Meraki is going to be hit bad in May?

Weaker businesses are to be slashed significantly as the new focus on AI technologies and AI infrastructure.

Is this true? Nobody I know has gotten one. They are usually sent out the day before or the day of.

From his role as CEO in the coming investor call. JP will be announced as new CEO effective Q1 FY2027. Stay tuned.

People quitting every month. Almost no chance of moving up. Clear favoritism along ethnic lines. And the list goes on and on. And the sad thing is that I remember when this was a great place to work. When it earned the top spot on the best workplace... — read more 

Managers acting like street goons in corporate clothes. Every small thing turns into LR pressure just to force output from employees. Data Center BU has become mad corrupt. No transparency, no professionalism, just power trips and internal... — read more 

Yes - I am talking to all of you incompetent VPs, Senior DIR and DIRs. That's the post.

Yes, losing my job would be anything but good, but this place has changed so much for the worse that being forced to find something else doesn’t even sound like the worst outcome anymore. If I get laid off, at least I’ll have severance and a chance... — read more 

Is anyone seeing reqs approved given the current 'hiring freeze' mandate?

What do u think after the last town hall?

Click2Expert on steroids!

5/14 D-Day

That’s how LR happen… share people. Share what you know as Cisco is not sharing any LR news. If you know something, say something and share with others.

Folks ; LRs coming hard by end of ,month or June , RCDN site is going to have the same faith as SJ, do you think building 5 and 6 will be saved, guess again, 6 is not coming back; war made a terrible job and they never gave maintenance to AC ; it’s... — read more 

Any updates?

After moving the poorly performing and poorly built XDR, the new GM (John Morgan) is finally doing the smart thing and setting it up to be shut down. There is going to be over 100 layoffs across the group on May 14th, with huge cuts coming to a... — read more 

Heard rumors that professional services team would be impacted. Also, people not meeting expectations (NME) after performance review meeting. Any insights?

For META, Oracle and MSFT it makes sense for LR as they are stuggling to get back to ATHs. I dont expect Cisco CEO to be under any pressure from the board right now.

earnings call is still may 13. that hasn't changed. but g2's thing on may 21 canceled, beyond the numbers moved into that timeslot, and a beat scheduled for the original timeslot of beyond the numbers on the same day now? they're doing a beat and... — read more 

Anyone who's actually used AI knows it's not replacing humans. Some highly specialized, deterministic models can enhance the work, that's all. Most of the time, it's just a convenient excuse to offshore or cut roles.

All these posts about how fantastic it is that the stock is at 92. For those holding on, and not selling and diversifying into other investments, or aren't cashing out now; re-read this post when the market corrects. It will. The best thing you... — read more 

Strong rumors regarding a major security acquisition.

Any update on how bad the LRs will be.

Stock is on fire 🔥

Too much fluff for roles that don’t directly add to revenue generated and the bottom line, and hence must be cut. Comment if your manager is worth saving, and why?

5/13 is the next earnings date, and layoffs will likely follow. They may not be announced publicly. They may just happen quietly in the background. No WARN, no PR releases - just silent cuts. People disappear. Contractors have already been sent... — read more 

I know exactly what is going on with Cisco? I follow networking companies earnings report and Gartner report. I know exactly where Cisco and other networking companies stand in each networking technology. Greed is everywhere at top level and hiring... — read more 

Just imagine if we have more competent ELT

Come on splunk, get on Webex already…

Cisco IQ availability announced today… what is happening with CX leadership?

How many people will be affected?

Does everyone get a raise?

This training is always the derpiest of setups. Flowchart to see what training you do? Must be in training for 75 minutes? Nanny-culture

They keep sabotaging the stock market- ridiculous. Show some courage and hold the stock for a change.

I have been here eleven years and I used to really care about Cisco. I thought it was special. But somewhere along the way, probably around year eight, I just lost it. Now all I want is out. The problem is I can't just quit because I have a mortgage... — read more 

Which will be under G2 leadership means that CR is here to stay for at least additional 3-4 years.

Just got a 5% raise, 4th one since covid. Don't let the doomers get ya down. If you adapt to the new way of doing things, Cisco is still a great place to work.