I just read a post on LinkedIn from a female CEO praising Cisco HR “leader” for sharing how the shutdown is designed to let workers connect with their families by not having to work. What a crock. Anyone who knows anything about how things work at... — read more 

Arista annual sales are close to 9~10B with approx 4500 employees, while Cisco annual sales are 56B with 86000 employees. To compare it - Arista is doing 20% of Cisco sales with 5% of employees. Conclusion is simple: Cisco has too many redundant... — read more 

Strong rumors about massive reorganization in SBG. Several executives were axed. Consolidation of several BUs. More products will be integrated under Splunk.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmericanTechWorkers/comments/1qcy0zb/h1b_abuse_in_farmington_hills_michigan/

When will promotion, raise and RSU refresh be notified for Feb 2026 cycle?

So how is the new RTO 'mandate' going for everybody ? So far nothing has changed at our office and management seems to not enforce it either.

Also what is the RTO announced for Canada and Ottawa in specific? Are we required to go in anytime soon?

Just got confirmation on February layoffs at the end of the month. The numbers are staggering... 30% of collab being let go and replaced with AI. Its time to become a plumber

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/cisco-csco-unlikely-pursue-axonius-231333205.html?guccounter=1 TD Cowen also noted that names like SentinelOne, Varonis, and Tenable could attract interest from strategic and financial sponsors.

Cisco found an interesting way to increase sales. Every two months they raise prices across all products and then show an increase in sales in their financial reports. One big bluff!

There is no hiring freeze, recruiters are slow to process applications with horrible new database. I interviewed for 2 different positions and each job had a different recruiter. I told each that I applied to one position but my information... — read more 

Can he get $260k base pay? What is the bonus target for G12

JP claims that Cisco silicon in a head by 2 years vs. Broadcom and Nvidia. Any thoughts?

For workers in white-collar fields like tech, consulting, and media, it's an especially weird moment — fewer layoff headlines, but still difficult conditions when it comes to landing a new job. The larger companies may be done cutting for the... — read more 

On a call with leaders and managers. 25,000 layoffs last year, expect another re-org (or as it was said in the meeting; 'reshuffle') at the earliest mid-February. Employee confidence in Cisco, it's direction and future are at an all time low... — read more 

Why are offshore folks so bad at using Git? Branch management and conflict resolution are always so awful on-shore folks in our team always put out fires caused by offshore folks.(lots of rebasing and cherry picks)

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bjxge1de11l

Honestly, Cisco runs on H-1B talent in a very real way—just like a lot of big tech—because it brings in people with deep, specific skills that are hard to find at the exact scale and speed the work demands. These aren’t random hires; a lot of them... — read more 

Not sure if serious questions are allowed anymore here but here goes. If you leave (resign or LR, doesn't matter) and are entitled to the bonus but it doesn't pay out until several weeks after you leave, does it come via direct deposit or via mailed... — read more 

I never thought I’d feel this way, but when the next round comes, I’ll be happy to step forward if given an opportunity. That’s how worn down Cisco has made me.

American workers ideas and intellectual property is stolen when they are laid off. Then cheap H1Bs are hired to do the implementation. This is the turbo scam of our time.

Go figure out yourself. Jokers on this board have no creativities.

That Cisco may sell entirely UCS product portfolio to Nvidia.

I’m regularly putting in 60 to 70 hours a week, and by the time the day’s over, cooking just isn’t happening. I end up grabbing whatever’s quickest, usually fast food. I can tell it’s catching up to me physically and mentally, and it’s starting to... — read more 

LRs are coming to US Commercial in the 2H. Area, Operation and Region consolidation will impact ODs, SSEM, RMs and SEMs.

The argument AGAINST any ER was that in the past too many senior people took them and lots of tribal knowledge walked out the door. Now with the company focus on AI and that AI should have absorbed a good chunk of that knowledge is now finally... — read more 

https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/cisco-sells-4-silicon-valley-buildings-for-63m/

Until next year!

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/23/us-bars-five-europeans-says-pressured-tech-firms-censor-american/

If the economy turns around, do you anticipate any Cisco layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

I will go first. What is the name of the company invading the privacy of former employees and stealing intellectual property from them? If your answer is correct then you will hear popping sounds inside your house.