They expect you to eat, sleep, and breathe work. If you're willing to give up your evenings, your weekends, and any semblance of a personal life, you'll probably do fine. If you want to see your family or have hobbies, good luck. Is this a Cisco-wide issue? I was thinking of applying internally, but I don't want to end up in a same environment.
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Cisco saved my life when I was faced with divorce 15 years ago - if it wasn't for the fact there was work and plenty of it, I would have had nothing to throw my life into, and I'd have no income stream in which to use for recovery. I knew it wasn't the company it was when I joined, but it was good enough place to be, to sustain because of its reputation. It's sad to see its decline being managed, but to be honest every company has its life cycle. Cisco played a huge part in the development of and the spread of accessibility and applicability in the digital realm. It has its place in the history books, and I can say I was proud and pleased to be part of making history with them.
@b6 I worked 60-80 hour weeks for 6 months straight on a massive project, and got a $50 CR, then laid off 6 months later. Fun times
A year or two ago, there have been a lot of posts about folks having two jobs a/o working 2 hours a day.
is this a Cisco-wide issue?
no
Think about those 4000 people who lost their jobs...they probably all thought the world at Cisco would stop turning without there long hours, giving up their personal time, and what did it get them? The company will get along just fine. That's a reminder to all of us still here, that your time for family and "a life" outside of work need to be prioritized. Cisco will survive, no matter what.
A person could put in that level of commitment, do all that work, sacrifice all that family time and it amounts to nothing and if they need to save a few bucks they LR you anyways and your leader who claims credit to his Indian superiors gets the kudos anyway. I'm with the quiet quitting, broken English two hours guy who posts on here, that guy has it figured out.
It's a Fortune 100 tech company.
Welcome to America.
Keep it up. You'll be rewarded with a LR sooner or later.
Corporate American and others focus only on results or outcome but on the effort and hardwork/determination of the employee.
You need to submit estimates along with buffer space and slack during design of complex features. If they ignore, then list the risks of deadline slipping in email.
you're working hard so your leader can be recognized and promoted! in webex you can easily monitor the status of others in your BU and identify your peers across teams are not as active as you. keep up the dedication
It depends on your role and your manager.
Nope. I work maybe two hours a day. Rest of time is faking being busy.