I heard that Cisco will not hire an earlier employee before 6 months of his termination date. As notice period starts from Monday itself, I wonder if we are eligible for internal jobs ?

Just in case anyone thinks evil isn't a real thing.

Sorry for all these questions but I missed the checkin when this was communicated How many salaries is the severance package ? When is it given to you and how? (gradually or lump sum?) What happens with the bonus money -is it paid prorated for the... — read more 

Led by the most incompetent CEO and his minions

https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/06/centripetal_vs_cisco_petition_denied/

This LR just reinforces to everyone that delivering innovative technology and business solutions to customers is one of the lowest priorities within Cisco's senior leadership team. Having layoffs directed from several layers above the day-to-day... — read more 

This uncertainty is the worst. I'm very nervous. I don't feel at all secure about my job prospects. In this period of the year, it is not easy to get a new offer. I am preparing for the worst, although I would like to be able to somehow put my... — read more 

Could it be due to Chuck's narcissistic traits including having a strong sense of self-importance, experiencing fantasies about fame or glory, exaggerating self abilities, craving admiration, exploiting others, and lacking empathy?

Read on here that lists were sent to managers. Anyone get notified? Anyone get a list?

And stop vesting in peace at our expense and then layoff employees to fund their excessive pay.

What is really frustrating is that there are no clear and consistent criteria for who will be the LRd. When it comes to cuts, those who provide much more value to the company are in a subordinate position compared to those who are well connected... — read more 

80,000 Work From Home Part-Timers Will Be The Final Nail In The Coffin For Cisco

Do you think that Cisco cares enough to put impacted people in open positions? I certainly don't.

I’ve been through Cisco redundancy. It’s awful, once you start demonstrate the exec is choosing the person out of revenge and not the role, Cisco unleash accusations with no merit and lie like it’s going out of fashion. Cisco completely ignore their... — read more 

CSE - They literally provide no value while most are grade 12's or higher! Renewals Managers - Redundant, let account teams manage renewals, they do anyway CSS - Zero value Maria Martinez - SERIOUSLY! All she does is create BS initiatives, again NO... — read more 

All the things wrong with Cisco: Marketing CX Software/Licensing Strategy DNA Acquisitions WFH Management Inexperienced/Young sales team Internal trainings & meetings Add yours (We are one of their partners) — read more 

Look at CEO interviews for other tech companies. They are so much smarter and more knowledgeable and insightful about their businesses.

How are there still no updates? This is beyond effed up. Don’t buy their lies - this is about cost cutting. If it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be across the board, and they’d have their plan already.

LR delayed to January in Canada due to legal requirements regarding employment notices/delays.

Never seen so much anger for a LR in my life. It's how it was handled. ER announcement before showing staff respect. The weeks of waiting, for everyone. The golf trip in the middle of it all. The impending recession and recognition that many... — read more 

This should result in an accumulated effect of losing business over the years due to hostile and unfavorable view. Do you think this is happening ?

I heard today the lists for LR should be out to notifying managers today r tomorrow. Anyone know if its true?

I heard that during the Leader Check-in after the Earnings call, Maria specifically called out PM Leaders of other PMs as an example of who would be impacted. Anyone else hear that?

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000120919122059459/xslF345X03/doc4.xml

Don't be discouraged by stories that the market is very bad. No it's not. In general, it is quite functional. I have three interviews next week. I had to put in a lot of effort, send a large number of applications, expand my network of contacts... — read more 

Just a post to see if those in Cisco think the culture in Cisco has improved or declined. There was a recent interview where someone senior in Cisco said moral was strong and never better. I’m a customer now but also an ex employee.

Compare and contrast to the number of posts for Cisco in any given week. Also look at how many Cisco posts are the same because no one can read the previous hundred posts on the same topic. This reflects badly on the worker bees as well as... — read more 

I have heard from many people that they do not intend to stay here for much longer, even if they survive all this, if they have to take on the extra work of LRd people. There is no doubt that survivors will be overwhelmed more than ever, but I... — read more 

I am mentally preparing for the event that I receive a notice while the job market is still very bad. On the other hand, uncertainty is the worst for me. The manager wants great productivity, and these days I don't even know how I manage to... — read more 

https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/news/twitter-has-reinstated-senior-irish-executive-sinead-mcsweeney-following-generic-firing-email-high-court-told-42185817.html It shouldn’t be difficult to hire and easy to fire in the US! Vote Blue... — read more 

Only 30 minutes. Clearly they won’t be taking Q&A.

Is everyone pretending? I'll have had 3 one-on-ones with my manager by December 12th. They are unbelievably superficial and barely last the allotted time. The last one was 15 minutes of small talk. We have a town hall with a bunch of powerpoints... — read more 

Never forget. If you aren't LR'd, ask yourself if you really want to stay at a company like this. Bunch of psychopaths in charge

Despite everything, I still love my job here. Cisco has many issues, but good leadership could make many improvements. However, these leaders have lost their way. Sometimes I feel nostalgic. I remember how it used to be really nice to contribute... — read more 

Leadership just needs to tell people. This is high level evil, this wait. Just get it over with.

Things that once did not need speeding up are now moving at a snail's pace. Have you noticed how projects have become much slower than expected? The reason for this is not clear to me at all.

Lot of people are recommending Fresno, but San Diego area seems quite good as a move from Pleasanton. Any recommendations for someone in the 921 team?

Nov 29th - Dec 3rd Field Sales Party with select employees and spouses flying first class to Hawaii Not To Worry-The 4,000 Layoffs will cover the $200M+ cost for this week's boondoggle