Let's predict things...
Another colleague left
Attrition has become a concern. I don't know what the overall situation is with attrition in the company, but our team is getting smaller. If someone else leaves soon, I really don't know how it will all work. Is it perhaps in Cisco's interest that... — read more
Security Town Hall
Poorly executed. Poorly scripted. Why were they not presenting together onsite, promoting back-to-office policies and drumming up some energy? Any energy.
Mandatory Work From Office
Our Sr.Director asked the team to work from office on tuesday and Thursday and optional monday/wednesday . Is this happening cisco wide? My job doesn't really needs me to be at work and I'm more productive working from home which my manager is ok... — read more
Confidential meeting with HR and Director
I have a confidential discussion scheduled. No clue what it’s about but looking for some insight. Any ideas?
Looking for job
I want a job in Cisco, But I don't want to any work. I think Cisco must be simply proud that I am its employee. If any manager wants to hire me, let me know and I can share my details offline.
Working in your 20s / 30s / 40s in 2020s Versus 2000s
One of the biggest mistakes you are making, if you are in your 20s, 30s, or 40s; and working in technology field - working for a company that does NOT give YOU stock options at the early phases of your career. Yes, they might turn out to be worth... — read more
Does Connected Recognition matter to you? Would you be happy if received or..?
There are two colleagues (both young ladies) in my team who very often send Connected Recognition to each other. They haven't actually done anything outstanding, but they just send it to each other every after any easy task completes that anybody can... — read more
Cisco Layoff 2022- 2023
Cisco TOP Indian management have decide to move Software Engineering Jobs from USA to India. If your Director OR Sr.Director are in India and leading team in USA. Your jobs are in huge risk. They slowly going to move US jobs outside of USA. India... — read more
Is hard hard work even worth it?
I would like to hear someone tell me that his or her hard work at Cisco is valued and adequately compensated. So far, I have not heard anyone who says that giving 120 percent of yourself and doing your job as professionally as possible is valued... — read more
why we should not and can not replace TAC
Recently, we noticed there are more and more huge network outages. Why do we have this kind of serious problems again and again? The answer is very simple, because there's some kind of progressive idea that traditional networking knowledge are... — read more
Hiring decisions
I'm glad when someone gets a chance to work, learn new things, gain experience, etc. However, at one point at Cisco I became surrounded by a lot of new people who do not know their job and are not motivated to learn it either. In some ways, it was... — read more
How much do you like our job?
How much do you like our job on a scale from 0 (hate it) to 10 (awesome). Perhaps write a little bit about your role.
Performance Review ?
When can I expect the meeting from the manager about performance reviews? Did it already start?
MM is almost invisible.
....has anyone seen or heard from her? What is up. Lots of talk about fixing TAC but not from MM.
Vegas Sales Meeting
After a few too many drinks at the bars, it is amazing how many employees bragged that they work two jobs
What’s the obsession with “Quiet Quitting”
Can someone explain the obsession on this site with “Quiet Quitting” Most people are inherently lazy these days, I still work two jobs at 53 yrs old. Why is the younger generation so lazy?
Quiet quitting is giving me life
Let me rephrase that: watching the panicked reaction of executives and business owners all over the place to quiet quitting is giving me life. They absolutely hate it! They are giving interviews and writing articles and frothing at the mouth over it... — read more
Raving Sycophants
Well, the pictures from Impact are all over social media. What is it with this sycophantic desire to be photographed with the ELT? Here’s a direct quote from one “finally achieved my life’s ambition, to get my picture taken with CR”. If that’s... — read more
You are not beggars
I saw this message is in another thread. Sour grapes as always. Folks, get another hobby instead of spewing non-stop hate at Cisco. If you got PIP'ed out, move on, hate will not help you come to Cisco. Cisco puts food on my table. Long Live... — read more
GSSOers - PAN hiring (No Gold Rush here)
If you are looking for real pay, PAN is the place to be. We don’t have a VP and SED that lies to the field and refuses to take responsibility. We have reasonable goals. We have competent and accountable leadership that owns it regardless. If they... — read more
Begging on Stage @ IMPACT
It was embarrassing that JP was begging on stage for everyone not to give up on Collaboration. Next year it will be JP begging not to give up on Security. JP is overrated and has only destroyed Collaboration. Expect the same for Security.
Data center BU - Cloud networking shrinking slowly
As per HR stats , data center BU lost around 7% attrition- around 300 people left Cisco .. not sure if this trend continues
19?
Can someone explain to me this id--t's infatuation with the number 19?? What's with the endlessly flexing of his stupidity??
Reverse Layoffs about to happen?
Has anyone heard this? I heard from 2 sources and was wondering about…
Empty Offices
The local Cisco office I have worked at for 10+ years is nearly completely empty now. Engineers go to the office for a couple hours only if they have lab work to do. No one actually goes to the office to “work”. Is this experience the same at other... — read more
Too many inflated egos
Many excellent employees have left Cisco mainly because of the managers who hide their incompetence behind their arrogance. I bet most of those big egos would find it difficult to even get a job anywhere else, not to mention maintain it, yet, they... — read more
How do you manage to do all that work?
I have always tried to do my job as professionally as possible, but now it has simply become impossible. Of course, the manager is not very understanding when it comes to unrealistic expectations for one person to do so much work. I hope to leave... — read more
Hiring Managers, Talent Acquisition/HR at Other US Tech Companies Are Aware that Cisco's...
I worked at Cisco in one of the APJC countries about 20 yrs ago and returned to Cisco. (well, I shouldn't have because I had not known the reality...) But I soon realized and shocked that the company had turned into a totally different company, full... — read more
Datadog vs Cisco Appdynamics
Hi community, Wondering to know your comments about these techs and is it worthy to switch from Cisco (with networking/security experience) to Datadog Thanks
Impact
Funny that Cisco spends all of this money on Impact, but can’t seem to find the budget to bring engineering teams together for strategic projects. I don’t know if it’s just my org, but it’s certainly frustrating.
Easy pay?
Either I'm doing something very wrong or I'm just not among the lucky ones who can say that Cisco is easy pay. Really, for some of you it's easy pay here? How many of you are there? I've never been more overworked anywhere than here.
Quiet Quitting
If you have not heard about it - Google it and get familiarized! This describes majority of Cisco employees (I think 50 to 70%) and (my guess) 90% of people who read/post here. By the way - there is nothing wrong with quiet quitting. And if you... — read more
Juniper vs cisco
Which is a better company, interns of compensation and benefits.
Things are quiet in my org
Too quiet if you ask me. My manager is always on a call or webexing, and my standing meeting expired 2 weeks ago. We're told to hand tight.
BDN
When juniper introduces JDN, Cisco must introduce BDN. BDN: B@@$t@rd$ defined networking
Fired or PIP or Separation Agreement
From the message below do you think I am getting fired, or put on a PIP or getting a Separation Agreement? Things have not been going well (long story, only partially at fault) and I was sidelined quite a while ago, I have no active work assignments... — read more