ELT has decided to do another [stealth] layoff this November (no doubts on this)... Do we know exactly what teams are impacted? If you have no clue, dont troll.

one thing i actually miss from my time in sales is those endles online trainings. they were never abot learning. it was all about pretending. the training team would upload a new course, send an email, and give us a deadline about a month away. and... — read more 

Overheard from a Cisco VP saying this in a family social. Be ready

Anybody have their compensation discussion yet? What’d you get? BU Grade Merit Increase RSU amount

Spoke with an old co-worker last week, who got LR'd last year and still does not have replacement job. Really sad, great worker. I was LR'd years ago, and moved on luckily to much greener pastures. I was at Cisco a long time, the last two years... — read more 

Heard from leadership that there were no director level promotions this time around in GPRS. Can someone confirm?

I’m on what’s left of a team (and I use the term very loosely at this point) that used to actually function, and now I’m basically drowning. If we ignore the fact I’ve lost coworkers who were like family, having to cover all their jobs with the few... — read more 

Get rid of the entire SBG and its management chain. We have people like SS posting on LinkedIn about using AI for Security. stupid org filled with stupid people. The security is bottom tier with bottom tier folks

Hi everyone. Just curious if anyone has any tea to spill about the upcoming layoffs this year. Rumor has it there are more coming in November…

Exactly one year ago today, I, along with many others was informed about our LRs. It was a surreal and chaotic day. People were pulled into abrupt call with leadership, only to hear a cold, unapologetic monologue. No closure. No empathy. Just a hard... — read more 

BTW,when is the next one? https://extra.ie/2025/09/15/news/donald-trump-quarterly-financial-reports?ITO=msn

I'm new in the UK org What is this obsession with days in the big office it seems such a waste of time Pointless big office and meetings

Cisco ELT is essentially forcing you to document your workflows, your decision-making processes and your institutional knowledge into their internal AI systems. But Why? They will eventually replicate your work. Every query, every correction, every... — read more 

Any other teams just kind of hitting a wall? No one on my team is really motivated, and I think everyone is just burnt out. No hiring, but layoffs and zero company loyalty will quickly destroy whatever pieces are left of this place.

I believe exit dates are two months in USA, and a month in Canada from notification date of August 14. Could someone confirm please, along with the package details? Are packages similar across the geographical area? How does it work in EMEA? Are... — read more 

It was the place, you know? Now everyone I talk to here sounds drained and bitter. It’s wild how fast a reputation can flip when leadership stops caring about quality.

The CEO and executives should take a temporary pay cut. No more excuses.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/indias-sector-nervous-us-proposes-064803045.html BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's massive IT sector faces a lengthy period of uncertainty with customers delaying or re-negotiating contracts while the U.S. debates a... — read more 

Some execs call layoffs “cutting fat,” but what I see is them hacking away at entire teams that actually build the product, then acting surprised when everything starts breaking. It’s clear self-destruction for reasons that I can't even begin to... — read more 

Am I being reckless leaving a relatively stable job for a senior title at a startup that pays 30 percent less cash but dangles stock options like they’re golden tickets?

Lol TAC will be expected to cover weekends as required without getting extra pay. TAC engineers are losing their mind.

So the end of year review with my manager is coming up in a couple weeks. Looking for some advice on how I should handle the news of no raise and no promotion again this year? Should I express my displeasure to my manager? Or should I hide it and... — read more 

At Cisco employees have been getting paid well for working "on-call" hours for many decades. Many suppliment thier income with this pay and has always been a great part about working in the support organization. They let us know today that we have to... — read more 

I learned the hard way that being called “valuable” doesn’t get you anywhere. You can be the best at your job, the one everyone depends on, and still never get promoted. It’s more than frustrating to feel trapped in your current role simply because... — read more 

Take the time to read it, it makes several good points. The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from... — read more 

If I was a young engineer I would steer into power engineering. We will always need power.

I am writing this as a longtime Cisco employee. I am an individual contributor and have been for almost 20 years. I like Cisco, I like most of my managers and colleagues (not all, of course but that is true anywhere) Am I worried about getting LR'd?... — read more 

I keep seeing more companie rolling out unlimited PTO policies and I’m curious what people here think… Some say it’s a game changer, others argue it’s just a sick scam to avoid paying out unused vacation…..unlimited PTO sounds amazing. No accruals... — read more 

The FBI has released a PSA warning that Russian FSB cyber actors are exploiting Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and end-of-life networking devices running an unpatched vulnerability in Cisco Smart Install (SMI) to target entities across... — read more 

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇳 TRUMP: WE WILL CRUSH INDIA TECH WORK Trump is reportedly considering banning American tech companies from outsourcing their work to India, and Silicon Valley is sweating bullets. Here’s why this is huge: For decades, U.S. companies have sent... — read more 

I left after LR and coming back taking a role in sales..will I be here next year?

The h1b program afects the american workforce in big ways. Any action on this is way too late, it still needs to be done ASAP. it's not only about grads who cant get jobs... many experieenced workers are LR'ed or pushed aside. We often even train... — read more 

Multitude of high performing ICs are gone while the 6/7 layers of management fat prevails, almost untouched. Hearing that “managers in the next round” for years and years but nothing changes. The spectacularly d*mb , incredibly political and... — read more 

How do long timers at Cisco feel about the acquisitions taking over instead of assimilating? 1 this too shall pass eventually 2 will make Cisco better 3 can't wait until they go away 4 give them a chance

I have been reflecting on my experiences with the Veterans E-O, and I must express some growing concerns about its current direction. It appears that the group has increasingly become populated and even led by individuals who are not military... — read more 

I’ve had it with this place and I’m pushing hard to find something else. Even with a rough job market, I can’t stay here any longer. Constant layoffs are draining and I really need a job where I can focus on my work, even if it's for less pay... — read more 

LinkedIn is full of mixed messages - some like Oliver use 18,000, while others including those in ELT say 20,000 in crowd. Didn’t they know actual attendance or at very minimal have an agreed messaging on communication. All we see is AI and AI... — read more