If you thought this year was rough, just wait for what’s next. Cisco leadership is so fixated on boosting profits that they’ll cut any corner or slash any job without a second thought. The company’s been sliding downhill year after year, and there’s... — read more 

Looks like that is the next step as acquisition didn't succeed.

Can anyone confirm the news that Outshift group is getting dissolved? Team is moving over to CX ?

I just saw Fran's recent posts on LinkedIn promoting herself as usual and noticed her nose is much bigger! Like Pinocchio, Fran's nose gets bigger every time she lies!

Transition document only says to return laptop but the asset management guys are asking for network devices that were given as part of the hybrid bundle . Any insight ?

Summarize your Parting Thoughts. Anything one could have done differently, or options available while you get ready for the next phase of your career. Embrace the Journey: Every step you take, no matter how small, is a building block toward your... — read more 

And yet being a hard worker, sacrificing your time and energy, producing outstanding results, being a dedicated employee, or excellent problem solver, all means nothing when the layoffs come. Here is the ground breaking thought. If you actually... — read more 

Humor me this. If Splunk’s revenue is now part of Cisco’s, why is revenue still in decline with flat growth?

Management is constantly demanding more without ever bothering to offer the resources needed to get the job done. No matter how hard we work, it's never enough to meet their sky-high expectations. It's exhausting. On top of that, feedback is always... — read more 

I’ve seen people taking a lot more PTO now with pretty much a day or 2 off every other week. How is this even beneficial to the company.

No more rumors, here we go y’all! 5K in February?

Despite what clueless Chucks tried to sell analysts, a significant portion of the company's revenue still comes from one-time hardware installations together with lousy annual performance guidance resulting in lukewarm investor response which is now... — read more 

AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI what a bunch of joker!

We are reduced to only what we can and are willing to take on, including multiple roles and crazy targets, only to be kicked out at the first next redundancy party. Cisco stopped investing in employees. Market rewarding layoffs is just another... — read more 

It’s smart for CR to step aside for him to look good now, stock is up Why stock is up? Layoffs CR Layoffs employees also laying CR himself off too Layoff parties everyday at CSCO

Phew!! Keep on waiting on for the next layoffs.

Some higher-up makes a half-baked comment with incomplete or flat-out wrong info, and suddenly, everyone’s scrambling to follow it like it’s gospel. Heavens forbid somebody stands up and questions the logic of that. This place is run on fear, and it... — read more 

Looking for some pointers on job prospects - see lot of postings daily, but those real or ghost? Please input: Year LR’d, # Applied Jobs, # Interviews, # Offers, Grade, Current Status. E.g. for me: 2023, Applied 250 jobs, 12 interviews, 0... — read more 

Will the IT teams in Meraki be eventually impacted once these ongoing integrations are completed

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/cisco-gets-jpmorgan-upgrade-ahead-205544434.html CSCO is bullish again. Anyone knows the reason behind it?

Transition date finally arrived . lots of mixed feelings . Been with Cisco for a short time , got impacted in sept. For the folks who still have a job at Cisco, stay safe . its crazy out there

Disgusting company

This leadership keeps rewarding bureaucratic people instead of people who do the work that matters and actually bring in profit for the company. Why can't they realize that the more people who are more concerned with red tape than anything else they... — read more 

Is anybody here sharing the analysts' optimism?

US Commercial is sinking. More LRs coming. On the Sales side, there will be ODs and RMs impacted due to consolidation of Operations and Regions coming in 2H and FY26. For the Engineering side, Phase 1 of SE Pooling starts in 2H as they want to... — read more 

Will import tariffs affect Cisco products? Does it help us? Hinder? Hypershielded-fabrics?

I am a sales leader at Cisco. My average for my 4 years at Cisco is 106% to plan. My team had a bad Q1 this year. I’m being pushed out. Remote workers are being pushed out in favor of hubs. Silent LR is happening right now. Last week, instead of a... — read more 

Enough of this. I am a developer and I think it is time for me to summon some courage and go build something on my own. What's the best age to start a company? 20s, 30s, 40s... What would be ur pick and why?

I left Cisco as my stupid manager fired all cylinders to kick me out. I lost close to $200K. It comes with reputation loss to the stupid guy in all possible ways. He didn't give a damn yet. Any recommendation how I should I give back the same to... — read more 

Wall Street analysts forecast that Cisco Systems (CSCO) will report quarterly earnings of $0.87 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year decline of 21.6%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $13.76 billion... — read more 

Leaders with no leadership skills. It's really not complicated. We have incompetent people leading the company and that has been true for years. Even when there is change, it's never for the better. I don't expect to see an end to layoffs any time... — read more 

Far too often, these valuable engineers getting LRed, while managers and director stay, and contribute nothing to Cisco bottom line. In a TOP heavy Organization, like Cisco, getting milked by these “leaders” is the way to strive and thrive. No... — read more 

How likely is that there will be Cisco layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Don’t be foolish and invest yourself. I was laid off last round, and I regret all the effort, overtime and dedication. I was recognized as a high performer and still I was among the first to be let go. I learned my lesson. Now I look at the job in a... — read more 

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/11/06/vegas-trip-led-to-cisco-managers-firing-but-what-happened-in-vegas/ With the way Cisco is going, pips without justification, expect things to go even worse. More lawsuits on cisco are coming in the future. — read more 

103 will be fired from tac by June 2025, jobs will be moved to India (new TAC center opening in Pune with all grade support engineers) Next on the horizon is RCDN & RTP which will move to MXC...

Terrible, the questions doesn't make sense for SE at all. these snobs who called themself AI experts in Cisco were 5G experts couple of year ago, IOT experts 4 years ago. overnight they declare them as AI Expert.

Announced in all hands this morning , 100+ impacted, big loss of experience and talents who would go to the competitions, beyond comprehension