GSSO is a joke and it starts at the top. Shelly is the worse Sales VP I have had in my career in selling which is over 20+ years. She has never been a sales leader at any level and it shows. She is clueless about security. Notice in her emails... — read more 

Any better access points?

Or is it the beginning of the end?

Two competitive networking companies.

99% of the Executive/Senior Leadership team would be classified as a psychopath. lack of guilt, remorse, or empathy pretending to feel emotions dishonesty manipulative behavior, superficial charm, and narcissism We need more humans... — read more 

I began working here over 10 years ago. At first I thought it was great. Now it’s like pulling teeth when I wake up in the mornings knowing I have to work. I don’t know when I started dreading it. When I started becoming disillusioned by all the c-ap... — read more 

There is nobody left at Cisco capable of turning this place around. The true talent is long gone and what we have now can barely be called leadership. Anybody who was left who could have done something was forced out one way or another. Basically... — read more 

I am a black woman at Cisco. I read the comments here about being “woke”, and I will tell you that the overwhelming majority people of color do not want or expect a promotion based on their race. We want promoted based on our merit. Recently... — read more 

"Insiders said Slootman has torn up the do-gooder playbook of Big Tech's liberal elite and replaced it with a hard-charging, profit-driven ethos that doesn't pay lip service to things like diversity and social justice... — read more 

Nortel's ghost is hunting Cisco: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4412808-cisco-is-surrounded-and-lacks-perspective Good luck everyone! I managed to escape to FAANG

I absolutely agree with someone who said the re-orgs that were announced at the very top will bring a lot of downhill changes. I wonder what the scale of these changes will be and how quickly they will follow after the re-orgs at the top? It’s been... — read more 

In addition the horrendous top level leadership is the fantastically broken Services model in which Cisco handcuffs customers into enormous service contracts that customers actually don't understand. They have hoodwinked them into buying combined... — read more 

Zoominfo shows $110.3 Million. Is it true. Are they ready to go IPO?

I am an employee at Cisco and since the start of the pandemic I have been doing only 1 hour of work per day. Typically I can accomplish more in my one hour per day than the typical Cisco employee can in 10 hour day. I’m not sure that anyone at work... — read more 

I haven't been working here for long and I would love to know how employee benefits have changed over the past 10 or more years, have they improved or have they gotten worse in most cases? I guess there was not much improvement, but I’m interested in... — read more 

If Cisco stopped cutting key roles that are required for a better product in the name of profitability and actually started getting rid of fat from places where it actually exists - and yes, I'm looking at several layers of management for this... — read more 

Team, Today, I’m thrilled to share some exciting news about our Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Fran Katsoudas and Liz Centoni are taking on additional responsibilities with expanded roles and Maria Martinez is named as our new Chief Operating... — read more 

What's your prognosis?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4412229-cisco-needs-new-management-conclusions-of-shareholder

So, I'm gonna short Cisco.

Should I take it or stay put?

The company's been good to me for years, but it's changed so much in the last several years that I don't see my future here anymore. That makes me sad, considering I was hoping to retire here one day. But it is what it is. Now my biggest worry is... — read more 

I read somewhere below a post of someone that wants to be remembered as a very valuable employee at Cisco no matter what. I understand, but it made me laugh a little because it could only be said by a person with extremely high self-confidence that... — read more 

Anybody see a Snowflake message board?

Is Cisco advocating that everyone get innoculated? Every new strain, we will need a new innoculation. Innoculation every month. Only Cisco innovation?

I was thinking of some options, but I would never agree to be part of some company like this again. On the other hand, I’m getting really bored here, so I barely do the minimum I have to. I thought I would be lucky to get the layoff package much... — read more 

Rumor about leases ending in SJC makes ya wonder why cisco doesn't move the gear to somewhere cheaper like LWR. I've heard that LWR has the cheapest sq ft cost and cheapest power cost. Why doesn't Cisco utilize the only campus they actually own. With... — read more 

How many of you WFH 2 jobs? Safety net?

I keep hearing Cisco BINGO. What is that?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cisco-systems-investigation-initiated-former-035000510.html

Chuck and Fran keep appearing in the media talking about how they approach inequality and politic differences and that they are stepping up to the cause. Chuck told CNBC “I don’t think that any of us have the option to be quiet anymore”. I think... — read more 

Does anybody else think that all the restructurings we've had in the past several years would have more credibility if there was a growth plan included there somewhere? As it stands now, the only thing all the restructurings do is reduce the number... — read more 

Cisco will survive as long as they can keep the Private equity firms away from them. That’s the whole reason for propping up the share price, paying dividends, trying to get the cash moving, otherwise they’re rich pickings for a leveraged buy out... — read more 

Ironic title https://www.forbes.com/sites/rasmushougaard/2021/02/15/the-superpowers-of-cisco-how-the-worlds-best-workplace-takes-care-of-its-employees/?sh=713de75e46a6

What happened to the TAC Bingo system? Did they do away with it with restructurings over the years? Things have changed big time. Engineers not wanting to get on phone calls. Engineers sending emails with broken English and just asking... — read more 

48 million shares shorted...$2.3 Billion https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/CSCO/short-interest/

3 years? 5 years? 10? 15?

Gee and Shelly are acting that 10% growth is leading the industry. How can Cisco leadership feel excited that Security is up 10% while the Security competition is growling 2x, 3x, and more. Even Microsoft Security has surpassed Cisco Security. Am... — read more 

If you contracted or someone close to you contracted COVID after you visited a Cisco office, seek legal recourse. That will cost the company bad PR and significant money