and I've posted a few troll comments for sure - but the reality I'm almost a 20 year veteran, this has happened every year that I can remember without exception. That's not to excuse it, please don't get me wrong. I still think Cisco is a great place to work, they are good to me, good to my family, and while the pay is not as high as it could be elsewhere I appreciate and enjoy the work I'm doing. There's lots of injustices and lots of things you just kind of roll your eyes at (you know, like 28bn for a log server) but this type of stuff happens at every tech company with few, or no exceptions as far as I can tell - get what you can out of it, make the most money you can, live the best life you can - grass isn't always greener.
Best of luck to everyone in the coming days.