Employees were told by accepting the shutdown the week of July 4th would significantly help lower the number of those impacted. ELT never attached a number when feeding us that garbage. July 4th shutdown never was going to save any jobs. Shutdown... — read more 

Bumping this up as this is a useful post, originally posted by @OP+1r11RYu1 My second visit to this site in last two days, probably after over a year as I left Cisco in 2022. Really sad at the state of things as several of my esteemed ex-colleagues... — read more 

A few hours from the earning announcement. How much set aside for restructuring? What groups will be hit? When will the restructuring starts? Stock price after hours

Here's how you can get out of being an LR candidate. Put on some weight. Go on blood pressure medicine. Get your blood pressure under control. When you get PIP'd go off the blood pressure medicine. Go to the doctor and show them... — read more 

Despite receiving the largest performance bonus on my team, my manager advocating for me to get a promotion and getting a “meeting expectations” TA two weeks prior, this Monday, my manager has done a complete 180 and “changed her mind”, giving me a... — read more 

Going to be announced on the earnings call. RIP SJC

I hope everyone that has sacrificed for this company comes thru this latest round OK, whether they survive the cut, are able to leverage the severance to find a new job, and/or most importantly improve their mental health and quality of life. I also... — read more 

I know today's going to be a rough day for many people. I remember how it felt when I was shown the door. I felt physically sick throughout the entire day. It took me a while to stop feeling like a failure even though I knew it wasn't through my own... — read more 

https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/cisco-layoffs-reorganization-18661881.php

Anyone here from Poland? How long does it take to be notified of being LRd once the announcement is made? I know we have different laws here. Thanks

Has anybody been invited to 1-on-1 and notified being laid off by your manager or director, yet? My question is the below: A: 1-on-1 about being laid off = Last Work Day that you need to work but Legally and Officially Last Day are to be set to the... — read more 

The idea around the generous payoff is that you accept it and just leave quietly with a generous sum of money rather than go legal, potentially winning, against what could be deemed discriminatory Cisco LR tactics bringing Cisco into disrepute. If... — read more 

I’m new to this LR drama. Does this happen via email or 1:1 tomorrow? Lots of speculations and would be great if someone shed some light on the process. #worried2kkid@cisco

Chuck is great at numbers and explaining earnings. He is not good at leading by creating enthusiasm, and his either became distracted or is unsure of how to drive real innovation. Cisco is stuck, and acquisitions end up adding very little value or... — read more 

Folks.. as a 17 year Cisconian. I have been thru 12 LR's and was affected by 6. In those 6 layoffs, the 1st one was tough. The next ones, I grew stronger (mentally, physically, etc.) **I will watch what I say, as I don't want to get sued... — read more 

Will this be one of those stealth layoff where the people being cut will get their 1:1, told not have to work any more and then all of the survivors get a meeting invite to talk about how sad it was for out fallen colleague? Or the more transparent... — read more 

This website is poison and is a poor man's Facebook and Nextdoor. And that's not saying much because those other sites are terrible. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, I'm done with this cesspool of a site. Cisco's not perfect, but neither is... — read more 

I have a 1:1 with my manager right after the earnings call 2/14 1.30 pm. Do I need to be worried???????

Web chatter… “Confirmed that Cisco IT, Sales, and CX/ONEx are being impacted. 30% of IT alone.” (Fishbowl)

Was this done deliberately after the super bowl? Paramount is laying off 800 right now too. Is this due to AI? Were we just replaced by AI? UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs in 2024. Market is looking tough out there... — read more 

Will AppD get deprecated tomorrow & in June (layoffs) to onboard Splunk’s 8k employees?

However this prolonged, unfair, inconsiderate layoff drama continues to unfold, don’t let this company put you down in any way. It’s not worth it. Hold on, and if you end up being laid off, think about the fact that you are leaving a sh---y company... — read more 

Security is doing incredibly well. Strategic investment area. Layoffs only targetting low performers, internal job positions are heavy in security business

Check your linkedins, I saw a few promotions. I checked the directory and indeed the title has already updated. No sign of layoffs yet though.

Let's not be a bunch of trolls here.

After chambers same cr^ap all over again. Stop hiring self promoting salesman as CEOs if you want any future for a company.

For a company that boasts its investment and focus on employee health, wellbeing and a family first culture, it is terribly cruel and unethical to behave this way. To leave your staff worrying for over a week about job and financial stability... — read more 

Was wondering if entry-mid level engineers get impacted more or if seniors do.

as a former manager and LR victim I'm well aware of the process. Don't expect to be able to ask any questions, you can ask but you won't get any answers. Managers are told not to vary from the HR provided script in any way. Good luck, hope the... — read more 

Based on this... we all have time to breathe. https://www.thehrdigest.com/cisco-layoff-a-go-earnings-call-on-14-feb-to-determine-final-numbers/ ...... The next earnings call where the Cisco layoffs will be discussed is scheduled for 14 February... — read more 

reports about 9 to 10K. i say 15k worst case 20K if CR needs a new house

How is Arista executing so well and Cisco doing just the opposite ? The market for networking equipment is not stagnant, otherwise Arista will also be down. So it comes to execution, innovation, keeping up with customer and market trends...

Cisco must layoff like Meta in order to get into high growth area Meta cuts 18K and Cisco must do 36K otherwise tiny cuts won't help In order for Cisco to transition to high growth area like AI, big cuts are needed to save space for the new hiring of... — read more 

Cisco is doing silent layoffs these days without informing WARN report or taking advantage of loop holes. Need a whistleblower to report these? The mass layoff notices will be sent eod

They are finally pulling the trigger on this.