Thread regarding Cisco Systems Inc. layoffs

On a positive note...

We have a really top-notch management team. They are very inspiring.

We are always being asked for our feedback, and the culture is so vibrant.

There is no stagnation of any kind.

Directors and VPs are ALWAYS meeting with their direct and indirect reports in order to better address morale and employee needs- even though that is hardly needed.

They hold round-tables and they really LISTEN and ACT.

There is no micromanagement, and we have no more than the minimal number of meetings that we need.

It is all very streamlined and efficient.

We are making such incredible progress on all of our future technologies, so there is no doubt that we will be the best tech company for the foreseeable future.

I don't see how any of the tech companies for that matter, will really be able to compete with us going forward.

Not with this caliber of talented management.

They routinely travel the globe in order to cover all the bases.

They even make sacrifices like having to go to far-off locales like exotic islands in order to hold important strategy meetings for us

. They are so dynamic, so talented, and so conscious, really focused on building the best place to work.

Isn't that amazing?

Proof positive that we are all as Driven and Innovative as any technical group anywhere.

Is there any other Employer Of Choice anywhere quite like this? I think not. So quit complaining and go back to work…

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Post ID: @OP+IVgamKw

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You forgot to mention they are all "laser focused" and "very excited".

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Post ID: @1ohf+IVgamKw

Funny thing is that there are a lot of Cisco fan boys who really think like that. You usually see them during cisco TV broadcast like beat commenting in the chat on "how inspiring this exec is" OR "Chuck and the ELT are the best!" Etc. I always wanted to punch these keyboard brownnoses

I have been 2 years with cisco and hated the politics and lack of direction in our BU. I will be let go today but although I am worried about losing a job I am happy for losing THIS job. I am a cloud solution architect so my skills are in high demand.

Best of luck to those who were impacted. Joining a competitor and help them grab market share from cisco will be the sweetest revenge.

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Post ID: @1bnm+IVgamKw

@1ggz - Padma? What about Bini? Is he ever going to get around to actually being able to show something. Every time I see him, there are grand promises about how great it's all going to be.

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Post ID: @1amv+IVgamKw

Been here almost 20 years and agree with all points stated above. I'm also Older Than Dirt and every day is still more fun and interesting than the one before.

For those affected consider this: You've had the opportunity to be part of a great organization and family and luck alone didn't get you here. You'll be fine.

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Post ID: @1bpq+IVgamKw

#Sarcasm

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Post ID: @1hnq+IVgamKw

Awesome!

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Post ID: @1nbl+IVgamKw

Laughed my butt off. Good one bro!

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Post ID: @1bbd+IVgamKw

At least padma is gone... What an idiot she was. She put us so far behind in cloud, now we are playing catch up

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Post ID: @1ggz+IVgamKw

Yes, we hire special people to come to our off sites to help us sing Phantom of The Opera in front of each other so we'll get used to being uncomfortable and have an easier time laying you off.

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Post ID: @cxz+IVgamKw

Everyone that doesn't get this should be part of the LR

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Post ID: @rcz+IVgamKw

Read through until the end, people!

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Post ID: @pgb+IVgamKw

I've heard that employee experience can be wildly different depending on your organization, but that is COMPLETELY the opposite of my experience with Cisco.

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Post ID: @jdp+IVgamKw

Er..... yeah not sure what company you are talking about. Cisco is a large enterprise so for you to assume that what you see is even a small part of what the 70K Cisco employees see day in day out is naive at best.

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Post ID: @xrk+IVgamKw

I think the person ment to be sarcastic ...

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Post ID: @ziz+IVgamKw

more HR bull.

reminds me of Hillary Clinton

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Post ID: @qcl+IVgamKw

Are you retarded? Or in HR?

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