sure seems a lot more devious now.

I'm internal and haven't seen or heard of either officially - yet some here apparently have?

For all US employees it could cost $100M easily. So maybe the restructing cost of $700M to $800M for Q1 includes this as well and less headcounts for LR ?

Mgmt guided mid single digits growth 4% to 6%. It kind of shows that Mgmt will do anything to meet this number.

Most notifications to go out on Sept 16 After that, US to move to “unlimited” PTO policy (I posted this last week and got downwoted) Rewards decisions moving to two cycles. First bonus, later merit / promo / stock. Payout, vesting and merit... — read more 

Curious if anyone has heard about if T2G will be changed with the scam that is "unlimited" PTO coming to Cisco. Might be time to burn those days up while they're a separate category?

Better for work than Cisco? Any insights? Salaries/Perks/Benefits? In sales org.

Will the candidate be decided based on performance till 16 sep or list is already made?

What should we do till 16 sep?

Been with Cisco for 16 years, age 50... In the last 2-3 days 2 people from Cisco checked my Linkedin profile in private mode. I survived a lot of LRs, might not survive this one.

Reason for delay is first management need to go, teams consolidated, and then axe falls on ICs to sort this out. Very indigenous and stressful times ahead figuring this out on the fly which team stays or go, with poor planning. The list may already... — read more 

Flush this place down the drain! It’s over!

What on earth are they basing the 2025 predictions on? What are they “upbeat” about? Something only they can see? It’s called delusions.

Anyone can confirm this? If that’s the case, then these layoffs are truly badly managed.

Say good buy to 4 weeks paid PTO now... Companies move to unlimited time off to save money as most people will take less time off moving forward now...

During all hands call our VP mentioned that notifications will go out on Sept 16th. One full month of motivation and productivity lost...

Title, info from director

When CR justified the layoffs this week he used the same words he used 6 years ago when he said we had to pivot to become a SW company. Will we adopt any lessons learned from that effort? The way I see it, there was no real plan how to get there... — read more 

Anyone looking for work or hoping they dont get LR’d during this absolute dumspter fire of a situation should just initiate a slow down. Not a strike, don’t unionize, just do the absolute bare minimum at the slowest pace possible. Don’t go out of... — read more 

The campus will be closed and sold in November 2024.

Anyone LR'd in Japan? TAC Japan? If so how many?

Why the layoff? well, it's complicated. The Innovator's Dilemma, popularized by Clayton Christensen, describes the challenge faced by companies like Cisco when they have to decide whether to invest in disruptive technologies that could cannibalize... — read more 

Since this Riff was not well thought out, let me help out ... Offer a GENEROUS Early Retirement package (yes, we gave you our best, sacrificed a lot) and you'll easily fill up half of the necessary head count to reach the required 7%. Really and... — read more 

I have an upcoming medical LOA. What happens if I’m LRd during that time?

Is this financial engineering at a high level to please the market, or is there something underlying here? Analysts are posting positive news. Somewhat confusing...

https://www.aol.com/news/cisco-says-third-recent-round-214347364.html On Wednesday, Cisco announced it will lay off around 7% of its global workforce in a move that will impact several thousand employees. The number of affected workers in the... — read more 

I’m really hoping what seems like crazy delays and unorganized planning is because much more time is needed to map people once VP levels are gone. I’m specifically talking about collab sales, PM and sales engineering (I would have included G2 in that... — read more 

Anyone found work somewhere else?

Please pist if you are aware of the notification s? Post only if you have some source, not just stories

I have been LR‘ed within the last 12 month. You will lose access to most of the tools within 24 hours (and as well building) - except Webex, E-Mail, Workday and Stock-Account. Manager asks you to put an OoO mailer. After that call/meeting with your... — read more 

Some useful info if you get LR-ed I was affected July last year, some info which I think is useful: It’s not end of the world. They give you 3 months of having to do nothing while still covered by benefits and payroll. You can do a lot in 3 months... — read more 

In February, most U.S. employees were notified Thursday (day after earnings). There was a leader check-in that same week (I think Friday), and there was a Cisco Beat scheduled the following week (sometime between Monday-Wednesday). I reposted this as... — read more 

OK, that's appreciated

If sr mgt is impacted that could mean shifting and shuffling direct reports which can take time.

Sounds like Splunk notifications went out (and will continue to go out over the coming months). I dont know of any Cisco notifications. Maybe they will follow suit with that "coming months" timeline?

Imagine being told that perhaps you and 6,000 of your 85,000 colleagues will be laid off. Then imagine hearing that you will know if you are on the chopping block "at any point between now, August, and October 15th ? Would you consider an employer... — read more 

that would allow as many of us as possible to find new roles within Cisco or somewhere else? Calculated move or coincidence?

When I got let go back in Feb '24 it was amazing how fast my direct teammates and close work colleagues completely ghosted me. They took the glad it's you not me approach. Thankfully I ended up getting a job a few months later. How? Via tiktok... — read more