Are we getting any now? When do the web letters go out?

Director leaving Lots of engineers leaving Cisco due to layoffs fear Creating too much scare among employees Pls prepare well and be ready for 2021 layoff Too much micromanagement by upper Cisco software quality degrading under new... — read more 

I'm see a lot of congratulations emails about various people in my BU. I guess this is review/promotion month ... for some. How would one know what the cycle is as there is no formal performance review program.

SE pooling coming the 18th

How hard is it to find a new position outside of Cisco as a software engineer in late 50s? I've heard that while there are plenty of available positions, people in our age bracket usually get passed over all the time. That's discouraging, to say the... — read more 

Talking about the never-ending rounds of LRs is taboo. Our SVP keeps pushing us to do all we can to attract fresh talent: blog about anything, pretend life's amazing on LinkedIn, tell friends how awesome Cisco is, rave about our #1 place to work... — read more 

i had not checked this forum in forever. I left Cisco in 2017, but close friends (a very quickly diminishing number) worked there, so I still hear about their angst. How a high tech company culture can have turned into what Cisco is today is... — read more 

I loved my job and enjoyed giving my best... and then I came to Cisco. I thought I would have a lot of opportunities to grow and improve here, however, a job I once considered ideal has turned into something I can’t wait for to end. I am absolutely... — read more 

I wonder if it will take a long time for top management to realize how bad the situation is TAC at the moment? Permanent short-staffed teams and overloaded engineers who extend sick leaves just to get out from this madness, people leaving the team... — read more 

RTP is closing, completely and quickly (this summer) Large blocks of SJC off of McCarthy (Blgs 24-25-26 etc) are being sold to Google Bedfont Lakes will be shutdown Whatever small US and EMEA field offices that remain after last year's purge will... — read more 

When was the last time they made some great decision that really brought us any good? Poor decision making comes at a tangible cost. It's not clear to me if it's their lack of vision or what, but they make some really bad business decisions. I'm... — read more 

Numbers are being crunched.

I’m going to make this short and simple. I had to watch older, seasoned employees who were mentors to many of their colleagues get laid off last year. Those experienced veterans in the company were replaced with people who had absolutely zero... — read more 

Folks who are offered package to leave Cisco, how did they handle taxes ? What are the tax implications and are there any strategies ?

So, since this derivative lawsuit has hit the fan Cisco is doing the unthinkable to be able to get their bonus and please the board. They are hiring minorities specifically black people only to fire them once they get the numbers that they need. I... — read more 

Does everyone see the writing on the wall like I do? Our portfolio and capabilities are targeted at new customers that don't have a high touch AS engagement model. The problem is there is no bridge that gives them what they need over the next 3-5... — read more 

Seriously…. It’s getting near impossible to sell switching / compute to my customers. Little tiny deals for keeping legacy stuff working. They are all going AWS for everything new. We might as well pack it in.

I swear, I'm the newest member on my team and I seem to be the only one who's not scared 24/7 about losing my job. All my older coworkers are constantly stressing over it as if that'll do them any good. There are plenty of available jobs! If you're... — read more 

Curious to see in a few years when Apple opens their RTP campus how many Cisco Engineers jump ship. Cisco is going to have to find a way to be more competitive with pay or risk taking a big hit on talent.

Don't count on the packages being what they have in the past. Why not? Are there any insights that packages could be significantly smaller? I still count on the generous package.

I'm making an exit plan. Given my age (40+), I'm pretty sure I'll be the target for the next round of layoffs, and I'm pretty worried about whether I'll find a new job easily. I'm interested in what other things do you think will most influence the... — read more 

Cisco might be one of the best places to work for overall but that certainly isn't true for my unit. Sometimes it feels like they're trying to win an award for the most toxic office environment. A whole bunch of us are feeling like they're trying to... — read more 

So this happened today : https://newsroom.ibm.com/2021-04-29-IBM-to-Acquire-Turbonomic-Building-Industrys-Most-Comprehensive-AIOps-Capabilities-for-Hybrid-Cloud Cisco's whole cloud story for on-prem was built on Turbonomic + Inter-Sh--e. A lot of... — read more 

Rumours of the upcoming layoffs are not worrying me at all because I wouldn't mind getting laid off. I’ve been in a kind of depressed mood lately because I don’t think my commitment to this company has paid off at all. I have a feeling that... — read more 

Revenue down

Of course, skill improvement depends primarily on the person and their commitment, but my experience is that I had a lot more opportunities to expand the skillset in the company where I previously worked. How much do you think you have managed to... — read more 

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56847518

When will it really start hitting? Seems slow at first, then all of a sudden. Happened faster for Nortel etc.

What have the layoffs and churn been like in GVS the last year? I know some acquaintances who were part of a LR in that group several years ago, but what is it like now, especially in manager and area manager roles?

I would not have any satisfaction or motivation, that is, I would not be able to work in a company where I think my work is not appreciated at all and where I would feel just like a number. I do everything to not feel like just a number here. I have... — read more 

I have been here for many years and only recently decided to accept a job at another company. I’m still getting used to the different atmosphere and basically regret having stayed here so long. It’s never too late, but I should have left when I had a... — read more 

we are one global team?

heard it's time to receive RSU , webletter already had sent out to folks ? anyone received it this Q ?

Some former colleagues who went to other companies did great things there. Here their ideas were quite underestimated. I came here full of enthusiasm and then I started to lose all ambition. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about whether maybe I could... — read more 

Cisco stock is going up and being raised. Unsure any of this is due to action by Cisco or just pent up COVID demand and boatloads of cash printed by the Feds... I expect back slapping and smile for 12 months.

ALL Pre- Sales Engineers and Architects are going to the pool of Agile TSA. Don’t let leaders like Eric Knipp and everyone associated with him fool you. This is about him saving money on the pre-sales by reducing head count, paying people less... — read more 

I have put so much effort in cisco and don’t want to leave. My manager keeps telling some story I really want to sue my manager for not giving promotion

Heard from one of the bigshot Not to scare but just Prep well friends Datacenter loosing battle with main competitors like Arista HP and Dell

'Beginning of a mindset shift and practice around how we work as a team moving forward' What's your prediction on what this will be? Given that May 12-13 is US-wide, I'm thinking it's either a big re-org/ internal re-brand or maybe a series... — read more