, "since you are longer a Cisco employee... — read more 

I'm a temp on a 12-month contract at Cisco Meraki, making $20/hour, and I've contributed a lot. Should I be worried about getting cut? I have a bachelor's from 2020 and 3 years of experience, but I got laid off from my first job after graduation, so... — read more 

I got a 1 on 1 meeting invite from manager for sep 16 . Should I be worried .

Preparing for the fireworks in the chat. Along with all the “hello from____!” 🙄

Has anyone heard anything? Most managers' calendars only show blocks of busy, so it may not be easy to figure out if they have an invite

So many posts that are negative to the company they work for or panicking because Cisco seems to be the only alternative for employment. Sure, ELT have made many mistakes for the last 15 years, but are still allowed to continue in spite of stock... — read more 

Vidcast. Events. Slido. The cuts are going to be deep and long, based on what I have heard from those doing the cutting. I think the people getting let go are the lucky ones. It is clear that cisco has no clue what to do with any of these tools... — read more 

We can be sure that selection will be based purely on cost, without any regard to overall functioning of the organization or individual performance, experience and criticality of the role. Which in turn means that sh-tshow awaits those who get spared... — read more 

Some people were defending Germany last week about how its manufacturing is going great by not hiring cheaper employees or outsourcing - this is for them - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/germany-crisis-intel-volkswagen-mull-105751082.html Imagine... — read more