Yearly layoffs help to meet the street numbers since they are not doing it via sales. The company has thousands of incompetent offshore resources / vendors, some moved onshore and yet they still cannot meet a deadline and just spend budget. The... — read more 

Last week impacted folks were notified

Roughly 200 folks will be let go - this is all over news right now

To the minion of Chambers who said that the LR process is based on "skills and contributions", that is incorrect. It's about sales of the organisation. Big hint, what does Rowan work on? Has that been going down? There have been many who received... — read more 

I know that we are different, but both Intel and Qualcom are going through massive cuts

It's a dumb-ass thing to say to have a large organization and have engineers only and that they should do lower level work or something they are not skilled to do (like manage, do cost improvements, pass certifications, etc.). And when you get up in... — read more 

What do you guys think? Thoughts?

To the minion of Chambers who said that the LR process is based on "skills and contributions", that is incorrect. It's about sales of the organisation. Big hint, what does Rowan work on? Has that been going down? There have been many who received... — read more 

Coming in 2015

Rowan's organization. Our replacements were cheap labour with zero qualifications, one person did a 3 month development course and now they're magically a qualified developer replacing a person with 10 years experience. The support team is the next... — read more 

Great opportunities for Sr Network Engineers in a fun, e-commerce environment. Solid pay and benefits with potential relocation. Send resume to Diane@OBOXsolutions.com All inquiries will be kept completely confidential.

Working for a competitor, just curious how you guys slice grade levels? Anyone?

This has happened year after year, and I'm not surprised. I'm part of the LR for this year. Which is a good thing because this company is a sinking ship and going down fast. All our jobs are being outsourced to India. Performance accounts for... — read more 

Is it one week per year of employment with 10 weeks being a maximum?

Do you have more info about the plans to restructure again in 2015. Cisco will do it, 2015, 2016, you name it. It's in our DNA. Every year. Now, we have no clue who will be affected and in what fashion but I wanted to start a thread.

Rumors are starting to circulate again, IT to be a target this time around

Rumors are starting to circulate again, IT to be a target this time around

The root of the problem - in my book, at least. Anybody else?

The jobs cuts are not based on performance rather than the relationship you have with your manager and immediate bosses. Being in sales for more than 5 years, always exceeded goals and was acknowledged YoY. Over the years i have seen employees who... — read more 

8% cut announced, this is the third year in the row. 6,000 gone. Chambers still around, what a retard, I am not sure what he did for us except he put hundreds of millions in his own pocket. Cisco got no value out of him. 4,000 cuts last August, 1,300... — read more 

Back last year, August 2013, we announced numbers better than expected and we still cut 4,000 jobs, almost 5% of our workforce. Then, we sealed the deal with another 1K cut in San Jose only. We'll all agree that 2014 is worse than 2013 and that our... — read more 

Rumor has 10/1/2014 as the official date Cisco employees will receive their RIF notices (Brad Reese says the layoff could exceed 20% of Cisco's workers).

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This is a good board! Good luck with assdoor.com .. This is "the matrix" version of assdoor.com .. it'll set you free.. go ahead and vent.. we'll appreciate your honesty.

i need to vent but my team sucks, do we have a good board?

Traditional networking companies have also whacked jobs this year. This includes market leader Cisco, which cut its workforce by about 500 people in May. Cisco at the time said: "We routinely review our business to determine where we need to align... — read more 

I think we'll take a billion dollar pre-tax hit because of the ongoing layoffs - if you still think Chambers needs to stick around you are delusional - he's the root of the problem...

Often I feel as if my assignments are not as "meaty" as I would like them to be here at Cisco - I am simply not challenged enough and this is the problem across the board. At other companies I've had a lot broader scope and responsibilities - here... — read more 

Sometimes I feel as if my work assignments are not as "meaty" as I would like. At other companies I've had a lot broader scope and responsibility. It's not always the case; I think it varies from group to group and even manager to manager. Promotions... — read more 

So what do you think about getting laid off? Will it be easy to find a job? Are you going to appeal? What grounds? Will you get a lawyer? Any recommendations?

Re: the package for the Oct 1 2013 Layoff (in the US, other countries may be on a different schedule). Notified Oct 1. Last day Oct 18. At that time you get a check for 60 days pay from Oct 1, 2 months health benefit premiums, unused vacation pay and... — read more 

Does anyone have information of severance pay here at Cisco? I've heard different stories, overall, the vibe I am getting is very inconsistent. Anyone with a suggestion would be appreciated

Cisco Systems confirmed that it has begun to notify employees of a layoff and reorganization that will end up cutting about 4,000 jobs, or 5%, of the company’s global workforce. Cisco CEO John Chambers warned of the coming cuts during the company’s... — read more 

Does anyone have information of severance pay here at Cisco? I've heard different stories, overall, the vibe I am getting is very inconsistent. Anyone with a suggestion would be appreciated

500+ axed at the Flip business unit. More to come. Now, Chambers should ask himself WHY DID WE BUY THE CRAPPY COMPANY IN THE FIRST PLACE. I mean, come on - how many SLC have we acquired over last couple of years? Several dozen? A hundred? What a... — read more 

we will ll probably hire a couple hundred folks in the supply chain unit over next two years. things are good.

any news on EMS merger? that\'d be AWESOME, even more distruption...

17 jul 2007 from marketwatch: Cisco Systems is laying off 1% of its workforce (~700 employees) at its Silicon Valley headquarters as part of a previously announced restructuring claims Marketwatch. -- CISCO released a statement acknowledging the job... — read more 

It is a rumour that CISCO is planning to layoff 750 people in India. This is very shocking considering the low cost factor in India. The severance package I heard is complete 7 months salary. Severance package offered by other companies in India is... — read more 

Cutting, cutting... The layoffs are the first wave of a planned cut of up to 2K. 200+ will be from Cali...