Must it be explained to Cisco that it reached the apex of lunatic effrontery when it began preventing us from recognizing the vast and incomparable achievements, contributions, and discoveries that are the product of our culture? Because it obviously... — read more 

I was recently let go under the CPOC BU. I would be wary of currently taking an blue badge position under this team as they are currently shifting focus to more community development of Genesis and putting more focus on that. POCs will continue but... — read more 

Lots of rumors flying around. 5-7% layoff, now up to potentially 18-20k people. I am not sure what is true but it definitely is causing a lot of anxiety. Which BUs will be impacted? Meraki? AppD? EN? Are they going to hit sales or just auxiliary... — read more 

"...the company is forecasted to report an EPS of $0.84, showcasing a 4.55% downward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $12.72 billion, indicating a... — read more 

BUY or sell CSCO stock ahead of this LR?

Anyone remember if we signed a non-compete when we got hired here? I've been here a long time and can't remember, nor have the time to chase down the policy in the trove of DEI documentation in our HR portal...

The thing that's always overlooked in the Cisco layoffs is the negative customer impact. I'm not minimizing the employee impact in any way. It's got to be absolutely horrible, and it will probably be me someday. I'm a white male in my early 50s... — read more 

Alright, Cisco, listen up! You think laying off folks left and right is tough? Well, let me tell you something, you're playing in the minor leagues. You want to be a real player? Embrace the discomfort, face the challenge head-on, and stop shedding... — read more 

True that this layoff is only affecting US and not India or ROW? Or India comes later?

Old fat d-mb happy Cisco days are long gone. True reality is current Cisco is a no fat no happy place.

Cisco can layoff you anytime irrespective of your performance Cisco will continue to layoff your colleagues Cisco managers use layoffs as a powerful tool for their advantage - exploiting employees to get whatever they want. Employees know... — read more 

Are there any rumors about the impact on the Security's feature R&D teams? Given JP's enthusiasm for suites and the recent deals closed there, one would hope that the areas responsible for expansion are relatively safe. However, it's plausible that... — read more 

Cisco is no longer a company operating continental United States. U.S government should look into delisting CSCO from NYSE.

Does anyone know how hard TAC will be impacted by this?

If you are sure of getting job outside , pls volunteers for LR Save your colleagues at Cisco

Assuming mass layoffs will it cause a WARN notice and advance notice of 75 days before termination date?

I am on child bond leave. Would they still lay me off while on leave? After my leave finishes? Would I still get severance?

I heard massive cuts to both groups. True?

Engineering CX Marketing Sales Overlay Sales

Pls share if u have any news 🙏🙏

Due to frequent layoffs employees are so demoralized to work and all the negativity environment whom shortlist for layoffs. Leave Cisco

Cisco not do-g anything great innovation Cisco surviving on acquisitions Cisco is kind of maintenance company Cisco employees always demotivated due to frequent layoffs and don’t contribute significantly to beat competition On the... — read more 

"If I experience any impact, I plan to file a discrimination case against my manager. Has anyone else tried this, and could you please share details on how the process works?"

Those that thought that only under performers were impacted. Those that ghosted people they knew for many years. Those that did not return the help the impacted gave to them. Those that in their arrogance thought they were better than those let... — read more 

Not a difference

Just saw LC proactively advising customers about her two "top most" guidance for anyone seeking to deploy AI. Apparently Cisco telemetry will solve all challenges related to AI deployment as long as the customers know their business case. Holy Hot... — read more 

Any speculation what end of January team meetings with unknown purpose are? Anyone else getting these? Perhaps about (lack of) mid-year bonus? Or may this be the first official warning of mid-Feb layoffs?

Who came up with this term, anyway? I haven’t been here for long, but long enough to see to which degree upper management is detached - from company, from employees, from customers, and from products. As if they landed from another planet. I am... — read more 

The top 2 questions in Slido were - Will there be layoffs. and You didn't answer the question. Will there be layoffs, yes or no? The leadership team talked about how everyone would be irrelevant if they didn't know AI, how much the Indian... — read more 

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

I see everyone posting about layoffs in February as much as 18k people. If that’s the case wouldn’t this have to be by law reported publicly due to the WARN act? I believe the company is supposed to give 60 day notice , the only thing I see on the... — read more 

I figure I would bring up a topic that is never really talked about and with all of these layoffs rumored, I feel it is a good time. Why on earth does Chuck and this ELT continue to host something like impact when it is hundreds of millions of... — read more 

Cisco is over. Sooner get out of Cisco is better. Market share is shrinking big time.

Got laid off almost exactly a year ago, found out everything my 12 person team was doing would get thrown away and shutdown. Was rehired within Cisco and now layoffs seem imminent again. It’s making me lose a lot of motivation to work until I know... — read more 

Consider reducing/consolidating the management layers rather than focusing on individual contributors. We have managers who need to be fed, and we have managers for the managers of the managers for the managers of the managers …

With the LRs coming is AppD expecting in this? They recently made some decisions about being focused on verticals that doesn't seem to be going well. Anyone hear anything?

Any news about what's on the offer as severance package for the Feb LR. Will it be something similar like 3 months notice or this time it might be something different

What do we think will happen to AppD as a result of the Splunk acquisition. Splunk already went through a round of layoffs after the deal was finalized, and AppD is gearing up for its next round of layoffs. What are the most valuable BUs that Cisco... — read more