Every. Single. Time.
in the news again...
in the news again... Cisco Systems, Oracle trim 300 plus Bay Area jobs in new layoffs Cisco Systems and Oracle America The Mercury News Two tech giants launched fresh rounds of Bay Area job cuts totaling more than 300 positions, continuing a... — read more
PERM Labor Market Tests Falling!!!!
https://x.com/jobsnowpr/status/1958145714174689291?s=46 PERM labor market tests are failing at increasing rates! Your applications are WORKING to protect the American job market from employers reserving jobs for immigrants & discriminating against... — read more
WARN 157 jobs cut in Milpitas and 64 Jobs in San Francisco
Cisco Systems is cutting 221 jobs, which consist of 157 layoffs in Milpitas and another 64 in San Francisco, according to the WARN notices.
The only thing keeping me at Cisco is the job market
I have zero desire to stay here a day longer than I have to, but finding something else has proven impossible so far. The moment an offer comes my way, even if it pays less than my current salary, I’m gone. And it took less than two years to get me... — read more
Would better leadership help?
Do you think new leaders could actually change anything, or would it just be more of the same? I’ve been here long enough to remember when Cisco was a truly great place to work, but it feels like those days are gone for good, no matter who’s running... — read more
No budget for IC Reqs
With skeleton crews barely surviving, do they actually believe AI will pickup the work?
Same ol same ol from Clueless Chuckles and Fake Franny
“I don’t want to get rid of a bunch of people right now,” Robbins told CNBC last week, stressing that AI was meant to boost productivity, not reduce headcount. “I just want our engineers that we have today to innovate faster and be more productive... — read more
Layoffs are definitely over - for now?
These past few days have been incredibly tough. We could all use a breather.
Rename ELT to EMT
There is no Leadership here. Just Management and plenty of poor of it. They oughta start calling these aholes EMT and not insult what a leader should be
ELT says - we still do not care about you
Well done ELT Well done!
Leader here: Just giving you a heads up, Cisco ELT decided to split this year's raise/promo budget in half.
This Merit is terrible for everyone (except ELT ofcourse). I'm rying to give a “critical to retain” a small % increase and it dropped my budget next to nothing for the others. Sorry guys but it's going to be a lot of disappointment, you're getting... — read more
Cisco beat rewards update
Anyone know the specifics of the rewards changes mentioned on the beat? Direct questions were glossed over. It sounds like the intent is to not reward low performers in November? With the November layoff rumors this is even more concerning.
Cisco Canada - severance
Hi! Cisco Canada employees, what’s your plan of action for severance? It’s a joke.
Cisco Channel Chief Rodney Clark Out
https://www.crn.com/news/networking/2025/cisco-channel-chief-rodney-clark-out-partner-sales-org-leader-tim-coogan-in-to-head-global-channel
Tough week ahead?
Based on what people have been reporting, it looks like there were more layoffs today. Does anyone know if these will continue throughout the week? Last week was already rough. Wishing everyone the best of luck.
LR'd and looking?
Go to WWW.Jobs.now or www.jobvertise.com. I wish you all the best of luck. Former Cisconian LR'd from a different place this time around and looking.
LRs enacted today
This info I from several posters on LinkedIn: Splunk and General Engineers, Product Data Scientists at Duo, Webex- Product, Engineering and Customer Experience. 👉Other Rumoured impacts: Technical Assistance Center(TAC), Appdynamics, Meraki... — read more
Our chief people officer after selling her $2.5M worth of stocks
A LinkedIn post that opens “this week was a good one”. Like, how about you GFY, Kelly?
Chuck Robbins needs to GO!!!!!!!
Stop the personal gain and gutting the rest of the people that keep you where you are SC*M! Take your bucket list agenda somewhere else!
Rewards budget is horrible this year
Rewards budget is horrible this year Considering the good revenue year cisco declared, don’t expect many promotions
What’s in store for next week?
Anyone have any idea?
When do we reach a breaking point?
Layoffs are being carried out by the numbers only. There hasn’t been a hint of strategic thinking in how the cuts are made. In reality, that means some teams are reduced to bare bones, talent is let go disproportionately, and critical roles aren’t... — read more
Pope Leo XIV on AI
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/pont-messages/2025/documents/20250617-messaggio-ia.html "Sadly, as the late Pope Francis pointed out, our societies today are experiencing a certain “loss, or at least an eclipse, of the sense of... — read more
Focal Cycle
Does anyone on here know who's going to be targeted for the Nov 1 and May 1 focal cycles? I mean how are the cycles broken down?
Enough is enough with these layoffs!
We’re drowning trying to keep projects and services afloat with the staff we have, and leadership is still planning to cut more people? It’s ridiculous and completely out of touch. How do they expect anything to get done?
AI Layoffs
You will lose your job to AI but not in the way you think. Spending on AI infrastructure exceeds the revenue of most organizations. The AI models they are using to replace humans with are called "loss leaders" Nvidia GPUs are not cheap. Amazon AWS... — read more
When will all of this be over?
When will we finally get to just focus on work again?
Nobody cares about institutional knowledge
These layoffs made that abundantly clear. So much invaluable knowledge gone. That's not something you can replace, even if you get the best possible newbies (which we're not getting, by the way, judging by the last few years). Ignoring this will not... — read more
Layed off? Go here and apply
someone created a website to let Americans apply to the market surveys for unlisted H1B-earmarked job openings that have already been given to a foreign applicant If any US citizen applies to one of these, they legally can’t issue an H1B for it... — read more
CR wants to use AI to boost efficiency, not reduce headcount
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/14/cisco-ceo-says-he-wants-to-use-ai-to-boost-efficiency-not-reduce-headcount.html
Kelly Jones Chief People Officer Linkedin post
This week was a good one… Shows how tone deaf and unaffected execs truly are…
Leadership Psychological Profiles
I AM DONE WITH THIS PLACE. Leaders who thrive in “quiet layoff” or “everything is fine” cultures often exhibit: Machiavellianism – Strategic manipulation and prioritizing personal or organizational gain over ethics; encourages secretive layoffs... — read more
Cisco Reportedly Cuts Jobs in Canada Despite Q4 Earnings Beat
https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/cisco-august-2025-job-cuts/
G2 got good coverage, owns 4 Billions in Cisco Shares, rich beyond any means
See the securities he owns and selling past three months https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000858877/7866cf1b-7864-45c4-a5fd-8083702a795b.pdf
This week was brutal
I can’t remember the last time I was this stressed, especially with the blatant lack of transparency. When we have no idea what’s going on and what we’re told is vague at best, it’s no wonder people are having anxiety attacks. I doubt this weekend... — read more
Most of my peers expect to eventually hire fewer people due to AI
Squawk on the Street https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/08/14/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-most-of-my-peers-expect-to-eventually-hire-fewer-people-due-to-ai.html