Anyone that thinks they are safe is not thinking straight. Doesn't matter what your age is, grade level, position, BU, race, gender... whatever... you are not safe. Get out before the market is inundated in a month.

ER is the START of layoffs , not the end October is likely to have large global layoffs , not just cisco. we will be fighting for “longshanks sc-aps“ as the saying goes.

If so many of you are unhappy at Cisco then why don't you gtf out? Nobody is forcing you to work here. Nobody made you even apply. And nobody for sure is keeping you here. If you're unhappy leave to elsewhere to a place that you want to be. Be happy... — read more 

Source below.. A former Cisco employee pleaded guilty in a San Jose federal court on Wednesday to unlawfully accessing Switchzilla's Amazon Web Services infrastructure and damaging the networking giant's cloud computing resources. Sudhish... — read more 

Seems no one can articulate what exactly gets you on the Oct 7th list.

I'm a red badge and I got cut after 5 and a half years. Last Friday was my last day. Was told I was renewed for another quarter then suddenly told I'm outta here. I know entire red badge teams that got let go too. It's time to look elsewhere for most... — read more 

I've worked in Operations, CX, Marketing, and Engineering within Cisco. Each organization spends most of their time on self-promotion. The lack of substance is rather astonishing. We pay layers of people to preach Cisco, while actually not... — read more 

Red vs. Blue. By the way, Randstand employees at Cisco were furloughed for 3 days. TEKsystems reduced their rate to prevent this from happening. This type of activity may affect other staffing companies as well, but I don't have any insight... — read more 

Just officially found out for those on commissions that you have only 30 days after your last day (Oct 5.) to have your FY 20 and 21 bookings to ship in order To receive commissions on those earned booking dollars. With the Covid-19 supply chain... — read more 

@OP+16C8X7pN or https://www.thelayoff.com/t/16C8X7pN

I’ve seen a couple of comments on this lately and didn’t really get it until this week. Everything around and in Impact is pointing directly to that. And now I feel more miserable in my job than I did before, and I wasn’t sure that was possible! Oh... — read more 

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2020/08/25/cisco-campbell-startup-babblelabs-acquisition.html So future LR Webex notification calls will have clearer audio?

Cisco has to cut 1 billion in budget then today it's announced we're acquiring BabbleLabs. Coincidence? I think not.

I removed personal files from Cisco laptop before I recently left the company. Was contacted by lawyer that Infosec Alerted counsel of this activity - lawyer needs to see if I took any proprietary files via WEBEX. Big brother.

I want to save up PTO in case of LR but my boss keeps pressuring me to take the “recommended” PTO. Any way to get out of it?

managers are not ifficially told who is eligible but they likely know. bonus is being set right now - likely you get less than you deserve if managers reward those staying. if you accept you get a response approving your decision that also... — read more 

What Cisco products would like to see axed - and why? Please stay on products, not organizations like IT and CX.

From what I can determine so far, Cisco is giving people taking the ER a lump sum large enough to cover 9 months of the current insurance benefits. The problem is, apparently, that after those 9 months, which would be around the end of July 2021... — read more 

in the anti racism session at Impact. Come on, it’s pre recorded. How did that get through? SO insensitive. She needs to get some empathy / self awareness.

I heard today from a reliable source that Cisco intends to sc-ap the GTAM model because Inside Sales are cheaper and GTAM are not individual contributors but overlays.

A coworker asked my advice on the ER package. He said that if he keeps his job for ten months it is the the same as the ER package. Its not. Here is the difference. With the ER package, you are paying yourself to work on yourself. If you stay... — read more 

Heard a rumor that the layoff list is already done.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2020/08/18/was-the-selloff-in-cisco-stock-justified/#7974930d2b76

3 yrs ago I had no choice and was given a package - I was just shy of 50 and over 200% of my #. Only out of work for a very short period and banked most of the $$$. I honestly felt worse for the 20% of my group that weren't offered the package, as... — read more 

everyone manager i talk to is in this mode. they know that ER acceptance will be very low , leaving them with the painful task of layoffs. they are just waiting for the post-Labor Day official number. most people out on pto this week anyway.

I was impacted by an LR at the end of February, pre-covid. I heard there were 3,000 impacted at that time. My original end date of pay and benefits was originally end of March. Then covid hit. Mid March, I was advised my end date of pay and... — read more 

Do these guys just help with resumes and interview questions or do they help with placement too?

Best part of working because you want to, not because you have to, post LR; is how your attitude can change towards employment. I enjoy working, and make sure I earn my pay and take pride in that. Have had a few conflicts (it is just the way... — read more 

use vpn use firefox privacy mode never use the same vpn ip to open linkedin or other personal websites

I mean when you donate, they asked your company, right? We will know

Examining you future options? Stress weighing on you? Relax. Your ELT is sleeping well, and couldn't care less about your angst. Take solace in the People Deal and the Conscious Culture. And ask yourself...if you didn't work at Cisco today... — read more 

Let's say we get an extension to Jan 4 for the ER - can we do a lump sum deposit into HSA at the beginning of 2021?

I got told I was a sales achiever this week, woohoo! The same day I got told that, because of the type of sales comp plan I’m on, I will be affected by the reduced Company Performance Factor. That means I go into FY21 already in negative figures... — read more 

I’m hearing that the OPEX reductions are not uniform across the groups and the headcount reductions will also be “focused.” Which groups do you think will get targeted most heavily?

Is this the issue? There are pockets of brilliance in Cisco but layers of management are making it harder to join the dots and innovate for customers. Leadership (G13+) offsites use to happen at a vineyard, then a Monterey hotel and by 2010 it was... — read more 

If I accept the 20% pay reduction (6, 9 or 12 months voluntary period) and I am LR’d afterwards will my LR package be based on my original salary or reduced salary based on 20% pay reduction ? So many choices - Thanks Fran !

So, the Cisco ER pkg says it gives you enough money for 9 months of your current coverage via COBRA. I spoke with BlueCrossBlueShield about coming off of COBRA and starting a new family policy OUTSIDE of the enrollment period. They said for that to... — read more 

Those finding comfort in "Security grew 10%" are mistaken. We somehow survived so far, it won't last too long. Too many half baked products and way too many leaders leading those half baked products, more managers and "leaders" than the engineers... — read more