Or anybody else who might be in the know. Is there an exit interview at Cisco? Is it simply something to make sure you have returned any equipment you might have or do they ask about the reasons you are leaving? If there is and they do, are people... — read more 

Thank you Cisco. I am an AM and now at the competition and have a better life. I make more money. I am using your process against you and kicking your teeth in. I am meeting with customers at their places, lunches, and dinners. Cisco has no... — read more 

Was it always nonexistent or was there a time when people could balance their career and family life?

Will it be after the “unofficial LR”?

Is there any ongoing or planned hiring freeze?

This could have been Cisco - - - https://aws.amazon.com/outposts/ AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that offers the same AWS infrastructure, AWS services, APIs, and tools to virtually any datacenter, co-location space, or on-premises... — read more 

How many times has a manager kept you out of a project that a much less competent person worked on instead of you? It bothers me a lot that very often people are not chosen based on their skills. I would like to know how he actually selects the team... — read more 

A couple weeks ago on a all hands meeting Jeetu mentioned Cisco was in the middle of doing a salary analysis on how the company pays compared to our competitors. He mentioned it would be completed in May. It's now June. Anyone know the results of... — read more 

Let's talk a bit about how to progress at Cisco until they fire you :) Especially in the light of a looming post-covid inflation this is important. When do managers usually get budget for "focal salary changes"? I have heard that this would be... — read more 

This was for Amazon, but seems like maybe a good fit here too, eh? Let's see. Google this. "Last month, Insider reported on what appears--at least on the surface--to be an alarming practice at Amazon. According to the reporting, managers at... — read more 

I really do not understand why I was let go. Businesses are really looking for skilled technology people who can truly troubleshoot. I was LR'd three years ago after 18 years. I think I received like seven months pay after everything settled up... — read more 

I'm a director based out of SJC. I can confirm that there is a meeting in two week to discuss an upcoming LR. Rumor amongst leadership is it will focus on jobs deemed no longer necessary thanks to what was learned from covid. Will try to share more... — read more 

Sometimes I can’t believe this is the same company I loved working for. Still, at least I worked here for many years and used to be very satisfied. Today, if I were in the place of young and talented people who are just starting to build a career, I... — read more 

My boss told me today Cisco is going to change big time in terms of people coming into the office every day to work post Covid. I told him that I respectfully disagree. He asked why. I told him dude if someone can work from home then that just means... — read more 

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What’s normal for sales roles? Standard amount? Every year? Depends if your boss likes you?

Did anyone hear about a WebEx call to discuss Cisco & Pensando?

Cisco is one of the best companies for new graduates according to Fortune and I don't find that surprising one bit. Cisco can't wait to get rid of anybody over 40 and welcomes with open arms fresh-out-of-college types who will work for cheap and will... — read more 

Acquire a startup with an innovative CEO. Allow the acquired startup CEO to lead & transform Cisco's culture. This post was very interesting to me and I have to admit I thought for a few minutes trying to figure out what startup I know that ... — read more 

I negotiated my salary 4 years ago when I first started. I knew the kind of skills I could bring and what value they hold. I also know that those skills (and the new ones I acquired since) are no longer appreciated here so I started looking for... — read more 

New HQ in SF?

Any news on this?

What needs to happen for this to be an innovative company again like 20+ years ago? How far do they think it is possible to live off the old glory? I understand, innovation comes with risk, but I think it is possible to greatly accelerate the rate of... — read more 

Every replacement has been in Bangalore, at least in our group. It's getting a ridiculous. My managers normalize it in staff meetings as much as possible. But it just means you work for a product that is being off-shored.

Cisco is proud to be a diversity champion. They preach, "We, as a company, must do what is right for humanity." But Cisco sure looks the other way when it comes to market share and revenue. Such a two-faced company. Cisco bleeds equality and... — read more 

No human has ever contracted the bird flu from an animal before. Now this happen. Will the 😧 crazy times end. Nobody wants to go back to work and get Covid or bird 😷 flu from some infected co-workers. Stay home People and post it on their... — read more 

Remember when everyone here said UCS was going away? Today’s launch and announcement of 55,000 customers proved we are crushing it!!!!!!

I keep hearing this is happening but no one knows details. Do you?

Does Cisco blacklist people who were LR'd from coming back to the company? Do they blacklist external candidates that interviewed but did not get a job offer?

I wonder how the grade system works at Cisco? For example: if you are grade 8 and take a grade 7 role would you get downgraded? That would be illogical, would it? Okay it would also be stupid to take a lower grade job in general.

It’s funny how much this company tries to look good and relies on old glory. The leadership is refusing to notice how much the company has started to lag behind in innovation and how much it is stuck in the past. Unfortunately, it seems to me to... — read more 

And I believe all lives matter. BLM, Asian lives matter too. God made us one and all. I believe that with all my heart. But on the matter of money, did Cisco give money to social justice charity and political charity? I heard that one person on... — read more 

Somewhat new (6 months) to Cisco, and I am a SA. Can someone help me understand why we are doing Agile TSA cause it seems problematic and not very customer friendly based on my limited experience so far.

Shelly was in full spin mode during her all hands. It is embarrassing for her and it is an insult to our security sellers to have such a lack of sales leadership. I am hearing help is on the way for Shelly. I sure hope it gets to her quickly... — read more