Looks like CR and ELT ladies organized a Disc party. 100K was paid for party. The invitees include some political tuffees as well.

Please chime in

I am curious to know if anyone has successfully found another job within Cisco after the layoff.

I'm curious, can people who've been laid off also get unemployment? Somebody said accepting severance is considered quitting, so most likely not, but I still thought to check. Not asking for myself. As I said, I'm just curious at what options are... — read more 

We finally done with layoffs?

So, let me see if I can figure out our CEO's logic: he said the layoffs were done not to cut costs but to improve customer experience. Majority of layoffs were done at CX, which is in charge of customer experience. So he cut customer experience folks... — read more 

Hope this round of layoffs open eyes of the people and they stop working for this employer. It has become Worthless of knowledge, ruthless to employees, trustless to customers and tootless to competition. Be with your loved ones and help others in... — read more 

So we know the CCIE lab rumors were true. But what’s happening to Learning@Cisco, Cisco Press, the certs themselves???

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2018/11/15/cisco-ceo-on-latestlayoffs-its-an-unfortunate-step.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins offered during Wednesday's earnings call new details on the technology firm’s latest round of... — read more 

Ant idea how many are targeted in Webex and spark team of collaboration in Bangalore ?

In my team of 9 people, only 4 are left. We used to do bug scrubs for 2 major customers. It is an easy job even a high school dropout can do it. Not gonna lie, it used to take me only 45 minutes to do my days' work. Rest of the time I would be... — read more 

what I am hearing is that they will beat expectations

Total of 462 in SJ/milpitas... https://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/WARN-Report-for-7-1-2018-to-11-10-2018.pdf

Is it just me, or has this week been really quiet when it comes to layoffs? Should we take it as a good sign that we might be done for now?

I was wondering what is a Grade 9 minimum to maximum range and how long does it take for someone to bump up a grade? Location in SJC. The numbers I've seen are not really solid. I guess no one knows...

Let's start them in this thread: Mega Master Cisco Acquisitions Rumors 2019

I can see RR open for scrum master role in CCBU Bangalore. Is it true there is replacement hiring going on here for BXB replacements? Two of my friends have been invited for interview.

I am done with living a quarterly life of Cisco uncertainty. I could never plan my life beyond 3 months due to constant worry of LR. After living that crazy life for years I am finally sailing off to a promised land where life will not only be... — read more 

Say what you want about these constant layoffs, for or against but the reality is it is starting to impact CISCO's ability to hire. Nobody wants to come to a company where there is a yearly 'Hunger Games'. Unless you are an exec getting FU $alary and... — read more 

layoffs in america growth in india clear message given in beat he is a hillary fanboy

Any update of LRs in India?

Are we expecting any more layoffs this week? Looks like the bulk of it was done last week, but if the final number is really 6000 as several people have mentioned, then I think there are still a few people who are to receive their notifications... — read more 

Heard that some cse got notification on last friday

ACI tetration DNA Center SDA FTD Spark Headsets Smart Licensing

DE and PE is given out like candy in cisco home campus better engineers can’t get promoted at other campuses

I get the transformation, and I get the need for new skills. However, shouldn't the strategic "people deal" have a plan for the company to have the skills for it to succeed in the future? I also get that personal development is an individual... — read more 

The reduction of 10000 will help in making share value $60 and more value to the executive. The effective reduction is in old and redundant Technologies such as : -On Premise Contact Center -SIP based Servers -Pre-Gen Switching Solutions -Email... — read more 

In recent CISCO beats Chuck said this LR was not motivated with OPEX reduction. this is more confusing than LR itself. how come 7 to 10 % workforce become irrelevant every year. Here is data of layoff ever since Chuck become CEO 2018 = 450 in SJC +... — read more 

How do those of us who still work for Cisco find a way to legally put the ELT on blast and get them to respond to why so many layoffs? Just how Google did the walkout. Obviously the situation is different. Still it would be nice to get the ELT to... — read more 

Has anyone contacted an attorney to review the package, and gotten a recommendation one way or the other regarding class action for age discrimination? Can someone recommend an employment attorney in San Jose?

I used to be a line engineering manager at Cisco before I left. Sometimes, during an LR, HR recruiters would reach out to me with an internal candidate who they thought might be close to a fit but was facing an LR. I always gave them a shot and even... — read more 

On site in Bxb about 25. Nearly the entire 4th floor of bldg was cut (70+ was the number in the paperwork) no managers knew who or how many. The new director was given a cut number and he made the choices. It’s interesting that po land was basically... — read more 

too mamy non-producing grade 12/13+ engs should be laid off in this round or next LR !

I was LR’d and it hurt but frankly, now that a few days have gone by, I am glad. New beginnings require old ways and habits to change. So many people were let go that many said were “top performers “. I don’t know about that. In the short time I was... — read more 

Is Cisco arm twisting vendors for rate card in order to retain red badges ? I see most of preferred vendors are sub-sub contracting resources and new rates will eventually impact resources and than qualify of resource.

Interestingly - people with no (or limited) field/customer background have to decide on the future of an entire organization. Putting a new name on something old just doesn't make it work better, it just sugarcoats it. People are demotivated and... — read more 

Is there anything to confirm they are closing the CCIE program for most tracks. It looks like Richardson, TX will become the only lab testing center in the US. To me that looks like they are downsizing, but not getting rid of certification tracks... — read more 

Been at his new position for full five months. Thanks a lot, Cisco!