Could someone provide some insight on whether I'm making the right decision augmenting my career to work for Cisco (any branch), or should I look elsewhere. Convince me to join or change my view.

I was LR'd in November and I accepted another job at Cisco before my termination date, Dec 7. After that, I interviewed with another company and they offered me a better job. If I leave my (new) job at Cisco and go to the other company, can I still... — read more 

Bold and necessary decisions to cleanup the old and aging workforce, most of them are irrelevant to changing dynamics. Junk piling up in so called service delivery centers in Blr *cheap and incapable labor, useless managers and directors s---ing up... — read more 

Several more people impacted and no time to find an internal opportunity, best of luck to everyone and wishing you well. Sad story it has to end like this... another nice Christmas gift in the mailtray

My transition period is ended in December 7th, and the dead line of sign separation agreement is December 22nd. If I sign the paper just before the deadline, can benefit pay check be issued in the 2019? Since I can get the tax advantage.

I get that moving into new and emerging markets is not just only a wise move, but a necessity in order to survive and cope with the competition. I am also aware that the leadership stated the company is going to move into the software area and into... — read more 

Got the separation file, next week is my last week in Cisco. Need some help on COBRA: Can I select the length of COBRA coverage? like 3 month or 6 months? Does nyone know how much I need pay monthly for the COBRA for Metlife Dental? Thanks in... — read more 

I don’t know if this is just me, but I tend to see every activity from the company that is based abroad as a step towards outsourcing. I realize that I look like I’m panicking, but it wouldn’t be the first time that something like this happened... — read more 

Unless one is in a acquired sw company still in Honeymoon phase with execs, i would say none are safe anymore. Better to prepare and leave on own terms. For people who have upgraded their skills the job market is good now both in sjc and bgl Why live... — read more 

Since $300 million was paid and AC brought on board, we haven’t heard much from the BU, AC, or Acompany. Did anyone figure out how to market or sell this thing? Seems like the only product released in 12 months was Flex (a subscription way to sell... — read more 

Cisco Is Building a Smart City in Guangzhou, $3 billion smart city ?? Hope it's not Cisco picking up the bill. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/cisco-building-smart-city-guangzhou-134350930.html

2 highly publizied bugs in the news. Cisco having to patch the patch for the webex client Security hole found in the cisco license manager reputation is priceless...

Cisco likes to claim it is transitioning from a HW to a SW company - but I've seen software centric teams devistated by "limited" restructuring more than once. Look, it is time to be honest - Cisco is never going to be the innovative company it once... — read more 

Just back from a longer Thanksgiving Holiday trip ... and my badge still works. Joy :)

I'm seriously shocked that there are Cisco employees who are thinking about a raise right now. How firmly does your head need to be stuck in the sand for you to make thinking about a raise your priority? We are having major layoffs, we will continue... — read more 

I'm a veteran in CCBU BLR for past 15 years. I have worked here will whole heart and mind. But the managers and director are so dumb and do not understand the history of the product while taking decisions. A lot of good people have left the BU and... — read more 

Through an internal placement I'm joining Appdynamics team in Blr in Grade 10. Was there any Layoff this year in the unit ? I was given a very rosy picture by the hiring manager. I have one offer outside Cisco also in a lesser known but stable... — read more 

Can some share any reviews about report structure happening again in cisco?

Cisco certainly wasn’t a company that was afraid to go into new markets and explores new areas. We all know that software related business is taking a more significant portion of the company’s portfolio. The main question that comes to mind is how... — read more 

Cisco execs are paid handsomely to strategize and plan ahead but do neither. Rather than laying off employees (which costs Cisco in severance, in loss of talent/knowledge and industry reputation), they should have planned ahead and trained employees... — read more 

I know the last thing on some people's minds is a raise, but I'm trying to think ahead while I'm weighing a job offer I got versus staying here. I'm just wondering if raises will be affected by the constant restructuring and reorganization? I'm... — read more 

We know where Chuck spends his bucks. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/11/26/cisco-layoffs-restructuring-costs-csco-robbins.html

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/11/27/h-1b-spouses-work-ban-proposal-now-expected-by-end-of-y

i left Cisco a couple of months back, but just wondering how is security business doing? The numbers seems ok, but wondering what the feelings are for the worker bees? How is Gee doing as a leader? Better than David U? Any teams hit during the last... — read more 

Chuck Robbins' Cisco shakeup has cost more than $1.5B https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/11/26/cisco-layoffs-restructuring-costs-csco-robbins.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo By the time it closes out this fiscal year, Cisco Systems Inc. will... — read more 

The recently announced partnership between Cisco and AWS in an effort to provide hybrid cloud solutions has been analyzed in this article. Think that all of you who are interested in the matter or want to find out what this is really about will find... — read more 

Is there any way to know if your job is in danger of layoffs? I was thinking about some of the people who were affected in the last round and I could have sworn they'd be safe if somebody asked me. They were among some of the best employees and I'm... — read more 

What are the major groups left in boxboro? I used to work in the isolated building on the other side of i495 but did visit friends in the main campus .. looked like ample land was in reserve for 10 more buildings The sjc mafia made sure bxb would not... — read more 

I’ve read in numerous posts that contractors will be eliminated on December 21. Is this true or a rumor? It’s hard to be motivated knowing you’re about to be shown the door (and right before Christmas). Scary!

I'm selected for Technical Leader position in CCBU BLR. But on noticing this website, there appear to be a number of drawbacks including the leadership in the BU. Can someone clearly mark how is the BU doing ? I'm currently relocating to the BLR.

More often than not 1st line managers themselves are clueless about what works and what not. 2nd level on-wards are merely place holders acting busy, spending almost entire time in useless meetings, status collection and bi-directional email... — read more 

I'm in SP. It's not the engineers. Impossible to do a good job when whole development process is broken: sanities, SMU, SIT and BIT tests, slow and useless manual QA process. Too much effort and attention is spent on the process. I mean this is... — read more 

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/08/17/what-does-1800-rent-you-in-san-jose/

Cisco arranged the acquisition of the UK based software company Ensoft. Either of the companies did not yet disclose the value of the acquisition and the acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2019. For those who are... — read more 

It’s not so strange to see over a dozen previous senior Cisco ANZ sales people now at AWS. Let the exodus Rock on !

Do I recall correctly, in the past, there have been promotions only in Novembers a/o Aprils? It becomes very unlikely, that there will be promotions in the last few days of November. So, the next possible promo slot is April 2019! Anyone know more?

be me total 10yr exp cisco bangalore grade 8 and pay 17Lacs. manager says compensation ratio is 1 me ask around, everyone is g10 or g8 with more pay around me how to gather data about pay? how do I prove that I am not getting what I deserve? will HR... — read more 

Our CEO is a salesman from switches. He do not know anything much. 5G products may get customers but no revenues. This is because, most of Mobility SP are in major loss. A short but a very effective and truthful post that I found buried in one of the... — read more 

The culture of constant layoffs has been going on for almost a decade now. If you’ve survived the latest culling the best bet is to chart out a new landing spot or start working on a side business venture. By remaining in the same role at the same... — read more 

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