This company is slowly declining and all efforts are focused on reducing costs, more or less. I think a voluntary early retirement program would be very well-received by most employees here?

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Why do they make the process so complicated? It shouldn't be easier for an outside candidate to get a role than it is for somebody within the company and that's exactly how things are right now. I don't know what's the logic behind that and I'd love... — read more 

GSSO Americas VW should see the email sent out on Friday by JS. That is how executive leaders act. Own it quickly, take responsibility, and make it right. Not VW with Gold Rush. The only thing VW has done these last several months is LEAN IN to... — read more 

Does nobody want to work at Cisco anymore? I find that hard to believe. I understand the top talent going after the better money, but everybody else? Are we forced to accept anybody with a pulse because nobody else is applying or is there something... — read more 

The recent unveiling of the bonus remix pretty clearly lays out the people strategy. Trust senior tech talent (G89/90), trust more junior staff up to G11 and encourage G12 to take a hike. It kind of makes sense because G12 is a pivotal grade. It's... — read more 

When other companies like Microsoft or Amazon declare that they will raise salaries for Software Engineers, Cisco decides to remix the bonus. What this really does is decrease the IPF's weight in your total compensation hence decreases your total... — read more 

Layoffs happen every August at Cisco. About 5-6k people. Has happened that way every year for at least the last 7 years. They just rotate which teams. I haven't been here long enough to know if this is true or not. Are there really major layoffs... — read more 

Jefferies analyst George Notter said rivals may have out-performed Cisco. "Frankly, it's a bit hard to accept that Cisco is the 'canary in the coal mine' on the China/Covid lockdown supply chain issues, which cropped up in April," he said in a... — read more 

Apple announces $200k bonuses for retention, Microsoft announces doubling budget for employee salaries, Cisco CFO already said there is no money for employee raises w/o affecting profitability so CPO goes and gets Oprah Winfrey to pitch massive... — read more 

oh, really? now can you have a plan for this going forward, Chuck the mathematician. We did not have a plan for Amazon becoming a cloud company. What other plan didn't you have?

Let that sink in.

I'd bet on Amazon, AWS is minting money wiht crazy margins. eCommerce is not going anywhere. Microsoft looks good too (Azure). Google and Meta enjoy high ad price wave right now but things will turn down during the recession. Apple is Apple - steady... — read more 

This is the official V2MOM thread: Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, and Measures! How is that V2MOM working out for us, huh?

Now you can see real salary info by comparing what you are paid to what's listed here. Just put Cisco in the employer field and you will see a goldmine of salary for all job categories at Cisco in different cities in the US. Already did that for ya... — read more 

And not a good one at that-Analysts not believing anything he says

What are everybody's expectations?

It's like a conveyor belt. Every few months we get somebody new. By the time they properly know what's going on and what we're supposed to be doing, it's time for them to move on (or out, in some cases). This is making all of our jobs that much... — read more 

How much does Cisco pay SAs?

Cisco grew thanks to its great employees but then it started losing its best people to competitors. Isn't that the worst mistake? I think it's too late now unfortunately because a lot of things had to be done differently to avoid this situation. — read more 

We're being told to watch expenses very carefully. Train rides to customers, hotel expenses etc are being closely scrutinised. I think there are going to be big layoffs soon, perhaps after FY end, because Cisco will start to see a cash flow problem... — read more 

All they said was pushed to June 6

Are we next?

The GSSO House Cleaning has started. Next up needs to be the Americas Sales VP and his Engineering Director. These two have no idea what they are doing and are directly responsible for the poor performance in the Americas. Their ineptness is... — read more 

Interesting and thought provoking article It's time to get rid of managers. All of them. https://archive.ph/Iu6qK

It has been over two years since the VP of Cisco Collaboration took a "temporary" leave of absence so she could spend time with her kids and do some "baking". When she left the ELT pretended she would be coming back and that she would have a big... — read more 

What is the comp and attrition like for global virtual sales (GVS) sales leaders? Glassdoor, Repvue, etc. are outdated on this info, which makes me nervous about the longevity of this type of role (and I guess why I am posting on a layoffs board)... — read more 

If yes, what's the impact on Cisco? Thoughts?

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/cisco-overhauls-security-leadership-after-top-exec-resigns

I don’t know if leading people here are aware of the extent to which uncertainty and all previous rounds of layoffs have affected employee morale. No job is secure and everyone is aware of that. However, here at Cisco this uncertainty is much... — read more 

You don't know that. You're scaring people for no good reason. There has been no indication more layoffs are planned any time soon. There is always something that gives it away in advance but currently, there's nothing. In fact, we're actively hiring... — read more 

i think we can all now agree that Chucky’s math degree is the best poster on this board. I look forward to his/her insights daily.

I spent five years here and now I think it was way too long, that is, I should have left much earlier. I think two years is the maximum time to spend at Cisco? All the new and important experience I needed to find a better job, I gained during the... — read more 

usually we used to received reward RSU around this time in April but it's already in May . nothing hear this yet . already done with distributing reward RSU in 2022

From what I see, employees are leaving for another companies on a daily basis. A large portion of my team left. Yet the fear of layoffs is ever present, and the rumors about layoffs are circulating on a daily basis. He-l, even our manager talks about... — read more 

I keep on reading posts about people leaving Cisco and getting poached by other companies. So to flip the script are people joining Cisco at a similar rate.

I'm gone. I've decided to resign. I can't take this crazy place anymore. It is not making me a better person.

The downward spiral of security sales continues due to the incompetence of executive leadership. This will lead to layoffs.