#change

Layoffs
New CEO
Big merger talks

I'm sure the new CEO will want to put his stamp on things as soon as possible, but I doubt he'll want to rock the boat too much from the get go. I'd like to see him start cleaning house on day one but I realize that's too much to expect. But I also hope he doesn't wait for too long.

These days, I swear telling someone your thoughts is like yelling into a canyon. Nothing happens, nothing ever changes, even if it's something that could help significantly speed up things. There's no point in trying anymore. It’s easier to nod and move on than to waste energy trying to fix anything.

One of our core values is 'Embrace Change '. And you will be penalized if you don't. Any concerns voiced about the negative impact of some changes get you referred to HR for a talking to about teamwork.

It does not seem like they are as concerned about being a great place to work for all as they are about putting on a show about it. A real shame as they used to be great.

New Boss = New Logo

Long held rumours of pension changes.
What’s the scoop?

Rumors down south are that there will be changes to benefits and enforcement of in office presence.

Anyone have insights re pension changes from DB to DC or other? Elimination of EDOs?

Cisco cannot help itself!! They confuse everyone! Especially our ENTIRE CUSTOMER BASE!

Renaming Firewalls, Routers, Switches, FMC, CDO, HyperFabric, NEXUS HyperFabric, Nexus switch, 6000 series switch, ki-l the Catalyst Brand, bring it back, Just Cisco 8000 series…. ISR, Catalyst Router, 8000 Series Cisco Secure Router, Tetration, Cisco Secure Workload, AMP, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Cisco Smart Switch, WCS, Prime, DNA Center, Catalyst Center….DCNM, NDFC and whatever great ideas are next — Impact, GSX….

For the love of G-d people!!! Quit renaming EVERYTHING EVERY TWO YEARS!! No wonder Gartner and everybody else is so D@mn confused at our strategy!!

Pick a name and stick with it! Use actual NAMES! A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION IS NOT A NAME! Tetration was easy to remember and had a nice ring to it. Cisco Secure Workload is a description! Not a name. Everything becomes acronyms when you name products long descriptions.

Cisco Marketing has multiple personality disorder! Straighten it out now Chuck you big lug!

Nothing will change with layoffs and outsourcing to low cost/low skill sites unless…

1. Stock price suffers
2. Government intervention
3. Major incident, eg. Valdez, Texas City ….

Don’t expect anything more from our selfish, self gratifying leadership.

I see there are many title changes across PEP. Should I be concerned if my title didn’t change? Worried about restructures and org changes.

I'm really frustrated to learn that Truist will be cutting its $500 deductible and co-pay medical insurance plans in 2026. From now on, they'll only offer high deductible plans with no co-pay option. It feels like they keep stripping away employee benefits with each passing year. What’s going on?

Is there even one? I can’t see any vision behind these layoffs. It just feels like the same old story - more work for fewer people, with nothing else really changing

Has anyone else heard offers have been recended to employees in Sherman? Some were promised roles in other fabs last year. I've heard the offers are no longer being honored.

They told us on video this was 100k per year for all the H1B Visa holders, or all 600K. Now its a 1 time fee of 100K for 3 years, its only for non us grads so like only 60K out of the 80K new H1B Visa's. Talk about a walk back, that's like only 1/10th of the original stated headcount. What a let down.

I hope our mm colleagues with a H1-B visa returns to the states before the EOD as"an executive order on Friday requiring US employers to pay a $100,000 application fee for the visa program. The order takes effect on September 21 at 12:01 a.m. ET."

Does this mean if you currently have one and it expires chances are you won't have employment because I doubt mm will pay that price for anyone plus income.

(Sources https://www.businessinsider.com/h1b-visa-trump-executive-order-what-to-know-2025-9)

The president just signed an EO adding a 100K fee to the H1B Visa application, per year. Is that per position or per hiring company? Amazon had 10,000+ of these Visas last year. Does that mean we will see more job openings in tech?

I am 50+ and facing job search issues like anyone my age in this market after the recent layoffs. The H1b law passing perhaps will stop ageism as new grads wont come cheap as they used to

Excited to see how state pans out with this one :) they’ve taken advantage of this system for so long and I am so very excited they will need to start paying to back up these poor decisions.

It looks like El Presidente Donald has increased H1B prices from $4,500 to $100,000 each for companies, curious on how/if this will change TIAA’s outsourcing efforts?

Oops Kyndryl! Time to rewrite your Business Plan!

https://apnews.com/article/h1b-visa-trump-immigration-8d39699d0b2de3d90936f8076357254e

Wonder what effect this is gonna have?

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-mulls-adding-new-100000-fee-h-1b-visas-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-09-19/

Say goodbye to the jeets who took your job

Now that it will cost $100k per year to sponsor an h1b, how do you think this impacts our fellow foreigners working at broadcom?

Are they cooked, finished or?

Looks like the cost of a H1B Visa may be going from $1,000 to $100,000. Walmart may have entered the FO part of FAFO. Those Q3 budget talks going to be crazy.

https://apnews.com/article/h1b-visa-trump-immigration-8d39699d0b2de3d90936f8076357254e

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-mulls-adding-new-100000-fee-h-1b-visas-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-09-19/

Our contracting firms use H1b to save 25%. This new fee destroys Nike’s contracting model. Leadership will probably try offshoring more but those individuals juggle 3 jobs concurrently and don’t do any real work.

Things have been falling apart the last few years and it’s only going to get worse. This is going to be such a dumpster fire.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/politics/trump-h1b-visa-fee

Finally someone I. Government is catching on to this back door theft of American jobs.

How many workers does Exxon have in the USA on H1B visas?

This is going to have an impact. Get ready Canada and other HC10 locations.

How will the company survive?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-sign-proclamation-imposing-100k-201220236.html

This could be great for the USA

This is gonna bankrupt dell.

EO signed today is indeed for 100K fees to Govt per year per employee, on top of the salary they pay their H1B employees.

https://x.com/mattooshashank/status/1969156457355481163?s=46&t=oFXvFlT_xsMoi6zO_k1AvA

Trump imposes $100K fee on H-1B visas in new immigration action. India Times.

Trump has raised the h1b fee to 100k each. Used to be $781.00. Guess Dst and SSNC will not longer get cheap labor
They will have to hire Americans again

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation as soon as Friday that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb overuse, according to a White House official familiar with the matter.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-mulls-adding-new-100000-fee-h-1b-visas-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-09-19/

Interesting development

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/politics/trump-h1b-visa-fee

Let’s hope this is good news and human oriented changes will begin soon.

Looks like KOS is not so happy. I think there will be changes coming. I hope they do not mess around too much with R&D!