I was laid off and got a job in 3 days paying double Cisco’s salary AND I have Cisco severance of 3mo!!! I’m going to Disney World!!!!! Quit now the market is booming.

What is the starting g8 salary in Lisbon and krakow?

there will be a round of layoffs starting in may

No one at Cisco is ever safe unless they are experts at politics. The not-so-hidden goal is to eliminate older expensive engineers... However, they cannot do this directly without suffering from discrimination lawsuits - so they have to balance the... — read more 

Is there even any difference between the two departments?

I wonder how long the Collaboration BU will survive. Buggy software bundled with expensive hardware.

Stop talking about your trips to Davos. It’s stunningly tone deaf. Learn to read the room.

Been worried about rumored layoffs for a few weeks now, but I'm not sure if I should be. I've been with Cisco for just under two years. Does that mean I am safe, considering that most of the cuts are of people with much higher pay and benefits than... — read more 

Focal points will be conducted for all employees that qualify during the start of Q1, effective immediately. Webletters will be sent out by 31 May. Starting FY20, bonuses will be decided during the start of Q1 as well. Rumors are circulating that the... — read more 

Life in Cisco: complex evaluation schemes designed to identify the top 20% s----ups and justify the annual mandatory layoffs. Performance has little, if anything to do with evaluations. Life after Cisco can be summed up like this: Your boss knows... — read more 

Can your current manager stop you from moving internally within Cisco to other team?

Cisco is rolling out a new performance metrics tool named Lifting Performance Across Cisco

Nothing but bad news since the new management takeover in the CX and CMS orgs. In the past three months, the following has happened: Management stopped approving on call pay entirely Salary freezes for all employees below G12 (even with a strong Q1... — read more 

Why would you do a major layoff in sales at the end of q3? Stupid timing.

I got a really good offer from a startup, but I'm hesitant to accept it due to all the uncertainties when it comes to job security in new companies. But then again, job security hasn't been a thing at Cisco either for a while now. What do you guys... — read more 

Sales & engineering = majority of budget allocated for promos due to mid-year numbers exceeding expectations IT = Senior VP requesting managers to trim 3-6% headcount depending on many factors CX = Senior VP will announce phase 2 of CX restructuring... — read more 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/26/h-1b-prison-for-visa-fraud-in-case-involving-bay-area-workers/amp/

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2019/03/intel-lays-off-hundreds-of-tech-administrators.html?outputType=amp

I am a engineering manager and was recently hiring to fill an open position. A former Cisco software engineer, with the skills needed, applied for the position and was interviewed by my team. One member of the team is a former wipro who worked at... — read more 

With Cisco stocks doing good, should we expect any Hike/Promo? or More LRs. ? some manager say the tool is not open and there is no info from upper mgt. and few say its not there this time around..!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2019/03/19/how-cisco-fosters-a-conscious-culture-within-the-company/#5ae7dfa250b7

Se that some restructures are rumored. What other parts of Cisco could be restructured in the near future?

The managers issuing layoffs aren't doing that of their own volition. There's (simply put) an xls spreadsheet with a bunch of employees. Somewhere they draw a line. If you're above the line, you get laid off, if you're below, you're fine (for now)... — read more 

Call will be held early next week to determine the fate of many engineers in the CX org. Multiple "overlapping" roles will be eliminated to meet the 286 million dollar "cost-saving commitment" Cisco promised in 2019.

After 10 years in sales and always overachieving I got laid off. The crazy politics and demands of daily glory stressed me out. I spoke to my manager and director regarding how this was affecting my mental health. A month later I’m on a PiP. Last day... — read more 

I received an offer to join Duo Security, which has a tremendous rating on Glassdoor. My apprehension is that Cisco recently bought the company for high $$$ value. I value job stability for next 3-4yrs. Does anyone know how other recent acquisitions... — read more 

How much does a G8 NCE make in Krakow after taxes ?

I'm looking to change roles within Cisco. My one year is in April. Is it too soon to apply internally? Any other advice on changing roles?

now that bonus letters came out, when will the spring promo cycle be? since they skipped last fall, lots of folks are chomping at the bit and being told they are "next in line"

Can someone please explain why employees buy Cisco stock? It makes zero sense to me. Yeah it's $50 and you get it for a discount but who cares. I have purchases two stocks only over the past 5 years since I've been with Cisco - Facebook and Amazon. I... — read more 

Just making the rounds to those in it for the long haul...do these and your net worth will be north of $1M, easily, if you are going to ride it out...until your LR card is drawn: Max out your 401k. Max out your ESPP. Sell ESPP original cost (your... — read more 

Could Cisco Operations be anymore unethical? Cleanup the corruption in Operations, Supply Chain, and IT. http://fortune.com/2019/03/05/cisco-wire-fraud/

Just announced today that all TSA's/CSE's and PSS's will no longer fall under global enterprise segments/sled/USC etc. and are all being rolled up into the americas org. This is supposed to centralize all the architecture teams at the americas level... — read more 

I’m beginning to see this ‘board’ dry up with any commentary as more get laid off from ciaco.

New CIO is very strategic and of totally 360 mindset, hope to bump up stock price and great for investors. Cisco mgmt is looking for ROI and cut down OPEX though pile of cash. No more old days that people hangout and salary deposited into their... — read more