What is it? What products do they have? How does they help the bottom line? Seems to be some type of office of propaganda…

Thrilled to hear they are laying off all the fat in SE middle management. Span and control has been awful. Sure it’s a step towards pooling, but that’s not happening yet.

The good Seems a nice guy I would say somewhat Love emphasis on less internal things and focusing on meeting our customers The one Cisco message seems good, let's see how it translates too much Meraki EN, sec con umbrella, splunk app d fighting... — read more 

I took care of my team so nice but still got fired during 2023. I am Trying for job from last 1 year for both individual roles and manager roles outside and inside Cisco., it is hard because of my manager experience from last 5 years .. I think Cisco... — read more 

My friend was a contractor with Cisco. He and his whole team of 7 contactors just got laid off with immediate effect. Reason was given as budget cuts. #layoff #LR

Everything must GO!!!!! https://www.pngmart.com/files/12/Laughing-Emoji-PNG-Photo.png

The job market might be bad right now, but it won't stay that way for good. And one thing is for sure, if you have outdated skills, no matter how good the job market is you won't be able to find a job. I've seen too many people find themselves in a... — read more 

I work for a smaller US partner that has tied its fortunes to Cisco since 2000. For most of that time, it has been a very profitable relationship with more highs than lows but, in the past five years, Cisco's deterioration has been shocking. My... — read more 

Strange global communication Shield the Field from the blunders of ELT Do your job, be over goaled, ignore the fact this is a sinking ship You must avert your gaze from the utter chaos We know it is a mess we request you pretend it isn't happening... — read more 

Let's begin by saying that a zombie manager would count money, make sure you submit your time card and you submit your engagement pulse and attend regular mandatory trainings. A real manager or leader would look at the way the team works and it is... — read more 

But at Cisco, they're mandatory. Welcome to the hunger games.

This will be bigger than Feb 2024 due to Splunk merger. Reliable sources. Others add as you know. Don’t trust management - sc--w these jokers. Their time is coming soon.

Narcissistic con artist Chuck still believes he is exceptionally talented after tricking the board into hiring him as CEO when he had absolutely no qualifications for the job. His overinflated ego drove him to scam his way into CEO role that... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fkatsoudas_this-washington-dc-trip-im-focused-on-ugcPost-7222308490717880322-a_2c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

There may be spot trimming in August but there will be a humdinger layoff in September God bless those affected

Chuck, laying off 5% flatline across the org is not the same as restructuring and investing in our high areas of growth. Why don’t we start by firing the leaders around FSO… From what I recall, that was a “must win and will win” Also, telling the... — read more 

Why do so many people at Cisco feel the need to take out their anger at having to work here on their coworkers? I understand you're unhappy here, I understand our manager is an a--hole, and I understand you want to leave desperately, but how is... — read more 

Cisco ELT? ELT?? Are you awake? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-cuts-jobs-in-dei-team-laid-off-leader-criticises-move-in-an-email-sent-to-thousands-of-employees/amp_articleshow/111796866.cms

I observed his title is no longer consiste of "Chairman" on the directory, anyone has any idea ?

Do they get $450k +. Can someone tell is this is true? https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Cisco-Principal-Engineer-San-Jose-Salaries-EJI_IE1425.0,5_KO6,24_IL.25,33_IM761.htm

today's stock market is seeing a huge sell-off of stock in the tech sector, worst day since 2022 tech stocks are tanking cisco stock? up in the venn diagram of the market, cisco is not a tech company

I know there are a lot of people who are planning to leave Cisco, and I was wondering what - if anything - would make you change your mind? What should happen for you to say, "okay, maybe this is the place I want to stick around for a bit longer?"

Director (unsurprisingly) just told us the FY25 budget is almost non-existent so expect little to no raises/IPF. don’t worry though, ELT is still going to get their millions

Are there going to be August layoffs? I am trying to find a new role, though its been tough in my current BU. Can others share perspectives?

Hello ELT, anyone reading this?! https://www.futuriom.com/articles/news/heres-what-cisco-should-fix/2024/06

There are still companies that continue to value and respect their employees and recognize them as essential assets rather than mere expenses that have to be minimized. Cisco truly did once fall into this category, I've been here long enough to... — read more 

Since they both don't always test changes prior to deployment :-)

Cisco floats new requisition for an already identified or onboarded candidate and recruiters not even read the applicants resume and send them the rejection. Mostly the new requisition is to convert red badge H1 to blue, who has been sitting since... — read more 

Can we be at peace for five seconds, pls?

Folks get ready. This is coming. The VP, SE Directors), MD...all have asked for names from respective team managers. Heard from the SED himself. Some mid-managers are also affected from what I hear. Last February cull will appear a "bandaid" case in... — read more 

“Submit team calibrations in Workday, remember our org will need to have ~20% in critical to retain and ~5% in needs improvement/not meeting expectations” Anyone else bothered by the mandate to place 5% of people in not meeting expectations? Do... — read more 

Any SVP, VP, Sr. Director, Director or Manager wanted to make any announcement from any function, appreciate if they can publish metrics and accountability. Every role should have a different metric, otherwise confusion will continue....until... — read more 

Robbins has made $300M+ from Cisco after 10+ years and has done nothing. Cannot understand why the top institutional holders have not demanded a change in management. Shameful reflection on executive management. Changes need to be made at the top... — read more 

Shield the Field Constant communication from leadership seems like the main concern is avoid disruption in the last 2 weeks 100% LRs are coming Q1

Any rumors regarding NX org impacts? Apparently, a lot of Meraki folks are as of FY25 goaled as well for Cisco Classic revenue and vice versa. It makes no sense, in my opinion, to pay for each deal two AM, sales engineer, PAM, and so on. Too many... — read more 

I mean, they are so competent, knowledgeable and excellent in organizing work and people that any bootleg AI designed by kids can replace them. Can we start asap?

This is already abysmal....I counted the times AI was said in the first 10 minutes at 32 times...

Y'all missing the big picture. The ELT doesn't care about Cisco's future. They're in to milk it dry while making millions. Think about it. They'll all be set for life the day Cisco rests in peace. And they'll get hired somewhere else by some other... — read more 

It is known that most of the Cisco first line managers are overhead. Cisco should have let these useless managers go but instead the company continues to create positions and add them into the organization. What do you do if your manager can't... — read more 

They could have let wiz bought them, google is buying wiz for $23B and laceworks could have benefited. Posting here as there is a group of people proudly left cisco and joined laceworks.