After LR'd , one of the most challenging aspects has been the strain on some of my friendships. It's disheartening to see some of my closest friends distancing themselves, seemingly more interested in boasting about their career successes or... — read more 

I know that you won't be able to access anything within Cisco other than Webex and Email. Are you also locked out of your computer ? Is the local access restricted in any way ? I would like to be able to use my laptop till I buy myself a new one. For... — read more 

Any news on that? Some teams are being informed

What's the over/under on how long will it take for Gary and Fran to get into a shouting match on camera on the next Beat? I've got 5 minutes. The coming culture clash is going to be tremendous entertainment. I've stocked up on a lot of popcorn. — read more 

Hope and change ala Cisco?

And Chuck.

Walked into the lobby at RCDN and there was a sign: Welcome Splunk Partners. Lobby was filled with smiling millenials. They were all so American, so... white. Poor devils. As soon as Pooshart and Sukdheep get a management spot in their group... — read more 

I was laid off recently from Cisco and enrolled in RMAP to continue with my insurance policy including medical, dental and vision. But now after about a month being on RMAP, my medical bills are not getting covered by RMAP. Cisco benefits tells me... — read more 

Today’s announcement that EC is leaving (pushed out) GSSO is a breath of fresh air. Her Engineering partner (TS) needs to go also. These 2 have damaged GSSO more than any competitor could have. Their decisions have put us on a decline that it will... — read more 

No more AOV or V2Mom, well done! Wonder what will happen to the army of of people propagating that nonsense and the leadership that supported it? Fingers remained crossed! Great start eliminating complete and utter nonsense!

Why are we seeing Meraki only for SMB This is a joke

Do they explain why you are considered redundant and why you?

They just hired people in our team in other regions of the country. Since we all work remote it is more a matter of salaries than geographical distribution. Can they pretend that they are still in LR mode after they hired just months ago? If it is... — read more 

Who fires you HR, your manager or it could be anybody on your chain of command?

Is your manager who is giving you your package details? If you need to negotiate that, should you bring it up when he or she is sharing the bad news with you or you talk to HR?

A path to safety, away from rigorous customer delivery/sales bi--hing, and provides an easy retirement life.

Gary Steele's appointment as the "go to market" leader following Cisco's acquisition of Splunk signals a strategic move that may indicate he is being groomed for the CEO position at Cisco. Here are several reasons why Gary Steele could be seen as the... — read more 

Starting to hear rumors that Liz is looking deep at non revenue impacting roles and seeing if headcount is necessary in those roles…shaping up to be an interesting time

Didn’t expect him to just spout empty aphorisms. Hopefully he gets better as he dives in.

https://www.wsj.com/business/highest-paid-ceo-2023-charts-0d65be3b?mod=hp_lead_pos8 CR is ranked 27 . 31.84 $ Million

Despite Cisco's Q2 double beat and its fiscal year guidance exceeding Wall Street's consensus, the stock still fell by 8 points since the earnings report. How and Why?

Why did things go so bad in last one year?

Should go something like this: Cringe Chuck intro with Gary Fran taking about woke Initiatives Scott explaining why Y/Y decline in revenue is actually good Random ELTs explaining why other ELT members are amazing 5 minutes for curated... — read more 

I’m noticing more interns and new hires are the kids of Dir and Sr. Dirs. WTF. Though not in the direct chain of command, how is something this obvious allowed? These “leaders” are buddies with the hiring “Leaders” so that is a great workaround... — read more 

What equipment do I have to return when I am leaving Cisco? Obviously I have to return my laptop, phone, any hardware, etc. What about other things like peripherals? Do I have to return the monitor that I expensed through SmartBuy? What about my... — read more 

It is unbelievable that certain group of people focus an enormous amount of their time creating and posting content about themselves on every platform they can, but have very little time to go in-person to customers and sell. Customers don’t care... — read more 

Some comments that are highly critical of Cisco are gone!!!

How could unemployment rate be so low while it is so tough to find a job in high tech companies? For most linkedIn tech positions there are hundreds of applicants on LinkedIn only. What is the true unemployment % in silicon valley?

Anyone know what this self reflection nonsense about???

I've had no luck in getting a decent offer (what is it with all the lowball ones??) but as soon as something comes up I'll be out of here. Cisco was my dream job once upon a time. Now, it's a place I can't wait to get away from. How things could have... — read more 

How possible is a RTO policy like AWS, Google, Zoom etc? I see that a lot of market knowledge and trend information is not transitioning within employees, resulting in negative impact particullary in the sales organization. On the other hand, a lot... — read more 

Bottom line fell 12% year over year That's a negative earnings

I was cruising some Splunk boards yesterday to see what they're saying about Steele taking over Cisco. Saw a Splunk s-xual harassment case was to go to court but its quietly settled right before Cisco bought Splunk. Seems it is/was a bit of a frat... — read more 

Jill Laux before Wells Fargo Criminal History – As--ult, see below Jill Laux during Wells Fargo Criminal History; fighting, stealing, vandalizing company property, and embezzling with the Wells Fargo company Purchase Card (food, vacation trips, and... — read more 

Someone like GS is long overdue. He is going to be the change in sales that is needed with so many of these old school AVPs, ODs, and RMs that can only manage a spreadsheet and can’t lead nor inspire their teams to actually sell. Sellers are tired... — read more 

With Jeff gone will MEDDPICC be next ? Seemed like he was the real enforcer

Our earnings come at the cost of treating our employees horribly. Many good folks were laid off that could of helped in the revenue downturn. There are many things more important to us than the best quarterly earnings. Executives are in their... — read more