Expect 4000 to 7000 impacted. More managers and directors. AI bringing efficiency. Brace for impact. Gather your swags.

When is the next Beat. I am missing the commentary. That one person really made my day. Did you like the Beat updates?

A major problem in today’s economy is that many companies focus more on extracting value than creating it. A truly great company should make useful products, serve its customers well, treat employees fairly, and maintain healthy relationships with... — read more 

One Meta worker interrupted a livestreamed presentation to thousands of colleagues, blasting the company over an open mic and demanding the call's leaders pass along a personal message to a Meta AI executive: "Tell him that he's a piece of s---,"... — read more 

Just wondering if a date is known?

"I cannot promise you stable employment in top performing companies such as Cisco, but we want top performing employees who will stay and care about making an impact on the company" ??? The AMA was a giant gaslighting word salad

While G2 talks about who won't last at Cisco, Datadog keeps its employees and customers happy

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/gallery/2026/6/11/photos-indias-workers-are-training-ai-robots-to-take-their-jobs With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train artificial... — read more 

I was a Team Lead over the years. My biggest difficulty was non-support from my manager, directors, and VPs. We were stuck using tools that didn't work, and there was no funding to fix them or get better ones. Processes were stupidly designed, and... — read more 

https://youtu.be/mrQu3MRSQgc

Anyone see Fran’s interview? Where is she getting all the numbers about 75% of the people getting our yard are getting internally placed again? Most instances the reqs are frozen or there’s none to apply to. She is so fake and I can’t believe people... — read more 

The Wall Street Journal evaluates how leading US corps stack up in 6 areas: AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience and agility. Cisco is one of the clearest winners in the entire table. It ranks #5 overall with... — read more 

Do they collaborate well or do they have pointy elbows?

Good bye! technical roles, all Sales needs is CircuIT to review the designs! No more pesky conversations with that architect. It's not like the solution needs to work anyway, that's the customers problem after purchase.

Cisco was a great company but that changed many years ago (some say 2010 - the precise year does not matter). Those who joined before 2010 had at least 16 years to look for something better. Why not? Why complain for more than 16 years? Those... — read more 

Have you heard any news/rumor? When and who will make the list this time? VP+?

More cuts?

Looks like the fat is finally being trimmed. Few managers have joined back as technical ICs while several have been impacted in the Cx delivery org. If you don’t contribute technically, being just a people manager is not good anymore.

The disaster starts with our OD. He is out of touch. He is only a numbers manager and unable to lead. Does not have competency to lead. Blames everyone else for his failures. He is the common denominator. Unable to take responsibility and... — read more 

what a useless thing again

It's not being great at anything. It's being cheap and staying average. Excellence would cost money and require effort, and neither of those seems to be in the budget lately.

Genuine question. From collaboration, security, networking, HyperShield, AI Canvas, Cisco Cloud Control, and everything in between, how does this keep working? Every launch seems to come with a qualifier: “early availability,” “controlled launch,”... — read more 

I've worked closely with a few core systems for years and always believed that made me valuable to Cisco. Recently I've watched people with deep knowledge get pushed aside during layoffs and it's changed the way a lot of us look at long term... — read more 

Q: How does it feel to be one of the ones who was LR harvested, whilst the Bread and Circuses of CiscoLive! commences? A: It feels pretty sh£tty. What a joke this all had been. To the old teammates who won't reply to texts, emails, or LinkedIn... — read more 

How secure are you in your job ? My day to day has been completely replaced with codegen. Everything from coding, reviewing and analysis. I havent used my brain in months, everything is done by AI. Its a blessing and a curse. As soon as they can... — read more 

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... — read more 

First, I wasn't surprised by my LR nor am I bitter. We all know Cisco is a cost-manager first and foremost, and there is still so much that can (and will) be cut from Cisco (and every other large tech co). I actually applied to some internal roles... — read more 

It’s true because he said it! https://fortune.com/2026/06/03/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-fastest-messenger-on-team-hires-people-same-urgency-desire-to-move/

thanks to AI historical market miscomprehensions around Cisco have turned positive-- how long will it last?

Honestly, are there any other teams that have management that just regurgitates whatever Claude spits out at them? It’s really hard to take anyone seriously when they don’t even do their own writing, problem solving and communication. It’s... — read more 

Portfolio leadership is directly responsible for the failures in losing market share. My Heartland Gulf Operation OD is an example of this. He blames everyone else and wants people fired on our teams and our specialists but never holds himself... — read more 

I've been doing this work for a very, very long time, and the best managers I ever had were the ones who listened more than they talked. They cared about their people and helped us succeed. These days, it's all talk and no substance. I don't even... — read more 

At some point, there needs to be real transparency around bloated administrative layers and whether they are creating proportional value. The people building, selling, supporting, and moving the business deserve a fairer share. Every company is... — read more 

https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/press-releases/crowdstrike-named-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-endpoint-protection-for-seventh-consecutive-time/ Cisco, nowhere to be found? Who was in charge of SBG products, then and now (G2)

The reason for putting more sellers, SEs and leaders on the front lines is due to the fact that the existing portfolio leaders, sellers and SEs have failed significantly.

If you have time, this is a great interview on the issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXiOO-nKqpw&t=1s