Walking the ELT Mile, walking the ELT Mile... I'm getting to my knees. I'm praying, praying. Lord is my shepherd and so forth and so on. I'm sorry for all the bad sh-t I've done and people I've tramped on. And I hope the ELT forgive me... ...and... — read more 

ATTENTION: This is TheLayoff.com broadcast system announcing the commencement of the Annual Purge, sanctioned by the ELT. Commencing now - all layoffs, will be executed without justified cause for the next 24 continuous hours.

So got my meeting today and out the door I am. What a sh*t separation package. 3 months for normal exit, 4 months for early exit.

Says his VP is non-responsive which sounds likes he will be LR'd

After 19 years, the Hunger Games have served as entertainment for the ELT and to remind Cisconian’s of the ELT’s power and its lack of remorse or forgiveness for failed rebellions by current and past Cisconian’s.

By this time the emails should be out in Asia Japan UK and Australia and there is nothing posted here about it. At least UK seems to be very vocal around here but I am not seeing anybody saying they got the infamous email. What is going on?

I don’t think anyone here disagrees that layoffs are part of any company’s lifecycle and it’s unreasonable to think a company can grow indefinitely. Contraction is inevitable given bad market conditions. The disconnect among the ranks, I believe... — read more 

In all honesty, even if I'm affected I'll be glad this whole mess is over. Knowing and being able to move on beats having to stress over not knowing day in, day out. I know some people like the fact they were given time to prepare, but I'm not one of... — read more 

What are the chances that if I have no meeting set for today I'm safe?

O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers! Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times. Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood! Over thy wounds now do I... — read more 

File complaints with EEOC and state orgs. I will be collecting issues on this board from those who are fearful. I'll also be creating an inbox to send reports. Contact the media. The story of the event in Hawaii during this situation would be... — read more 

Still haven’t received mine!

Besides the Americas Sales SLT being in over their head and having no idea on what they are doing, one of the reasons on why RB stated that the LR and Rebalancing will continue for several quarters on the pathetic Americas Sales All Hands is EK is... — read more 

Putting a Ex in webEx!

Dear team, It is never easy to hear about layoffs, especially when they affect people who have been dedicated and hardworking members of a company. It is natural to feel upset and concerned about the future. However, it is important to remember that... — read more 

Layers of people feeding poor advice up the chain. ELT of course needs to rely on recommendations of the team, but many are from defeated competitors who came to Cisco. John Chambers, what an outstanding leader over the noise. Soni, Prem, Mario... — read more 

this horribly managed debacle of a layoff will go down in history.

Just shows up on my calendar.. anyone else?

Execs believe they are clever by using widespread layoffs to provide cover for laying those off they deem "undesirable" in protected classes. They also can try to get rid of entire teams or efforts to hide it. It's not hard. Move "undesirables"... — read more 

After a couple of days to reflect on that disastrous All Hands, it is clear that RB, EK, RR, and the rest of the SLT have no idea to run a global organization and they have no empathy. RB can only read off a script and Thursday she was awful. ... — read more 

the date of notice emails. do we know then?

It would be nice if I could trust our management but I don't trust them at all. How would you react if your manager was trying to convince you that you will be safe? I think that the hidden intention is to squeeze us as much as possible, to be... — read more 

I am still in contact with some former colleagues who are now anxious and worried for a reason. I guess, like most people are. Nevertheless, the job market is dismal but it is still possible to find better jobs. Maybe it will take a little longer to... — read more 

Are there any tech companies that can be considered safe currently? Companies that have not had any layoffs and will most likely not have any in near future? The way things seem now, no matter where we apply, we're in danger of being cut within... — read more 

That call, yeah, what a bunch of buffoons! Do you think we should have enabled our partners and incentivized them to do Cisco Lifestyle Selling and all the CX nonsense instead?

I'm asking because I am on it but shouldn't be. Lots of irons in the fire and critical stuff. This LR makes no sense. How can I have so much to do and be laid off?????? There isn't anyone that can pick this work up fast enough. Yes, I know I'm on... — read more 

(...)The better question is, will anyone be able to find and get accepted for any internal jobs posted? I'm sure people will find them, and possibly get interviewed for, but will you actually get hired? My guess, 5% or less of the impacted... — read more 

I hear different voices here, some people are talking about 5%, 12%, 12.6%, 13%, 13.6.% cut. Can someone do the math for us, the uninitiated ones.

Just wondering if all 1 on 1 meetings are for those being layed off?

Americas sales just admitted they are incompetent and can’t figure out who to fire by the December 12 deadline so we’ll need to spend an indeterminant amount of time with the sword dangling over our heads. Who will actually get work done? What will... — read more 

• Opsani - January 28, 2022 Replex - October 25, 2021 • Epsagon Ltd. - August 13, 2021 • Involvio LLC - June 10, 2021 • Kenna Security, Inc. - May 14, 2021 • Socio Labs, Inc. - May 12, 2021 • Sedona Systems - May 11, 2021 • Slido - December... — read more 

Repurchasing Stock Every Quarter Just To Give Shares Back to Senior Execs Buybacks allows CEO to hit any earning per share target in their bonus contract without boosting revenues

They did intend to make it 5% but at the time of the earnings report they didn’t even have a plan. They literally decided the night before. Now that the lists have been made it’s actually about 13%.

S collective workforce has the power and ability to bargain in the member's best interest.

Lots of (rightfully so) nervous people right now. LR'd myself, now five years ago. It was a tough journey to go through. If you take your job at Cisco as seriously as I did, you are going to have some tremendous ups and downs in 2023; if... — read more 

Be mindful of affected people. My wife was notified today. We've had a lot of things going on and this was the final straw. Under close watch now. The funny thing is how all this went done. She works late nights, weekends and rarely takes real... — read more 

The August LR will be uglier and less compensation.

Don’t be fooled by the Americas GSSO SED, his TSA Opportunity Tagging initiative is just a back door way to bring C2E and Agile TSA to the TSAs. Mark it down, this tagging is just the first step to C2E then eventually Agile TSA for GSSO TSAs. There... — read more