Do we know when is the hiring freeze getting over? I thought it was end of FY21 not spill over to FY22.

I am looking to understand the salary structure for grade 10 and 11 at our SJ location (Basic, RSU & JB).

Well what do you know! The good old talent reviews are back, this time with new tools and processes. As astonishing as it sounds, weekly check-ins are mandatory and become a metric that actually comes into play to measure performance. Big push from... — read more 

Seems like a bunch of consultants not having a clue what needs to happen.

When did the best engineers become a walking cost here rather than a valuable commodity that adds value? Do you think that the situation at Cisco will ever change for the better while engineers are seen as a cost factor? I think it’s impossible to... — read more 

In the past I accepted job elsewhere working on devsecops. Now manager at Cisco is inviting me to apply for a grade 12 position. Architect technical role. Since I am interviewing for a Principal position in a cloud company, I have two choices: 1)... — read more 

Most of the people with marketable skills have realized by now that there are plenty of jobs with better pay, better work environment, and normal working hours - among other things - easily available in the current job market. Why wouldn't people... — read more 

Does anyone actually know? It's frustrating. I started in 2015 as a grade 4. Same position now starts at a grade 8

It's truly disheartening to see how Cisco is lowering its standards as the years go by. Once we stood for excellence, now we celebrate mediocrity because most of the best people have been pushed out. What's next? How low can we go in the name of... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/08/microsoft-will-give-employees-a-1500-bonus-for-pandemic-efforts.html Microsoft following suit .. in cisco you get an orgwide email and a CR of few hundred dollars if you do something exceptional!

They started Pensando 4.5 years back. Earlier they started multiple companies like Andiamo, Insimie...etc, but none of them took more than 3 years to succeed. Given this, it is getting evident that their success is related to Cisco's (John... — read more 

As soon as I started looking for a new job, I received several offers. Some of them pretty solid. However, I would not like to rush and take an offer immediately. I have a friend who was eager to get out of here but ended up not very happy in the... — read more 

Assuming an individual is a strong or high performer: is it realistic to expect promotions from grade 12 to grade 13? This is for an architect type role.

Is Cisco going thru a hiring freeze right now? When is hiring is supposed to resume?

I have never seen a more convoluted mess as Cisco licensing. Is there a single customer that has a positive experience with Smart licensing delivery/use? It is so bad, it may be time to wipe a clean slate and start over. With Meraki folks taking... — read more 

Time to update SAGE.

3 weeks left in the Cisco fiscal year…what’s the vibe like in GES and Commercial? Has the musical chairs slowed down yet? Will GSX (Impact) ever happen again?

Biggest nepotism company. From ELT to interns onboarding, 99% get in through network or connection. All the managers and directors plugged in their kids from first year of college for summer in internship program so that the fees that semester is... — read more 

Is that because JEDI cancellation?

We have to hand it to the incompetence of our global security sales VP with another opportunity missed by her. Our competitors and their sales leadership are all over this latest attack that started yesterday. Hats off to Talos, those men and women... — read more 

I heard that from some people from Hitachi Vantara and personally I think it's a ridiculous rumor, but I wonder what you guys think?

Really sucks and too much politics People are using every opportunity to grab attention

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Lists are being prepared Mainly targeting higher grades G12 and above and people who created problems talking Toms IPF will be given purposely lower to target many folks

Where was Fran at yesterday’s call? I missed her patronising fake smile behind that big nose as she and Chuck would smirk psychotically at thousands of people getting laid off, losing their livelihood with families to feed, mortgages and bills to... — read more 

All I ask is for Cisco to make it make sense? We can’t hire the people to do the work but your promote and hire the chiefs to bark orders to get the work done? None of this makes any logical or reasonable sense. An oxymoron at best!

Too much pressure Unrealistic targets and manager asking engineers to do more activities No growth No hikes Gang of all old people

My new manager is horrible. He is a total suck up and wants us to spend half our day supporting new activities that will make him look good. He has been accusing me of weird things that aren't tru, in fact kind of bizarre and I'm debating going to... — read more 

I was told yesterday that I would be lucky to get another year here. I have been thinking of leaving for a few weeks now but this just cements it. I’ve been investing in my future and I don’t want to be that guy who ended up with nothing. I... — read more 

I was amused by someone who said there is no innovative spirit at Cisco. How could it be? Innovative spirit implies positive mindset, critical questioning... and is that possible here? No. Unfortunately, the old days when this was possible are not... — read more 

Everyone is different. However since leaving Cisco, there is so much opportunity for growth, advancement, technical acumen elsewhere. Don't think the industry is over because it isn't, legacy companies like cisco will always be around, but they... — read more 

Management response, we need to be competitive to get new talent. However when it comes to existing talent in the system, that are pulling weight and even teaching these new hires to come upto speed -- we do not have enough budget in this cycle... — read more 

How you guys think of a customer success role in Cisco?

I was interested in someone’s post which said that most people are who are still at Cisco are there because they are not marketable. Unfortunately, I think that's true. I partially blame myself as well, mainly for staying here for so long. Cisco is... — read more 

I know some believe that there is still fat to be cut at Cisco and I believe there is but it's certainly not on my team. We are drowning. We keep losing people and we are getting no replacements and it's honestly becoming so overwhelming trying to... — read more 

What is the role of Account SEs? They need TSAs in every deal. They aren’t even route switch experts any more.

I’ve heard We need this ASAP a thousand times lately. Indeed, deadlines have never been more pressing and unrealistic than they are now. I wonder why this is happening and how do you deal with it? I'm under a lot of stress and struggling to meet... — read more