I calculate my savings every single week just to see if I can afford to quit. The daily stress and negativity have long stopped being worth the salary. It's gotten so bad that I've been considering some very risky financial choices just for my peace... — read more 

We have no control over leadership decisions but we do have control over keeping our skills up-to-date because as history has shown rapid decisions, knee-je-k decisions, and lack of understanding creates constant change. Maybe this video might help... — read more 

Again.

After all the talk of AI, re-orgs, non performant BUs the time for talking will end next week. Hearing Collab is heading for a 20% haircut which is long overdue. Will be targeted mostly at high cost locations.

Transition to AI or get purged, was this the Fran message….

Any specific date?

I just finished my background check and got my start date next week… chances coming on and get laid off?

Writing on the wall for GVS and mid market reps RIP

https://youtu.be/YvgLXMidQ2E?si=m5KE4CFL1vdSWZV2

Feliz navidadi

I have not received one. I am just curious. I know they read from a script and they don't deviate, do they bother to say at the end "Any questions?" I'm assuming not, and if not do they give you an opportunity to say anything before they end the... — read more 

I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of some of these VPs on LinkedIn talking about AI and the impact they can have when they can’t even look away from their monitor and the script that they’re reading from. The chief people officer is the worst... — read more 

Cisco enterprise networking SVP jumps ship to Nokia. https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/cisco-enterprise-networking-svp-jumps-ship-to-nokia/

I repeat take cover!!

Jobs relocating back to India with cheap labor and low quality. Cisco doesn’t want to spend $100K for each new H1B. With AI and tools, most technical and TAC jobs become redundant. Cisco to layoff 20,000 folks in USA for expenses to open new... — read more 

Just got off call about LR's. We each got a list of people affected in our respective teams, pretty much informed that we have to break the ice with each person affected. So yes, February layoffs are unfortunately confirmed.

Join and fight back https://redlineproject.io/

Any insights on what I should accept/negotiate to? Thank you!

Zoom invested roughly $51 million in Anthropic in 2023. What was G2 doing back then?

I have a job offer to escape this place, but it's not ideal. If layoffs are definitely coming soon, I might wait it out for the severance and look for something better. Any solid info on timing?

Cisco needs to crack down on poor performance and do another massive layoff. If you can’t pull your weight, then you got to go.

Amazon to cut thousands of jobs in sweeping corporate layoffs. https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/amazon-cut-thousands-jobs-sweeping-corporate-layoffs.amp

Got a smart watch and I am logging my manager induced stress That will sit nice in front of the judge at the end, next to my records showing pressure and various tactics meant to side track me. I am just waiting for them to make the move

The world has changed and Americans now have to compete with global workforce. Now, the global workforce (workforce in India, etc. and H1-Bs in USA) work for much less than what Americans want. Now, the companies of USA want to increase their... — read more 

I keep waiting for the constant stress here to ease up, but it never does. How did we all accept that a job should make us feel this unwell? It feels like a standard part of the workday now and it's not right.

Get ready mates, this one is going to be very bad the big one. If you are in SBG I would be very worried.

Elon Musk reveals roadmap with nine-month cadence for new AI processor releases, beating Nvidia and AMD's yearly cadence — Musk plans to have the highest-volume chips in the... — read more 

Please prioritize completion of all remaining deliverables over the next few weeks so the associated revenue may be recognized on the February 11, 2026 earnings call. Subsequent organizational changes and LR’s will be communicated separately.

I just read a post on LinkedIn from a female CEO praising Cisco HR “leader” for sharing how the shutdown is designed to let workers connect with their families by not having to work. What a crock. Anyone who knows anything about how things work at... — read more 

Arista annual sales are close to 9~10B with approx 4500 employees, while Cisco annual sales are 56B with 86000 employees. To compare it - Arista is doing 20% of Cisco sales with 5% of employees. Conclusion is simple: Cisco has too many redundant... — read more 

Strong rumors about massive reorganization in SBG. Several executives were axed. Consolidation of several BUs. More products will be integrated under Splunk.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmericanTechWorkers/comments/1qcy0zb/h1b_abuse_in_farmington_hills_michigan/

When will promotion, raise and RSU refresh be notified for Feb 2026 cycle?

So how is the new RTO 'mandate' going for everybody ? So far nothing has changed at our office and management seems to not enforce it either.

Also what is the RTO announced for Canada and Ottawa in specific? Are we required to go in anytime soon?

Just got confirmation on February layoffs at the end of the month. The numbers are staggering... 30% of collab being let go and replaced with AI. Its time to become a plumber