I am over 50 and was LR'd going on three years ago... Biggest mistake I saw while at Cisco for 18 years was people living WAY beyond their means... Do you need a BMW? Even a new car? An upscale home? Spend your energy working, staying... — read more 

Major publications picking up on Cisco firings and positioning it more negatively e.g. https://thepostmillennial.com/cisco-fires-employees-criticizing-black-lives-matter Several other publications like the sentinel have also run the same story — read more 

May if the contract works are letting go.. is it happening across all BU? July end the closing deadline

I'm dreading a possibility of being laid off right now because I keep hearing horror stories about people in my age group not being able to find any kind of a job right now after being given their walking papers, not to mention a job in the same... — read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-07-17/cisco-fires-workers-for-racial-comments-during-diversity-forum

What was the minimum age+years of service number for the last ER package? Manager told me new one is coming but didn’t have number yet.

nuance no layoff news since march Alcatel-Lucent no layoffs news since jan WHT is cisco doing not good as google and that's fine, but worse than Alcatel-Lucent kidding me

You can delete this - however the facts don’t change. The CSCO plan of record is to blame COVID and current policies for the layoffs. Those are insider facts. Deleting this doesn’t change that.

A legitimate apolitical post about layoffs was deleted by the wokeness-police because someone’s feelings were hurt. How sad and pathetic.

People who were affected late February got their employment period extended twice already, till end of July. Are they getting another extension?

The exec count is now at 3. More to come before big August layoffs. Significant in EN, Collab, Sec, App business areas India to be impacted substantially

Wow, first the SVP Product jumps to Google now the Cisco Chief Strategy Officer bails for SAP! Two senior executives jump within weeks! This spells doom for Cisco! Here comes another wave! chop chop

This site keeps deleting posts asking if certain words are taboo You cant even put the words in a post B—-listing for example is now a banded word on this site.

Who here is totally dismayed about the over the top Virtue Signalling that Cisco is doing. I am a red badge that during the interview process asked both the recruiter for the contracting company and the hiring manager (director in this case) about... — read more 

What have people heard?

https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/30/business/30reuters-cisco-lawsuit.html California sues Cisco over discrimination claims by an Employee with I-M bosses

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/california-accuses-cisco-job-discrimination-013226991.html OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - California regulators sued Cisco Systems Inc on Tuesday, accusing it of discriminating against an Indian-American employee and... — read more 

I’ve heard a rumour that there is a voluntary retirement program is being considered again, similar to 2011..... with an age+years of service eligibility requirement. Anyone else hearing this?

Many of the designers are about to be riffed as failed leadership has led to the dismantling of the once hyped UX organization.

Cameo global just laid off a bunch of contractors, All of Cameo Global to replace them with cheaper Cognizant contractors

I usually don’t post here, however this directly impacts me so i wanted to share. Layoffs prior to reorg is going to occur. All sites.

Yesterday, we received an email from the data center V.P, saying that he is requesting everyone to use their personal PTO days from 6th -11th July. This is so that we “enjoy” the summer and take a break. What does this mean? Does it mean like a... — read more 

I saw that email about the check-in comments that "did not reflect CX Centers culture or values." Does anyone know what these comments were? It's hard to have an opinion on it without any details.

Is that good pay here in south Cal? Was promised grade bump every yr.

They are seducing ya speak ya mind and fire ya

Applied for a SW Engineer last month.Their recruiter contacted this week, hiring has slowed because of Covid.Is their product still competitive with New Relic and Datadog? Is this still an exciting place to work? Do they pay market rate? There have... — read more 

anyone know what is Cisco salary range for Grande 11 (MRR1/2) in GERMANY??

How’s the outlook at Meraki during the pandemic?

What is their role with Cisco?

https://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-giving-its-75000-employees-the-day-off-on-friday-2020-5

Is there any chance, I can get my mid-year bonus since I left Cisco just 3 days before the Q2 FY20 earning date which is Feb 14th 2020? HR says my eligibility to get mid-year bonus is only if I am employed on the day of earning not just employed... — read more 

A quote taken from today's yahoo news on Cisco earnings - "Cisco CEO Tells Staff Jobs Are Safe, Urges Others to Avoid Cuts". But what about employees who have been affected by end of February this year layoff ?

What is the inside scoop on promotions below G12? How does one get promoted?

Our group in CX is 22 Red Badges and 4 Blue badges. All the red badges were called onto a Webex about 3 weeks back and told the groups numbers are down 60%. If on conclusion of your current project there is no new project to start, you have to either... — read more 

IT has another metric and that's how long it takes to deliver projects. As they continue to reduce headcount, it takes longer & longer to get work done. While contractors can be smart people with good skills, it takes time to learn how to get things... — read more 

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2020/05/04/nutanix-furloughs-ntnx-covid-19.html

the new IT leaders are all about cost cutting and morale in IT is at an all time low. these 'leaders' have now released their formal cost cutting plans called pathways. one pathway is special, its called workforce transformation. this pathway is... — read more 

I understand that promotions are hard at Cisco. I understand that the current situation is not the best time either. But, in the interest of career development, how do I get promoted from NCE level to Tech - lead position? I am here in the midwest... — read more 

If anyone is interested, we have remote positions available for those with PMP CISSP or CISM. Must be cleared or clearable. recruiting@usinfotech.com