Every year Cisco employees, dedicated ones, push their family and personal life to the side for making Cisco a success and a profitable company. Cisco, in turn, generously rewards hard work, but to have to relive this torment every year with a candy... — read more 

I work is CX (formally AS), Just received a call from my manager that I was not affected, but he was making the calls to other folks to tell them if they were or were not affected by the LR. This call came out of the blue, no 1:1 scheduled.

Let’s confirm the package. Also, anyone considering NOT signing for the additional bonus in return for right to bring legal action?

Can somebody please confirm this?

Good news for us over here in Bangalore, there will be no layoffs this week due to Diwali on Wednesday. It would offend many people to be cut on this important occasion. Cisco might face major lawsuits for religious discrimination. Imagine layoffs in... — read more 

Really nervous about today, as evident by the hour at which I'm posting. Sleep was not on the menu for me. Are there any chances the major layoffs many people predicted for today will turn out to be false? I keep hoping that'll happen, but the... — read more 

CX VP Sends invitation to the team. Not 1:1 -- It's 1:M

Do you still hangon to work laptop after handed the pink slip if you choose to stay till the very last day (30 days?) Otherwise, how are affected employees expected to find another job internally within 60 days? Sorry if this has been asked before.

Is it still 5 - 6 months severance? I know this was the case when a co-worker of mine got LR'd two years ago; not sure what is now with this massive bloodbath waiting to be unleashed.

Anyone?

What if I have a regular 1:1 with my manager on Monday? Could that be re-used for the layoff-talk or would I get an extra 1:1?

Take everything you read on the net with a huge grain of salt - here is my #gold advice... This is a good company but it has it's own issues. Every company does. I have almost 35 years of experience and my rule of thumb is this: if a company grows... — read more 

half my team is gone - including me

There is a mandate to reduce SiSiBU head count by 40%. I'm in Bangalore as an Architect and have got the marching order. If any one else is there who has got the news then share please.

Two of them got the axe on Friday 11/2. I hear that they are done with cuts but not sure. Nobody else is reporting it though.

Just Interviewed at Cisco... Some Glassdoor comments scared me, I was expecting positive stuff over there (I know people here are p-ss-d so I am interpreting it as such)... I recently graduated, I really need a job... I was pretty excited to finally... — read more 

Never email when you can speak Never speak when you can nod Never nod when you can wink And Never wink when you can smile Mgmt & Leadership Tips & Tricks for Employee Comms (c) 2018 Penguin Publishing Ltd., Wattford, UK MRK3841

I guess I should feel special I guess my Director won’t be around so my VP is doing it. Good times!

If I ask my mgr for a pay cut of 10%, will this keep off the LR list? How about going on PTO for 3 weeks starting from next week? I don't think people on PTO can be LR'ed. Anybody tried these tricks? Share other tricks to beat the LR.

Graduating in December. Offered CSE role for 62700 base at RTP campus. Am I getting swindled?

Why would they cut a lot of the contractors when they are inexpensive to hire and they don’t have to pay out bennefits?

which BU in cisco is sharpening the axe for biggest blood bath shedding? a) what are you talking about? No layoffs are happening at our company. "Love where you work" "We are Cisco" b) HCS c) CX / CMS d) CCBU e) ___ (fill in blank)

I have talked to several people from Cisco who were laid off after returning from FMLA... Anyone else? Maybe it is just isolated... thoughts?

'Will there be any Cisco Layoffs in 2019?" --- Are you kidding?!? If all of the convoluted plans execute flawlessly; the economy remains robust with low inflation and the bull market never ends; money remains cheap and the competition disappears... — read more 

It's Wednesday, so it's perfect timing to announce layoffs for the next day to calm everybody down if(when) the results are not what everybody expected... — read more 

Heard from a buddy of mine that Arista is looking to expand its Professional Services and TAC groups a fair amount. I know a lot of the people there were LRed from Cisco so it must not be a blight on your record.

I am a fellow thelayoff.com user but do not work for Cisco. Can you guys hook me up with a sweet discount on Cisco Routers? Something spectacular would be preferred,

Honestly speaking, Cisco is not easy to be in the history book like Nortel, Lucent and Motorola. The current financial strength is 46 Billion of cash or equivalent, positive cash flow of 13 Billion per year, buyback 17 Billion per year. It is not so... — read more 

An Ideal Employee should be the one: who has the wisdom of a 50 year old, who has the experience of a 40 year old, who has the drive of a 30 year old, ...and the pay of a 20 year old....

Gen Y and Gen Zs are on the right track of being entrepreneurs instead of working for a company. This mess is a prime example of why you own your destiny. Stressing month over month will you have a job, having to accept what the elite say you can... — read more 

...or does Cisco not care about retention at all? Attrition is at an all time high, and yet no changes are being made to stop the talent bleeding. Is there no long term strategy? Is there really nobody among upper management who can see why this is... — read more 

A heap of rumors swirling that CJ will see a 50 - %80 cuts to workforce. True or not true? We realise CJ has been deprioritized.

as anticipated ccbu in bxb will get hit hard in november

Cisco internal shakeup intensifies under new customer services chief, with more changes to come https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/10/26/cisco-cx-group-maria-martinez-exec-exits-csco.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

Cisco LR - when is it going to happen? Next week? There are so many rumors, I don't know what to believe.

Was given marching orders to trim 25% of my team in RTP

Here you go, as SPVSS is now officially a different company, it has it’s own page page here. &synamedia or https://www.thelayoff.com/synamedia Just a few posts there, but you’re welcome to chime in.

Remember when we were inundated with SPVSS posts? Well that should be over now, since they are now officially no longer a part of Cisco. I have to admit I am also jealous because now they are gone from Cisco, they might once again have some things... — read more 

Any ideas about the layoffs in HCS ? Some folks in EU are impacted ? What about India ?