My boss basically told me I'm needed too much in my current role to get promoted. So apparently, being good at my job is the very thing holding me back.

A few folks I know or work distantly with have suddenly left in the last week or two, definitely not by choice. Are people getting quietly laid off or put on PIPs that set them up to fail? Do we no longer do the big earnings LRs?

Im really tired of the constant lectures about how wonderful AI is and being pressed on how we need to submit ideas to the company on use cases and things about our job that can be automated and done with AI. Whats the benefit if I spend a minute of... — read more 

I'm a Sr Recruiter - We clearly state in every job posting tht we don't offer visa sponsorship, now or in the future. I don't care about ethnicity or origin... If someone is qualified and indicates they don't need sponsorship, I'll interview them... — read more 

Employees have concluded that withholding feedback is safer than providing it.

Cisco’s CMO has to generate more revenue on the same budget. Here’s where she’s placing her bets Carrie Palin is expected to generate more revenue from Cisco’s marketing organization every year. She’s also expected to do it with essentially the... — read more 

Coffee creamer theft: One employee placed a personal bottle of creamer inside a locked metal safe in the office refrigerator. Stolen leftovers: An employee discovered a coworker had taken particularly spicy Thai leftovers. The coworker reportedly... — read more 

Here's something I genuinely don't understnd. We had two openings for testing and QA roles that required basic test automation skills. Nothing particularly complex. Anyone with a reasonable technical background could probably learn what we needed... — read more 

Yall read in to too much, Cisco has to plan LRs 3-6 months in advance, if something is happening in the next few weeks it’s been decided for a while. Also, been here 10 years. Quiet layoffs happen every quarter, but they only do mass ones in May and... — read more 

Cisco is so obvious when layoffs are coming, no invite for beat or beyond the numbers yet. It su-ks, and I wish we had more of an understanding of who gets cut. What grade levels ?

Microsoft sent its offer to company employees, offering a chance to 'leave Microsoft with financial support.' Employees must decide in early Dec and must leave on December 31.

Advice for early in career here? Seeing lots of chatter about layoffs and it’s really discouraging to feel like Cisco is not a place I could grow my job. How would I know if I’m on the chopping block?

No targets, no customers, no headaches. Approve PTOs, time cards, and weekly check ins that no one cares. They rarely get LRed or PIP.

What is the package when one is on PIP and not showing up for ‘meetings’? What is the point of working there if one is already on PIP? Can you just say “ give me the package terms, and if that work out for both of us, I will leave quietly like... — read more 

Is this the new truth and trend on how Cisco is now run? Is this even legal? No intelligence, but using AI Chat box to generate questions to ask during meetings and interviews. WOW!!! 🤩

Do you know how to order a coffee? Soft skill. Can you say "hi" to another person? You have soft skills! Can you say "lev-er-age" ? What about "cap-it-u-late"? "Cir-cle-back?" Soft skills!

Remind me, when was the most recent layoff? 2024? Under Biden?

Hi all, Newish employee here in a non technical role on a non technical team. Would appreciate any serious guidance on how layoffs tend to work at Cisco, and who is typically most at risk based on grade level, etc.

Stock price dropping rapidly,, how will this affect earnings and layoffs?

https://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-president-jeetu-patel-personal-ai-agents-cancel-subscriptions-2026-10

So, I was approached by an ex VP at Cisco/Splunk I once assisted when he was a Director. He is looking for an executive assistant and since I assisted him in the past - he reached out. I was part of the 4000+ layoffs back in Sept. 2024. I have a... — read more 

Let me know your plans working at this dump.

https://x.com/news2082680/status/2109856659099271249?s=46 #NVIDIA teams up with #Cisco to develop a 400G-per-lane optical transceiver module and opens Vera Rubin rack designs at OCP.

Loving it a lot. Gives focused time

Is there lot of hush hush going on with silent layoffs? It is quiet . Is it because of layoffs or re orgs

Webex, outlook, meeting and now orchestrating multiple agents . It’s very hard to get anything done . Miss the old days

It’s true. Promise of AI is cheap code. H1B was giving dignified life to some family a human. AI only making few folks rich. but still grudge is against h1 B

Do we even know the down AI spend. More AI spend = more layoff We are making Anthropic, OpenAI and cursor rich

What do you guys think of cisco beat

Much of the cisco IT is just ruled by world fuel service folks. A leader comes and brings their folks with him and lays off Cisco folks. And HR doesn’t do anything. What is the credibility . Just PR. They come with their agenda and deciding what’s... — read more 

Any news on 11/12? No bad signs from my org yet, but always keeping an eye out

The true rate of unemployment in high tech is significantly higher than what is officially published and yet US companies continue to outsource jobs to Europe, Canada and other countries because the wages are lower overseas. At the same time... — read more 

What have people heard about layoffs and earnings? Quiet role eliminations or a big announcement?

We need a comprhensive investigation of visa approvals over the past 10 years to determine how many were obtained through fraud... falsified credentials, or misrepresentation or good ole lies... accountability cannot stop with the visa holders... — read more 

What is his secret? Forget working smart not hard. This guy works in stupid ways and gets all of the rewards.

G2's post on LinkedIn today: "I am incredibly proud to share that Cisco has been awarded the Best Work Place in Technology 2026, published by Fortune and Great Place To Work. We have been ranked the #1 workplace since 2021"

Is there even a slight chance these are true?

There are only so many hours in a day, and my workload stopped being realistic a long time ago. I'm covering responsibilities that used to belong to multiple people, so some deadlines are inevitably going to slip. I'm not going to pretend otherwise... — read more