This good….. Cisco Systems Inc. President Jeetu Patel said artificial intelligence is likely to reshape the global workforce by creating more jobs than it eliminates "I've been saying this for months, and the early data is beginning to support it... — read more 

After the $130 all-time high, it has continued to fall and now is down for the past 1 month. How long will it stay above $100 until the street realizes Cisco is just rebranding the usual Switching orders as AI Infra? There’s no meaningful... — read more 

I could not watch. Could someone make a favor and do tldr

Watch the Cisco Beat today... They have rediscovered serious performance monitoring and evaluation and participation in the bullsh-t side of it is becoming mandatory. As a result they are moving it out of all the clunky tools they have today--into a... — read more 

Stuck in grade 8 since last 7years and salary is 170k in Bay Area. Performance rating is always good with stock options(30k) alternate years, but no promotion. How is it for everyone? I'm pretty demotivated to put the same effort another year!

Just to bring some geniuses onboard.

SpaceX popped it and now IBM and others will follow. Who is next NVDA or CSCO?

I’ve seen so many people post on LinkedIn today that this is their last day at Cisco. Very similar to when I was laid off as It’s all about cost nothing to do with refocusing on AI. Everyone who looks to be impacted was 20+ years there so high... — read more 

You could be at IBM right now 📉

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/cisco-csco-eyes-sentinelone-italy-061043025.html

Just make sure to use the proper pronouns. 😂

Many years ago when I heard some of my friends had landed jobs at Cisco I thought "wow Cisco is smart to hire them". I even considered buying the stock. All of them got laid off. So when Cisco bought the company I worked for I already knew what... — read more 

"We've undermined the trust you have that your specific expertise and contribution will be valued, that you will grow and advance your career, and that this will be a place where you can actually have an impact." I doubt you will hear anything like... — read more 

With so much more now on their plate, portfolio SEs will be going to a specialization model. It will be a pooled model within their region. Portfolio AEs will use AI for SE support initially then engage the appropriate portfolio specialization SE... — read more 

As I predicted over a year ago watch for AI bust third quarter due to realization of exposed security risk and data center cost.

because now only H1Bs are left :-)

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-workers-tech-ceos-job-losses-afc71e15 It flopped that quickly.

The people who rise through the ranks aren't the ones who know what they're doing. They're the ones who barely understand their own jobs. It would be funny to watch if it wasn't so infuriating. Competence isn't valued, ignorance and good a-s-kissing... — read more 

A few days off used to be enough to reset, but now it's not even close. I don't think any amount of time away would make me actually want to come back here.

Around 4k employees have to go, the last day is October 12.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leaked-tape-shattered-silicon-valleys-ai-illusion-jean-pierre-mugenga-fil9e?

Welcome to the layoff machine. You are no longer in the security business. You are in the LR business. To Astrix customers: Palo Alto Networks is in your future.

H1bs applications skyrocketed in 2026 https://www.newsweek.com/h-1b-visas-skyrocket-despite-trump-admin-crackdown-12154338

Doesn’t this just sound like a mechanism to see what folks are doing on a daily basis and harvest info to train models to replace them. Some Sr. Directors and VPs should be scared when it sees how little they do

4000 ready to move on, while the next round coming soon.

I try not to work on holidays when I can avoid it. Unfortunately, I need to be prepared for the next LR. You might ask, “Couldn’t you prepare for the next LR during normal business hours, on actual working days?” Yes. I do that too. In fact, that... — read more 

team has been told that we are not impacted but looking out fr frnds

My ESPP investment period began in January 2024 at just under $40 per share (first purchase in June 2024). But now, at the end of June, I made another purchase at $40. I thought it was only valid for two years—or does the period start from the first... — read more 

Denied promotion once again. Expectations of me growing higher and higher. Doing great work and being praised for it, but because im not su-king off higher grades about sh-t I dont give a flying fu-k about, and not inserting myself in meetings... — read more 

UK folks are impacted today Dear friends hope you are ok

I was laid off in the last round and will be taking the severance happily. Meanwhile I have a couple of patents pending, does anyone knows you get the money later on when they are published or not? or how does this work?

Not something that already happened, but anything on what's coming?

Our OD’s bias has created a toxic culture work environment. His comments about people on our team and those that support our team are sickening. He is NEVER willing to give anyone a fair chance cause of what he hears from others and what he... — read more 

https://www.crn.com/news/software/2026/cisco-to-lay-off-471-workers-in-california-software-engineers-hit-hardest

Seeing a lot of Cisco reps moving to competitors or partners lately or a complete flip in career. What insights do they have that we don't? 🤔

Comments if your exit date is set as your departure (taking the package), Or choosing to roll. There are few internal jobs posting but not sure if real or posted just for fake pretend. I applied for every job I could, over 100 internal jobs. Four... — read more 

Watch and learn https://youtu.be/5nbeGkLRSa8

A number of job cuts in the Bay Area were made public on Thursday in new WARN filings with the state. Among them were layoffs for Cisco Systems Inc. The San Jose-based tech giant plans to cut 236 workers at 170 West Tasman Dr. in San Jose, 154 at 560... — read more 

Layoffs are nothing new at Cisco. I often joke that there are three unavoidable things in life: taxes, death, and Cisco layoffs. But this latest round feels different. I've noticed a significant shift in attitude from the executive leadership team... — read more