I got my package in the last round of LR and found a job within a month with a Cisco competitor. Almost a year later I gotta say the LR was the best thing that happened to me at Cisco. Get out of the sinking boat while you can!

Let's discuss the video he sent out and the kinds of questions you want to ask of him. I'll point him to this thread for the unfiltered version.

I got LR'd today from SP test. I'm pushing 50 but not there yet. I'm not sure of the scale yet. I've been with cisco for a long time and I've worked from home for the last several years which I consider a huge blessing. I don't know if it was my age... — read more 

Spark's biggest problem is a lack of vision and leadership. No one person or group will take responsibility for decisions and direction, inevitably leading to management by a number of essentially focus groups. Do you know how hard it is to develop a... — read more 

LRs are never fun for anyone. I cant fathom anyone enjoying this. I feel for all impacted. BUT it is a reality of large companies today. While I do feel the constant specter of worry about stability, I got over that for the most part 4 years out of... — read more 

Don't know if it affected all groups, but given SP Biz is down not shocking there was some hurt here.

Chuck will announce new LR target in August 2017 for FY 2018. I guess most likely it will be 5% to 7% as usual.

Got LRed at 56. When they walked us out the door I turned around and it looked like the demographics of people leaving the men's room at a Garth Brooks concert. Grey hair, male pattern baldness and distinctly white.

We saw over 1000 people laid off at our location over the years. The big ones have come this time of year and after the FY. Buttt Cisco will lay off any time of the year in small unannounced layoffs. They have made that very clear over the years. You... — read more 

I left Cisco on my own after 13 years and returned to Oracle... After a 15 year hiatus. Did you know that 100% of all the managers and their management chain I had at oracle are still at Oracle 20 years later, and ZERO percent of my Cisco managers... — read more 

Cisco has ruthlessly laid of 50+ employees for years now. After 14 years at Cisco I was Laid off at age 58. fortunately the Cisco partners in the US are in dire need of the skills the laid off workers have . Actually got decent raise working with... — read more 

Need a suggestion/advice: I Just survived 2 LRs first in August and second now (probably saved). My team in DCG BU was badly impacted in august and this time as well. I am not feeling lucky being saved rather more tensed now, i got one offer from one... — read more 

I was LRed in August...and yes, I'm doing great. I'm one of the "lucky" over 50 peeps who can't find something permanent so I'm consulting for much more money. A lot of companies are doing very well out there and appreciate experienced people like... — read more 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cisco-shows-effects-of-trump-uncertainty-2017-05-17

watching your friends being let go is only a reminder that you are next !

Heard something big is going to happen in Oct on the collab side.

If you are over 50 at Cisco, you are the ones most likely to get laid off. They lay off mostly the 50+ that drain the health insurance, then sprinkle a few millennials so it doesn't look like ageism. The only consolation after 12- years of working... — read more 

To any Cisco-ite who is facing the dreaded 1:1...I was LR'd/RIF'd/WFR'd last August, and while I wrestled with a strange range of emotions -- anger, betrayal, relief, elation -- I will say that in hindsight it was the best thing to happen to me... — read more 

there are 1:1's schedule for the 18th in the US and many other countries. Europe and some of the countries won't get notified for a while as their are EU approvals that are necessary. This will be an odd timing for LR as it may (probably) short... — read more 

It looks like the markets are starting to realise Cisco can't turn this decline in revenues around as easily as first believed. We all knew this already though. However the elephant in the room still is this BS about transitioning to software! Are we... — read more 

I think cisco is going to screw us by not paying the Bonus this year to save money... any thoughts?

Is It closing the DataCenter business in near future? Looking into the hardware dependencies & making a shift to software only model, it looks close in the near future.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cisco-adds-more-layoffs-as-federal-government-spending-slows-down-2017-05-17

Do you think they'll double up this year with a Q3 and Q4 LR - as in large action? Smaller LRs have been happening all year. Wondering what the final number could be between the two quarters?

Do you know what the structure of the announced LR will be? In particular: Timing of Layoffs: When will layoffs take place? All in May? Geographies – where will the layoffs going to be concentrated geographically? US? SJ? Groups Affected – What... — read more 

Director (grade 13+ above) , immediately book a vacation and sell his/her fancy retreat to get extra income, use his/hers fancy frequent flier miles for the free vacation.. and rest on stocks/options for the next 2 years, got a stint at some other... — read more 

Text from Internal CEC page: At the beginning of FY17, we announced a workforce restructuring plan that would impact 5,500 roles based on business performance and strategic business investments. While the majority of these employees were notified... — read more 

"NGN Routing, Collaboration, Data Center, and Service Provider Video revenue decreased by 2%, 4%, 5%, and 30%, respectively." It should be clear by now what will happen to SPVSS, i.e. NDS.

your fancy iphone: designed by people in their 40s your fancy Tesla: designed by people in their 50s your fancy Intel CPUs that power your computers: designed by people in their 40s your fancy C++/python languages: designed by people in their mid 30s... — read more 

https://twitter.com/TheLayoff/status/864940474322178048

From the earnings release, footnote to the GAAP to non-GAAP business outlook at the end of the release. Sounds like an additional 1100 people getting the axe: "(1) In August 2016, we announced a restructuring plan in order to reinvest in our key... — read more 

http://investor.cisco.com/investor-relations/news-and-events/news/news-details/2017/Cisco-Reports-Third-Quarter-Earnings/default.aspx 05/17/2017 SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/17/17 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Q3 Revenue: $11.9 billion -- Decrease... — read more 

Diversions from the truth are tactics used for centuries. The truth Cisco has become a We Do Not Owe You Anything company and Cisco will do anything to keep the wallets fat of those on the top even if it means laying off good people that devoted... — read more 

Having a ring side view into this season's LR circus, I believe it is just a miracle that the co has customers and there's even a score to measure their satisfaction. Somebody draws a list, some other decides. There's no thought given to talent... — read more 

Taking the short-term view can sacrifice the long-term. Replacing older, more expensive workers is great in the short-term. But hiring younger, less experienced workers who don't have the internal corporate "tribal knowledge" on how to get things... — read more