Chuck and Fran took their current roles here at Cisco in 2015. There were layoffs before 2015, there are layoffs now and there will be layoffs after them. Layoffs are in Cisco's DNA. Who seriously believes in change?

Is there a possibility to negotiate your severance with Cisco when you are LR'ed? What is a possible negotiation?

Everything he put out on earnings call will come back to bite him. No more than 2 quarters all truth will come out🤬, Chucky will be out.

Leading illogical lives Think out it. Normal life: Work hard Go to school Push to get good grades Push to be towards top of class Use good grades to get job Cisco life: Next step "6" and "7" progression to above chain: ... — read more 

my buddy said he knows of at least 4 good de/fellow level folk who were let go.

If it is yours, it will always be yours, start doing your job right and wait for good things happen to you. FOCUS ON HIGH GROWTH AREAS, you're chasing things not belong to you and setting up for fail. Current CEO must fired!! Time to close down... — read more 

Just curious who made the actual decision to pick me for the LR in my group ? My manager was in tears when telling me and it felt like it wasn’t her choice, but I’m not sure… Just curious…

Start inventing internally instead of making acquisitions. When you works at Cisco you always think Cisco is the best. I thought the same when I was at Cisco. Few months after I left I realized how naive I had been. Who wants to buy an eight port... — read more 

Imagine you have to interview a young candidate in the upcoming weeks. Could you keep a straight face and sell Cisco to them? I know I couldn't. I wouldn't want my own kids to work here.

Cisco is lying customers are slow in deploying inventories. There's no Cisco inventories for deployment that's why channel partners are having layoffs. Customers are not buying into Cisco. It's a big lie from Chucky boy.

Before the LR, one MD was moved to a VP role, one MD in non performing business (WebEx) was promoted to VP CX, another VP was shifted from one region to SP as VP CX; the field sales and individual SEs are fried but none of the top management have... — read more 

What are questions that should be asked at the Cisco Beat

When is the exit day?

How do they come up with this BS!? Who did they survey? As a former employee, we were never asked how we felt about working at Cisco…such a joke! Hey ELT, talk to your employees and get the real scoop.

Cisco has about 80000 employees. Many own Cisco stock through grants, RSUs, ESPP, 401k holdings, index funds, or private purchases. Are their interest as shareholders (and employees) being served by management? If all the employee stocks were... — read more 

The only problem is don't go out there having this propaganda "we are Cisco, we are #1 place to work". Bottom line is Cisco is a dying company. Why these people would even want to believe Cisco is the number place to work is their problem, that's... — read more 

Got to know some SEs impacted in APJ GSP who were lone account SEs. Wonder what is the strategy now as account SEs will be still required. Any other APJ impacts ??

Any thoughts on whether this LR includes the adjustments for Splunk? Or is another round coming after?

it couldn't be me. I'm a high performer! I'm better than those lowly folks we've been LRd in the past! maybe I shouldn't have ghosted all of them now that I need a job.

However, starting right now, I assume that I WILL be impacted the next quarter, and I will try my hardest to move to another company. This includes strengthening my resume, interview prep, and doing the absolute minimum to get by. I will try SO HARD... — read more 

In the corridors of Corporation C, a decade unfolds, Layoffs, a cruel story constantly retold. Corporate greed, a puppet master's delight, CEOs and leaders bask in its cold, heartless light. Every quarter, a heart-wrenching play, Smart minds... — read more 

https://www.marketbeat.com/originals/arista-networks-stock-soars-past-big-tech-rival-cisco/

Market seems pretty bad for jobs. Very demotivated and disappointed. Feel bad because the ones let go were really good hard working people.

Layoffs will continue in Cisco by seeing current trends and no one spared irrespective of your contribution or how hardworking you are : Please prepare and search outside jobs if management asking you to stay back demand for high salary... — read more 

Got offered the work two months then take your four months severance pay. Is it tools down now for two months and just focus on training and recertification and job hunting or what? Are they expecting me to do my job as expected for two months?

Any folks in Webex team impacted?

She is one of ELT who talks so soft “we fired you “ bla bla bla Thanks to the guy/girl livestreaming this on Youtube.

I no longer work for Cisco, but I do appreciate all the help I received when I was in TAC, I found that Amazon is hiring for lots of networking engineers and I will suggest you try on them, for example: Network Development Engineer, Internet Edge... — read more 

They created this mess, are any being held accountable?

Rumored that FSO would be hit hard, but haven’t heard anything yet? Is the team just sitting ducks for when Splunk closes?

Red badges from which organizations got impacted? They flushed out many red badges within last 6 months?

This is far from over.

Nice ELT gesture to block live stream. This way only safe leaders can join and sing priases for ELT for a job well done. Where is Frank and her unpretentious & genuine concerns for her Cisco family? This is obvious double-standard unheard to be... — read more 

Can I take the 4 months package now or should I complete the 2 months notice/warn? Thanks

I do not know of any CX being let go while my team is cut to the bare bone.

Anyone from Meraki impacted?

…joke of the day!

any stats or insights ?