a down day for Cisco. At this rate, the “do nothing” Cisco executives will have to continue to pretend to work for a few more years before their retirement.

https://www.crn.com/news/networking/cisco-restructuring-to-strongly-position-the-company-against-our-competitors-

Lots of talk about major layoffs soon. My question is this: if I get notified that I am laid off on (for example) Dec 3, 2019 with two months severance, is the payout made in 2019? Or is the payout made in 2020? The year the payout is made will... — read more 

Has Cisco ever done a voluntary LR, early retirement or any other program like that in the past? If so, were the terms any different than the standard LR? Assuming with the wall street numbers that a more significant LR needs to occur was just... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cisco-sues-ex-employees-over-223509964.html

Anyone would care to chime in with a prediction about potential Cisco Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

MOAR BALLOONS

That's definitely the problem Chuck. Definitely.

Tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, etc are kicking a–. The entire management team needs to go!

Just hot off the press. Q2 guidance not looking good. Expect a headcount cut of up to 5% or more to make up for the revenue short fall. Confidential reliable rumors are predicting an even deeper cut, up to 12% will be shown the door.

Confirmed cuts are coming in RTP and other US locations. Another sad day coming I’ve stumbled upon this post from @11TUpn0J-2ryv . Are the cuts really confirmed in any way? As far as I know they’re still in rumor territory. Did I miss... — read more 

Waiting around for a potential LR package is ridiculous. Did you work this hard to finally get here, only to constantly think about when your LR cycle will come? Actively look. Spend an hour a day. Interview. Sharpen your skills. The market... — read more 

Honestly, how much longer does Cisco have before it falls off the cliff? It will limp along for a while after that. But when will the big crash come?

Hi, Does anyone know of a way to get on the LR list. Thanks.

Hearing this is the date a selective ax is going to fall. Corporate and field positions to be impacted. Approaching 500 across US. No other details. 12/3 would be the notification date, with 45 day window to find another internal position and... — read more 

Blackberry's COO Palma to leave the company https://finance.yahoo.com/m/99283ad1-23be-3dfd-a5d5-1ecb43406aec/blackberry%26%2339%3Bs-coo-palma-to.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2019/11/01/why-no-one-should-be-surprised-cisco-named-worlds-best-workplace-for-2019/#7f19a2ab3886

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/31/arista-anet-reports-q3-earnings-stock-drops.html Are you staying for the stock?

These quacks get massive raises while the rest of us get pink slips. Wonder if they ever get tired of kissing each other's asses. https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/these-are-cisco-s-top-5-highest-paid-executives

Does anyone know of any new layoffs in Nov 2019 ? CX Collab or even contact center?

Cisco marketing veteran Karen Walker departs after a decade https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/09/30/cisco-marketing-veteran-karen-walker-departs-after-decade

The company is actually paying our most talented folks to leave. How is that good business practice?

Call it vindication, call it irony. I take great joy with meeting with customers, working through architectural assessments; and helping customers move to other non-Cisco vendors and technologies. It is a big world out there with lots of... — read more 

Does Cisco hire permanent engineering employees in the US anymore? Left Cisco 7 years ago for greener pastures. This week I have been bombarded by recruiters for multiple contract opportunities at Cisco. Have zero interest in ever working at Cisco... — read more 

Just wanted to let everybody know that I left in June, and I (along with many fellow former Cisco folks) am quite happy. There are better jobs out there. The economy is strong... There’s never been a better time to leave.

I heard from recruiter that they are building 200 person team in Poland, is this some kind of hoax?

https://outline.com/cmxD4P

Cisco started going downhill long before 2014. I started in 1996 and was there almost 21 years. From my observation, Cisco started going downhill after the first big layoff in 2001. Most people who were around at that time all tend to think the same... — read more 

https://www.businessinsider.com/universum-most-attractive-employers-in-the-world-information-technology-engineering-students#1-google-40 Word has reached all new grads and none of them is considering joining Cisco. GE and IBM are on the top 40... — read more 

Insurance, Health & Wellness Health Insurance Dental Insurance Flexible Spending Account FSA Vision Insurance Health Savings Account HAS Life Insurance Supplemental Life Insurance Disability Insurance Occupational... — read more 

was laid off after 20 years about 2 years ago, I can not forget the experience. did the hardwork for Mr. chambers, ..the issue is what happened on the day of the layoff, background is that department was just reorged a year ago and seems... — read more 

Any guesses? :)

Let's See How Fast Cisco gets this post deleted.

Woke up to find my post deleted. I must have struck a nerve. The post was about how Cisco has hit a new low by paying a service and buying ads to back their “#1 place to work” campaign. I detailed the mechanics of how Cisco Paid “Great Place to... — read more 

https://fortune.com/2019/10/02/worlds-best-workplaces-global-culture/

Cisco Data Scientist Salaries by Percentile (25th, 50th, 75th)... TOTAL COMPENSATION: 25TH PERCENTILE: $115,587 50TH PERCENTILE: $141,334 75TH PERCENTILE: $161,525 95TH PERCENTILE: $188,876 Source:... — read more 

Those who quit for other jobs?

Meeting have been in swing all morning. Which parts of the org re being affected?

Can someone confirm if CX Platforms will be doing layoffs? There have been rumors spreading about this. S. The walls are thin in some of the meeting rooms.

Is there anybody here who can identify anything positive to come out of all the changes that have been implemented here at Cisco in the past year? Anything that you could point to and say, yep-that's-it, this is much better and it's made us a... — read more