Should go something like this: Cringe Chuck intro with Gary Fran taking about woke Initiatives Scott explaining why Y/Y decline in revenue is actually good Random ELTs explaining why other ELT members are amazing 5 minutes for curated... — read more 

I’m noticing more interns and new hires are the kids of Dir and Sr. Dirs. WTF. Though not in the direct chain of command, how is something this obvious allowed? These “leaders” are buddies with the hiring “Leaders” so that is a great workaround... — read more 

What equipment do I have to return when I am leaving Cisco? Obviously I have to return my laptop, phone, any hardware, etc. What about other things like peripherals? Do I have to return the monitor that I expensed through SmartBuy? What about my... — read more 

It is unbelievable that certain group of people focus an enormous amount of their time creating and posting content about themselves on every platform they can, but have very little time to go in-person to customers and sell. Customers don’t care... — read more 

Some comments that are highly critical of Cisco are gone!!!

How could unemployment rate be so low while it is so tough to find a job in high tech companies? For most linkedIn tech positions there are hundreds of applicants on LinkedIn only. What is the true unemployment % in silicon valley?

Anyone know what this self reflection nonsense about???

I've had no luck in getting a decent offer (what is it with all the lowball ones??) but as soon as something comes up I'll be out of here. Cisco was my dream job once upon a time. Now, it's a place I can't wait to get away from. How things could have... — read more 

How possible is a RTO policy like AWS, Google, Zoom etc? I see that a lot of market knowledge and trend information is not transitioning within employees, resulting in negative impact particullary in the sales organization. On the other hand, a lot... — read more 

Bottom line fell 12% year over year That's a negative earnings

I was cruising some Splunk boards yesterday to see what they're saying about Steele taking over Cisco. Saw a Splunk s-xual harassment case was to go to court but its quietly settled right before Cisco bought Splunk. Seems it is/was a bit of a frat... — read more 

Jill Laux before Wells Fargo Criminal History – As--ult, see below Jill Laux during Wells Fargo Criminal History; fighting, stealing, vandalizing company property, and embezzling with the Wells Fargo company Purchase Card (food, vacation trips, and... — read more 

Someone like GS is long overdue. He is going to be the change in sales that is needed with so many of these old school AVPs, ODs, and RMs that can only manage a spreadsheet and can’t lead nor inspire their teams to actually sell. Sellers are tired... — read more 

With Jeff gone will MEDDPICC be next ? Seemed like he was the real enforcer

Our earnings come at the cost of treating our employees horribly. Many good folks were laid off that could of helped in the revenue downturn. There are many things more important to us than the best quarterly earnings. Executives are in their... — read more 

Was wondering how Steele could retain the $51M/yr salary he had at Splunk. Now we know.

Cisco has named Gary Steele as President of Go-to-Market, effective immediately. Steele is well known for his operational excellence, and in this new role, he will work closely with Robbins to set and execute against Cisco's strategic plans and... — read more 

With Jeff Sharritts leaving (let go) what is the future of sales going to look like? Will there be a complete 180 in sales orgs, goals, etc? These next few months are going to be interesting to say the least

I imagine they will cut your access to everything excepting maybe a few things that you still need to use to communicate with HR and whatever? What is it still accessible to an employee that was just LRed? What happens with the gear you have (meraki... — read more 

You all ready to hear nonsense on stage Triple digit growth Splunk/sp--k Hyper shield

Hello - I worked for Cisco for 11 great years and was recently LR'd this past February. A ex-colleague of mine told me about this site and asked if I could come share a little 'insider' information about how Cisco operates. I was hesitant at first... — read more 

It’s amazing that we are still filling strategy roles aligned to a VP whilst we create lists to lay people off. Can someone help me understand what that role does vs the VP, SR. directors and Directors that exist on the teams already? None of the... — read more 

Space to announce layoffs and any details you want to provide.

I want to give an update here and the other place since I last posted this 3 months ago. I am still looking after fifteen months. I haven’t found anything IT after fifteen months and starting to get depressed.. I hear the average time for finding... — read more 

Folks, are there any secrets to survive LR? Can't keep living in fear of losing my job (regardless of my performance) while you have a mortgage and family to take care of... please advise

How sad is it that with every upcoming earnings report there are rampant discussions and rumors of yet another LR? Really great for morale, isn't it?

With huge partner ecosystem, time to outsource commodity hardware sales to partner community. Focus on software, integration and recurring revenue. Reduce the cost of Sales. No brainer !!!

Are the lists for May 15th in can any management confirm?

Never been laid off but it might happen. I heard that they either pay you a prorated difference or they keep you insured for a while. How about other benefits likedental and vision?

What’s the story of this new workday thing to record our accomplishments in workday? And why it starts two day before earning call?

I'm quitting very soon. Fed up with Meraki. Fed up with upper management. Fed up with no direction. Fed up with my manager who constantly pings me when anything comes up. Meraki has lost its culture, drive and innovation ever since Cisco has really... — read more 

New tactics is managing employees out with toxic atmosphere, bad reviews, forcing to quit on their own, directing to HR who provides smaller package to quit, put on PIP and out, finally the LR. Seems LR is still a better safe choice compared to other... — read more 

What do you think the future of AppD will be after the recent announcements?

Last week some of the CX braintrust got together to figure out some organizational overlaps. Still can’t believe the very people that enabled the mess were asked to fix it.

Your SEs can be technical or they can be mini-AMs. Pick one.

Any insights on how many people are impacted this time? Any impact on Sales and Meraki?

Manager has been emailing me the last couple of days asking what I am working on, timelines, projects, etc. Never had this happen before and it’s a week before the earnings call and LRs….Coincidence? I think not.