Does Cisco hire permanent engineering employees in the US anymore? Left Cisco 7 years ago for greener pastures. This week I have been bombarded by recruiters for multiple contract opportunities at Cisco. Have zero interest in ever working at Cisco... — read more 

Just wanted to let everybody know that I left in June, and I (along with many fellow former Cisco folks) am quite happy. There are better jobs out there. The economy is strong... There’s never been a better time to leave.

I heard from recruiter that they are building 200 person team in Poland, is this some kind of hoax?

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Cisco started going downhill long before 2014. I started in 1996 and was there almost 21 years. From my observation, Cisco started going downhill after the first big layoff in 2001. Most people who were around at that time all tend to think the same... — read more 

https://www.businessinsider.com/universum-most-attractive-employers-in-the-world-information-technology-engineering-students#1-google-40 Word has reached all new grads and none of them is considering joining Cisco. GE and IBM are on the top 40... — read more 

Insurance, Health & Wellness Health Insurance Dental Insurance Flexible Spending Account FSA Vision Insurance Health Savings Account HAS Life Insurance Supplemental Life Insurance Disability Insurance Occupational... — read more 

was laid off after 20 years about 2 years ago, I can not forget the experience. did the hardwork for Mr. chambers, ..the issue is what happened on the day of the layoff, background is that department was just reorged a year ago and seems... — read more 

Any guesses? :)

Let's See How Fast Cisco gets this post deleted.

Woke up to find my post deleted. I must have struck a nerve. The post was about how Cisco has hit a new low by paying a service and buying ads to back their “#1 place to work” campaign. I detailed the mechanics of how Cisco Paid “Great Place to... — read more 

https://fortune.com/2019/10/02/worlds-best-workplaces-global-culture/

Cisco Data Scientist Salaries by Percentile (25th, 50th, 75th)... TOTAL COMPENSATION: 25TH PERCENTILE: $115,587 50TH PERCENTILE: $141,334 75TH PERCENTILE: $161,525 95TH PERCENTILE: $188,876 Source:... — read more 

Those who quit for other jobs?

Meeting have been in swing all morning. Which parts of the org re being affected?

Can someone confirm if CX Platforms will be doing layoffs? There have been rumors spreading about this. S. The walls are thin in some of the meeting rooms.

Is there anybody here who can identify anything positive to come out of all the changes that have been implemented here at Cisco in the past year? Anything that you could point to and say, yep-that's-it, this is much better and it's made us a... — read more 

Please chime in.

This is the real skinny from a current shareholder, and former insider. The well intentioned, Bumbling CEO: CR is a non-technical person lacking the presence and passion to inspire customers and employees alike. His only roles within the... — read more 

CSCO Nov 52.5 calls (volume: 3390, open int: 12.1K, implied vol: ~26%, prev day implied vol: 25%). Co is scheduled to present on September 22 and 23. Co is confirmed to report earnings November 13 after the close.

Is it as bad as here? Talk about a brain drain... If it continues like this, Cisco will have nobody left who knows how to actually do their job very soon...

When? Where? How many? Just trying to get back on topic here.

Considering everything that has happened, the way this company has been treating us, I'm curious how many of you are still giving it your all and how many are just doing the bare minimum to get through the day? I'll start, I haven't done beyond... — read more 

In case you are unable to decide one way or another, try thinking about it from a different perspective. Remove the constant threat of layoffs from your consideration and ask yourself if you still enjoy your job. It might sound simple, but it... — read more 

Many, many posts are being deleted that do NOT violate any site rule. Clearly moderators are just deleting what they do not like. That is censorship.

thanks

Just wanted to get a sense of what the IPF values usually are? I know we don't have the performance categories that we used to, but I'm trying to understand how it compares to different areas in the Company.. Mine seems to be 1.5. Ive almost always... — read more 

So many words...so little content.

should be this week I believe

Post your experiences in this thread: Working at Cisco as a Red Badge!

I hear these are going away completely. Anybody who can confirm one way or another?

Did Cisco decide to cancel this product ? Hearing rumors that they did.

One of the the SVP was let go, who has been there long time. With new CIO coming on board, impacted this leader in Bangalore. Later it was clear, who was behind all these corporate politics It is slit throat politics especially in India and Indian... — read more 

Remember performance reviews and the bell curve? How about: AC-5 DG-4 KK-4 CR-3 GE-3 IT-2 AK-2 FK-1?

Unfortunately Cisco is no longer a tech hardware manufacturing firm. They are now an M&A geared organization. Along with those acquisitions come layoffs in order to make room for the new "talent" from the acquired companies. We saw it with... — read more 

Weeks after thousands of employees were "impacted", 20,000+ Cisco Hunger Games survivors converge on Las Vegas for "Impact" - this year's iteration of GSX, or Sales Conference, or whatever. They will probably spend 25 million or more on drinking... — read more 

I got laid off this past go around. Was let go on a Wednesday. Sulked Thursday and Friday. Applied for internal jobs the following Monday. Rehired withing 2 weeks, Cisco does fast track and I'm proof of it.

After being recognized as a 20 year employee in May, I was devastated to be impacted by the LR on July 31. Chuck stated on the July 31 Cisco Beat that all hiring managers were to make it a priority to fill open reqs with impacted employees. ... — read more 

How is the work culture at Webex data center Unit as they are moving towards Artificial intelligence and enhancing existing Webex to be more interactive. The work pressure and offshore calls are enormous with engineers back in India ...is this true... — read more 

Hi, i recently got offer from cisco as G10 and i would like to know from insiders that is it the right time to join cisco? i have 10 yrs of exp and the base pay is 140K for Texas. Are there any chances of layoffs ?? i heard that layoffs are quiet... — read more