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 

15 years back, Cisco is much better place to work than Oracle. Now, look at OCI and their employees. Cisco is no where a close, Cisco lost the game to many other employers

09/04 - We'll invite leaders with impacted team members to LR training 09/05-06 - Training for Leaders (we'll give them a script to follow, DOs and DON'Ts) 09/09 - We will notify Leaders who is part of the LR (again some FLMs already know... — read more 

Execs know that cuts in the short term leads big bonuses, so expect more layoffs to continue

Chuck will not GO anywhere in anyway, whatever the business performance is , he will be here until the END of the Cisco.

CSCO is closing more buildings in the east coast by Q3 of 2025.

I have an opportunity to join the ThousandEyes BU led by Joe Vaccaro. Does anyone have any experience with this BU? Also, how is ThousandEyes doing, are selling more or less of it?

Cisco and other tech companies have been outsourcing US jobs to India, East Europe, Canada and other countries for more profitability. While there is constant layoffs in the US, it must be illegal to hire citizens of other countries just because they... — read more 

“What about other locations APJC and EMEA? Is any real impact getting felt there” Any one have any ideas if TAC in Europe is actually safe?

This article talks about a trend where Cisco SVPs are selling Cisco stocks but none of them are buying them. This is very concerning and a sign of SVPs giving up. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/insider-sale-svp-chief-accounting-051519689.html — read more 

I can't seem to find any information on LR package for Canada. Most posts talk about the states. What is it expected to be or what was it back in February? Do you get to keep all the manulife benefits for a certain period?

What does hard work get you at Cisco? Just the privilege of being used, abused, and stepped on before they decide you've become too expensive and replace you with somebody from another country who might not work nearly as hard as you but costs ten... — read more 

I have read several posts regarding 60day period and need to know why Zi can not join another job before 60 days. Assuming manager officially tells me you are LRed on 16th September. Does it mean legally I should not accept any other outside job... — read more 

When will Cisco learn? overspending and overproduced Cisco GSX. Over 20k people. Ryan Reynolds and Maroon 5?? Seriously? Who is managing this spend? How can Cisco continue to spend like this while it’s also cutting people and jobs? When will it... — read more 

New team in Cisco Networking Americas have so much uncertainty. Every direct leader under Jen Kirkpatrick and Kraus are asked to interview for their own roles. Anyone hearing anything? What’s in store for the field sales teams in AMER? Meraki teams... — read more 

I keep seeing it mentioned that Chuck threw Gary under the bus at GSX, but have not heard exactly what happened or what was said. Can anyone shed some light on this?

This year’s GSX had different vibe from before. People aren’t out for party, budget controls…and I could see anxiety on people’s face. What was your impression?

Why would ELT put everyone on high alert, give an extra month of salary, keep everyone guessing while working on LR list, announcement made to the whole world on August 14. Is it just the management inefficiency or other real reasons behind. This... — read more 

Guys what have you all heard about CSE CSS SPM and TAC? Are any of these groups affected?

Fearless leader, lets go Splunk

Damn I made the mistake of looking at my managers calendar for 9/16. There isn’t anything specifically for me but it’s sure stressing me out now.

Curious. Just joined after graduating college. I’m a temp and figured theres always a chance I could be cut but curious if anyone can give advice to an entry level person that has less than half a year experience (assuming my team gets laid off)... — read more 

Any news there? Heard no gossip myself, wondering should I start planning post-layoff vacay or are we not impacted?

I'm worried they're going to mess with the severance package before layoffs. I can't think of a worse thing they can do than reduce severance right before they lay people off, and somehow that seems like exactly the kind of thing this leadership... — read more 

I just looked at it (Windows user here) and I wanted to see if certain files (study notes) that I deleted from my computer are backed up by Code24. I think that before I had the option to select what I needed to be backed up Now it is all greyed out... — read more 

I’m really starting to question how great Cisco is. They announce layoffs the same month they send a ton of sales people to Vegas, and just blow money like layoffs weren’t even needed. I saw someone say Maroon 5 was there? Is that true? — read more 

For those of us getting LRd on the 16th and we’ll be in our 60-day non working period... What happens if we take a job before Nov 17th, will we lose out on our severance package? Can we still sign our package with Cisco and begin work for the new... — read more 

I have recently heard about a former colleague, a longtime Cisco employee who has been “managed out” of the company. This person had excellent performance reviews up to and including January of this year. Then suddenly their told their not... — read more 

H1B plans and Indian led solutions internally need to be extended over to sales to save $$, expecially after this expensive GSX event every year in Vegas. Just have remote, offshore, cheap reps call on the partners every week and call it a day. ... — read more 

“Economists now fear major recession likely starting this year” https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/08/23/us-recession-is-coming-and-a-few-rate-cuts-wont-prevent-it-strategist.html?Recession2024 Cisco 2024 LR is just the beginning it appears. — read more 

Heard from the SE Leadership that consultation emails at BDLK will start post 16th of September, people notified by November. Most people are decided upon already. All the best.

Is there any truth to rumors that we can expect a new RTO push after layoffs are completed? I'm hearing talk about four days in the office, which is not something I want to stick around for if true. I keep hoping this is just an unfounded rumor, but... — read more 

I personally don’t believe we are at any stage of AI development that can deliver what most C-suites are betting on these days. From what I can see, some companies are using AI just as an excuse to offshore jobs. Many, however, are truly betting on... — read more 

"We pursue our purpose by closing the digital divide, empowering the future of work, fighting for equality and social justice, and building a regenerative planet." It's truly fascinating just how out of touch Cisco's leadership team really is. — read more 

Is there any scenario where an employee can be denied severance package come sept 16th layoffs for any unfair reason and simply kicked out. Cannot trust my management i know this might be rare but have something like this has happened before? I am... — read more 

Was listening to the salesforce earnings call today and marc b was like “and were working with a legendary hardware company, who just made a giant acquisition, to automate their sales and service teams with agentforce” is he talking about cisco?? He... — read more 

https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-to-acquire-ai-security-firm-robust-intelligence/

Isn't she supposed to be busy at this time of mass layoffs?

I feel like I was put on the list but someone from the heavens might have saved. Is HR/legal making decisions to take ppl off of lists? Also in the hypothetical situation your sr director and the VP are on the list? What happens to their list lol are... — read more