I get the vibe that most people posting here do not work at actually creating the products (be it hardware or software), just sales, middle-man, maybe some post-sales support.

EN+Meraki lovechild is not panning out as I imagine ELT would have hoped. We are halfway through Q1 and have no idea who our regional managers will be, what our new roles and responsibilities are, essentially zero sense of direction, and quotas? We'd... — read more 

My SBG friends.... how the fu-k is Shaila Shankar holding on to her job???

Everyone knows India is 100% safe. Everyone is looking at US.

Do the managers have the list ready?

What time are the managers getting the training invite for? Can check my managers calender :P

Instead of Friday the 13th like it was planned originally.

Connected with a Korean regional head and were discussing abt LRs. Everyone knows US gets affected the most. He gave me analogy of squid game and how no one knows what is coming.

This long wait for LR made me rethink my future at Cisco, and I decided to try and move on, laid off or not coming mid-Sept. I’m not necessarily looking for greener pastures, but I’m definitely looking for something different. I understand that many... — read more 

I believe Boston Consulting Group was involved in some LRs last year. Anyone know if there is a consulting company this time?

Looks like Toni, the newly appointed CS EVP under Liz is wasting no time. Denzil S. is gone. Lots of nervous people in that org. Wishing everyone the very best.

Anyone know from previous LRs the order of dominos falling? Starting with highest rank to individual Contributors, as is expected. Certainly many VPs and Directors in the list. Share as you know the names or the groups. I am using my unlimited PTO... — read more 

Red badges impact is momentary for a quarter. After the shutdown the budget gets released and all red badges back on. See in the groups like supply chain, Licesning, DnA, CR and CCW hundreds of red badges rotten from years waiting for the green card... — read more 

First time seeing forceful Google Chrome update is done by Cisco. Could it be a sign of installing watching software and be a potential candidate on the LR list?

Does anyone have any insights on how the lists are being prepared?

Let me make it clear, I hate constant layoffs and how much the company and its core values have changed in the last 5+ years, but I still like my job. It's challenging and I have great coworkers, an amazing manager, and good pay. I'm on this forum... — read more 

Since migrating business management to Salesforce, this misguided approach has only spread. These clueless executives naively believe that analyzing historical data can truly guide the economy，have they forgotten the lessons of the Soviet Union?... — read more 

For fear of layoff and what’s ahead. Meeting getting cancelled 😠

Worked at Cisco for 17+ years, got LR'ed, no problem I thought, I'll find something. See I figured that if someone asked me why I stayed so long, I'd explain about how I changed roles every 3-5 years, changed jobs, big company so can move around... — read more 

Personally I've already quit working until the LR announcements. Either I'll get an extra month of free pay, or I'm starting the new unlimited time off early.

This morning I almost threw up from being nervous just from having to go to work. This is not how life and work balance should be, and this should not be a reaction any of us have just from thinking about work. I think we are not even aware of how... — read more 

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https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/solutions/ai/readiness-index/assessment-tool.html Meanwhile, in other altered versions of reality...

Do you get to know how much total severance you will be getting during 1 on 1 firing call on sept 16th or its just a quick script read by your manager and we will come to know later from HR what is the actual process here. Every individual severance... — read more 

No job is safe. Make job search a monthly ritual Practice interviews and take every interview opportunity even if you don’t want job Win the job. You can always turn it down later Tailor each Résumé for every job, repeating job post phrases... — read more 

I know some of them are phantom job postings and some have probably been filled already, but out of that many, I hope some are bound to result in a response. I plan to keep on doing this every weekend until I have a way out. Laid off or not, I'm not... — read more 

Do they have the power to remove someone from a list? I think someone mentioned a “business case”’ earlier but not sure what they meant

LRs? If you want to improve productivity eliminate the Checkins or LR the people fawning over ELT hairstyles in the chat. clear they spend all day just su-king up to bosses and producing nothing useful.

A little Cisco Primer and why you are about to be LR'd The start of Cisco's Fiscal Year is August 1 Q1 (August , September , October) Q2 (November , December , January Q3 (February , March , April ) Q4 (May , June , July) The previous fiscal year's... — read more 

9/11

No wonder Cisco is laying off. They obviously don’t monitor their work from home employees. Gardening, exercising, running out to stores…..heck I’d love a job like that!

As we all brace for 9/16, I hope aren’t impacted. But, if you feel like you might be, I wanted to share a few thoughts that might help: Prioritize Your Health: Make sure you and your family take care of any medical, dental, and eye appointments... — read more 

I am planning to relocate after this LR. There is no Cisco office where I want to go so I am assuming there might be some local partners where I could apply for a job

At this recent GSX, Jeetu made an interesting comment at one of the big stages in front of thousands of employees. “If you are thinking about leaving Cisco, that’s the stupidest decision you’re going to make”, he said. If you were at GSX, how did... — read more 

Thanks to everyone i've worked with, it was a pleasure. Thank you shitco for the sleepless nights and pulling 90 hours a week to make the products better. Not even a package to keep food on my table. Fu-k you Chucky, im happy that you got roasted in... — read more 

Specially true during LR time. In corporate world it’s dog eat dog, and any appearance of friendship is just outward superficially fake. Loyalty is to job and managers I have seen being a 20+ veteran, in the hope for prolonging our careers. It’s a... — read more 

Here comes another LR

“It is now expected that layoffs this fall could result in as many as 300,000 job losses for 2024” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/company-most-layoffs-2024-175740993.html yikes

Don't do Cisco any favors. Let them pay you to get rid of you.

Do any of you know somebody who was laid off in the last round? As in, know them well enough to know how they're doing now? If they managed to find a new job and how long did it take them to find it? It'd be nice to have some kind of a reference for... — read more