When should employees expect to hear about their raises from this focal?

I finally got some offers🎉 Giving my 2 week notice soon. I am 100% certain my mgr will try to match the offer since I am the best performer but I will pass it. It was nice chatting with you all. Good luck. Cisco is a nice place to coast, and we all... — read more 

Bullsh--t Blurb: “Uniting these two organizations gives us the ability to bring technology solutions even closer together, uniquely solve our customer challenges in transforming infrastructure and align our... — read more 

Well, we are off to a strong start! IMPACT is three weeks away. Soon customer facing teams (other than cx because they sre a waste) will decend into 100 degree vegas to get obliterated on booze and dr-gs on the night of day 1 then hide in hotel rooms... — read more 

Since my manager keeps on ignoring me when I ask about MRR ranges for my roles Grade 8, I thought I would give it a try here. I don't want to bring this up with HR because then it will create tension between me and my manager, and I don't want that... — read more 

Cloud & Compute BU officially has a leadership vacuum with two big leaders gone in a span of a couple of months. First KD and now Todd. Do you think we will see more management turnover? The best person to go really is Chuck. The company is going to... — read more 

Hold onto your butts

MRR updated - July 1st People who were in MRR zone 2, fell in zone 1 (Some people did) Bonus remix in effect - Aug 1st People who were in MRR zone 1 after MRR adjustment earlier come back to zone 2 (everyone has better base now with lower... — read more 

During my tenure in Cisco I worked with a really nice, competent and skilled salesperson. I’m sure a new role with similar or better terms could be easily obtained. I cannot phantom how skilled people like this keeps grinding Cisco quarters. There... — read more 

Have other groups had meetings last week where there was talk about restructuring within them, but no details were given? Not a company-wide thing, specifically for the said group? Is this a prelude to layoffs or something else? This is the first... — read more 

He keeps saying employees want raises when inflation is high, but don’t want to give the pay back once inflation lowers. Hey dummy, inflation going to a lower rate doesn’t mean deflation. Nice one, math major.

This week, as part of quarterly earnings for Tech ...Google & Microsoft did ok, Intel, FB (Meta) did bad, AMZN, Apple did well....where do you think CSCO will land for our quarter ending this month ?

People are so stuck on what Cisco used to be that they can't see the forest for the tree. Yes, things have changed a lot but this is still a better place to work in the industry than 90 percent of the alternatives. Pay is still good, benefits are... — read more 

Anyone else hear this? Sounds ominous. Like something you do before more restructuring…

Cisco is like a grizzled champion boxer, stepping up time and time again to ward off upstarts who dare compete. A true meritocracy of unparalleled leadership and integrity. Cisco, we love you. We love your generous raises. Your generous work/life... — read more 

Let attrition manage workforce reduction for you (we have enough of it at the moment). Get rid of all the offices no one uses anymore (seriously, these places are ghost towns and expensive ones. Lets just toss them). Get rid of our... — read more 

I think that two years is quite enough for a person to gain enough experience and upgrade his or her skills to be able to find something better. After about two years at Cisco, I felt that if I stayed any longer, I would only be wasting my time... — read more 

Oh yeah, layoffs coming baby

What's going to happen to this BU? Can we all agree that it's a mess right now?

Left 2 years ago. I do not miss the the hunger games. Better Quality of Life is out there.

I think there are more people who would like to be laid off, than those who are anxious about being a layoff target. In any case, with the current state of the market and considering that many companies are deciding on a hiring freeze, I don't... — read more 

Will they layoff women as well? Or are white males screwed?

I was hoping to make some progress in my career. Obviously, I should have done my research better when I applied here. But then again, I wonder if it's all up to me and whether I should have tried even harder. How satisfied are you with your career... — read more 

Some are already mentioning possible cuts immediately after the Q4 and FY22 earnings report. I hope that will not happen. Any thoughts?

I got an offer but I worry about all the layoffs happening in tech right now. Looking for an honest opinion.

Has anyone transitioned to a part-time Cisco employee? Is that something that can be worked out between your manager and HR, if all are in agreement?

The atmosphere is very bad, so much so that I wonder if there are any healthy and well-functioning parts of Cisco where it is still actually nice to work?

Have Commercial Select account teams typically been part of layoffs? Curious how Cisco has gone about cutting headcount on these teams or if it is unusual?

Curious, since our team has several amd wondering how common this is across Cisco. (I'm talking about workers outside of Sales and CX).

I'm hearing about RSUs being distributed and the end of fiscal. Would this be to try and keep some people that otherwise might qualify for ER/LR?

As the titles says, while training a new hire he/she accidentally shared the wrong screen which had her/his offer letter opened for about 8seconds only to find they are making more than me. Since then, I've lost all respects for my manager, begun to... — read more 

People are realizing that there are much better options and that it is not worth being stuck here. Perhaps Cisco is trying to retrain people, but it's just not enough. What would keep you here? Every day I see people leave, and not only those who... — read more 

After several years of Cisco employment as a SE, I'm taking a leap of faith and joining a startup. My question - what happens with the equipment I have received over the years (switches, Meraki, etc) - some in use for personal/lab reasons. Is... — read more 

I only know one person who got an offer to come back after leaving Cisco. That person didn't come back, which is very understandable, but anyway, I'm interested in how frequent is this practice of Cisco trying to rehire those who quit?

Though salary is paid every month, it's not just waste of time, but I'm well aware that it's also definitely ruining my mental health day by day. Every single day as I wake up and throughout the day, I ask myself, "why am I here" and "why do I need... — read more 

why can't Chuckie do the same? On the next check-in meeting, I'm going to ask this question. I don't care if I get fired on the spot. The CEO needs to lead by example, just like Teflon John used to do. Else, Chuckie is just one greedy son of a beach. — read more 

For me, the two years I spent at Cisco were the worst professional experience I have ever had. You? I hope that most of you are more satisfied than me... although I doubt it. I am not at all worried about the rumors I hear, I am completely... — read more 

All theaters are beating expectations, Service revenues looking good. You should thank management and and also yourself. Relax, enjoy, take some vacation and come back charged up...for another great year

Folks, this is hot off the press. Been in a meeting all day and a massive cost-cutting is on the horizon in Q1. Will be announced in August and folks will be given the usual 60 days to look for a role within the company (which never happens) before... — read more 

This is one of the things that bothers me the most about Cisco, that it is absolutely not desirable to think for yourself and bring fresh, innovative ideas to the table. How many times have you regretted expressing your opinion that you thought... — read more