Is this only for today or is this also for tomorrow? I need to get this over. It is hanging on top of my head!

How does Cisco attract talent? They lured me away from a top company with RSUs then laid me off before they vested. Worst mistake of my life. By the time I was laid off, it was a celebration.

I personally have seen double digits company wide redundancy programs due to M&A or bad quarterly results in my career. It’s never easy to be always be in the position of being scared for your livelihood or where the next pay check will come if one... — read more 

"always a last resort" from the same pigfu-ker who does the exact same thing every fiscal year. 25% mid-year bonus. Why even bother at that point? Just make it 0% and own the fact you're insulting anyone who can't escape and has to stick around to... — read more 

No matter how hard you work, some nepo-baby loser with an MBA that thinks they know better will cut your career short at Cisco (or anywhere). Now is the time to organize carefully, quietly, and in large numbers. We can make a better Cisco

Splunk will likely hasten, not slow down, Cisco’s demise. Poor capital allocation on part of the CEO and CFO from Autodesk with no networking experience.

6 months pay + accelerated RSU + bonus.

The tech world is not anymore immune to layoffs and work conditions and pay is worsening every year relative to the standard of living. Cisco just like any other company has only their shareholders in mind, increasing their dividends while firing... — read more 

Is anybody able to focus on their work? I admit I'm not. My productivity is shot and it will stay that way until this is completely wrapped up. There's not much I can do to change that.

Thanks for nothing CISCO. Time to update the resume & start looking 👀. Best of luck 🤞 to all. This is the way.

Is there a deadline to be notified? If i haven’t been notified by end of today am i safe?

Turn out the lights. The party's over.

To focus on new growth opportunities like solar panels.

Does anyone know who decides who has to go and on the basis of what criteria? My manager was presented with a fait accompli and had no influence on the choice. Apparently, the local organizations are not integrated into the decision-making process.

Ba----ds director and managers who are looking for reasons to fire employees

Your friends colleagues getting fired for silly mistakes and nothing to do with performance. Cisco did layoffs when it was doing good It’s total madness to stay in this TOXIC workplace

Too many 1:1 s

Too many got 1;1 requests

Anyone in Sub Saharan Africa impacted Terrible and sad news this morning

My all global organization was impacted. The one that was taking care of employees' well-being. I was laid off a second time in 6 months( was rehired to a new position previously). It's time to move and don't come back.

With BILLIONS in annual profit, laying off doesn't make sense.

My last day of employment is 2 months from today on April 15. Then 4 months of pay (80% of total comp). I"'m in sales so commission plays a factor in my total comp. Plus 4 months of Cobra. So in total, it's a 6-month package.

It has become like almost every other bigger company in the corporate US: bloated, vision-less, not about the actual innovation and production, not about services or clients, more of a commodity than company, just a means to an end - getting as much... — read more 

Not a real job, cat and mice layoffs g@me sh!t every 3 months. Low life quality or living like a no life

Anybody in GC ?

How much is a package for layoff this time? How many months equivalent? Which country? Exit Date that was announced?

You should start looking for a new job ASAP, if you have any skills. There are many useless engineers and managers at Cisco and I never figured out how they kept their jobs during my years at Cisco. I worked at Cisco for 16 years and finally was... — read more 

Do you think folks at app d need to be worried? The numbers look great for observability. Is that Cisco’s high growth area focus?

No one cares about Cisco business models. It's same cr@p everywhere, same products everyone else have except 3 times more expensive. Cisco not able to innovate anything, no one would be interested in buying into Cisco except probably broadcom.

Was laid off from one Triangle tech company. Went through 4 interviews with Cisco. All extremely positive. Did not hear back for 4 weeks. When finally offered, they said the position had to be move to a contractor position because they just did... — read more 

Half them are managers May god help them Never ever become manager in Cisco

LR count: 4000 Restructuring costs: $800M It shows, $200K per persona laid off. Why son high? JNPR laid off 440 people and restructuring costs show is $58M. This is $125k person. Can anyone explain whether each person LR'ed will get $200k... — read more 

https://youtu.be/GtK98mAVTfo

No one on Wall Street believes what Chucky is saying. Real show goes on after earning on both sides.

Focus on innovation Getting into cloud business I sent mail to all ELT members including CEO Cisco should stop giving mid term RSUs and hikes until market recovers. This what NVIDIA , apple and many other companies are doing and remaining all... — read more 

I was pleased with the 5% vs what folks were saying on this site around 10%-20% or higher.

Sounds like it won’t be until after the all hands next week.