The first few promotions are happening automatically - you don't need to be super smart to advance to Tech Lead 1 in a relatively short amount of time. Typical time-table Age 23: Graduation with Master Degree: Hired as Software Engineer 2 Age 24:... — read more 

Can someone, who knows this topic explain how the LR package is calculated?

A friend and former coworker (he was laid off last year) told me that he's still looking for a new job and that most of the time he's told he's "too senior" for any given role. How is this possible? He is 54. He is far from ancient. I thought saying... — read more 

Yahoo finance normally has this information but it is currently blank for Cisco. Macrotrends.net shows a major drop in 2022 but the number seems too low: 26,000. Stockanalysis.com says 83,300 which seems more likely. I didn't find the information... — read more 

Thanks to the experiences and skills I have received from senior TAC colleagues and help from my former managers, I have found a new job as developer. I want to share my latest findings in the job market and my suggestions on TAC. Recent years... — read more 

Cisco's purpose is an inclusive future for all, yet layoffs are part of the culture. What a dichotomy! Both can't be true especially in these great financial times over the last year.

Folks who signed separation agreement in March ( early or standard), curious if they are will get paid the the prorated bonus ?

FINALLY signed the early exit agreement today....weight lifted off the shoulders...hope all the peons in Vegas are enjoying kissing a-s who else is joining the movement today?

I know nobody is safe, but I'm more interested in figuring out who's got the best chance of being git first and hardest.

I am at grade 10 and recently I submitted 5 patents which are all got approved. overall i have 10 patents at cisco. I know some tech leads and principal engineers don't have these many number of patents. My manage gave me average rating saying that... — read more 

Just came out of inspired opening session! We will be breaking out this year crushing the competition again! Are You Ready!! Who is ready to join me? I love Cisco- best place to work!

I am reading some previous posts and got some questions? Growth probability for sr managers and principal engineers for next level. How long will it take, in otherwords would they stagnate for long time? I have seen many people leave and come... — read more 

Are other CSSs experiencing no pre-sales support since this transition. We literally have no Duo support at all now. We have very limited Umbrella support. Two of our biggest solutions and no one to technically support. Sales Leadership, do you... — read more 

Continued catchup of backorders left over from COVID. Reduced facility expenses (less people in the office, some buildings closed or sold). Greatly reduced travel and living expenses. Cisco froze travel during COVID and even today travel is... — read more 

Can we just stop this already? No one wants to be there. The sessions are not valuable. Now it’s the fun police coming in with this BS expense policy. No cabs or team dinners? So we just take buses and eat hors d’oeuvres at the lame events and same... — read more 

Cisco is constantly tweaking the HR process and legal documents. We’re the foremost leader in the industry on doing layoffs and doing them well. We have it down to a science, It’s part of our financial success. We constantly pretend we care about... — read more 

My manager is adulated with cisco and past ten years he is stangated at sr manager role. He couldn't grow people who are under him and now everyone left. One person who is adulated with him is stuck at first line manager role for the same time. Now... — read more 

Again, please, Cisco current and ex principal/Distrnguished engieers and sr managers and above. Please remember that for cisco lackeys "rod is god" and you all try to save your god. And, I wish all of you worship my rod as god.

I no longer visit this site (never used to do that much anyway). This is my first post here and possibly the last one as I am fairly sure this will get voted down. Not sure how things work here. I have seen several, recurring posts against Cisco UK... — read more 

GSSO Sr Leadership is completely out of touch with what we need in the field to actually sell. They have no plan on how to support all these solutions that we no longer have hyper specialists for. There is a reason that hyper specialists are... — read more 

Today I was in a planning meeting for hiring on my team. I was told they were cutting half my reqs, I have to hire 3 people now. I was told I was not to hire males; and diversity numbers needed to be higher. My recruiter said she was weeding out... — read more 

You work for a tech dinosaur, once proud, now a woke husk of its former self. Leave already. Do it on your own terms or you will have it done to you. You can be pitcher or catcher...it's up to you.

Does anyone know for sure yet if people who were LR are still eligible to get an IPF? I have seen mixed answers.

Just heard from a reliable VP that they plan to layoff thousands at Impact. This is scary!

What happened to the C2E disaster

Anybody I talk to is looking for something else. Am I the only one who still sees a future here? What's going on?

Heard Cisco plans to buy? Any news?

Why are they hiring so many account managers? Seems a sure bet for an LR in 3-6 months during a recession. Makes no sense unless they are just trying to bring in new college grads to replace seasoned sales folks.

Check your workday if you are people manager. Just got reward budget for my team. Are we allowed to go over the merit, bonus, stock numbers? First time doing this and very disappointed looking at the numbers.

Some googler is really pushing it so hard, he WFH and puts in only 1hr. The rest of the time he spends it on his own startup. Now that's going to be my mission too here at Cisco. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/double-life-gen-z-google-120000669.html — read more 

OK, the great boondoggle has begun ! Let’s post ALL faux pas, insanity and hilarity right here !

The problem good earnings and a rising stock price is leadership forgets how horribly we treated the laid off employees that helped us make those numbers. The numbers are clearly more important to leadership than the people.

No question, in good old days, Cisco has loaded way too many people. Some of them are incompetent plus some lack of work ethics. If management can get rid off these people, others' morale will be actually boosted. However, this seems NOT what... — read more 

as they never acquired new skills other than office politicking and backstabbing, which has been plaguing the company and affecting truly talented ppl. Finally time has come :)

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cisco-commitment-dei-helped-keep-130000970.html hmmm, read that and put down you comments. spoiler alert: bologna sandwich

Security Sales was flat Q/Q while Cisco had a record quarter. Let that sink in. In Q3 it was only 2% growth. In Q4 no growth. Seriously, even the weakest security competitors are growing. This is all due to the disastrous decisions that EC... — read more 

Best year in decades. Best quarter in years. Where are the layoffs?

The positive spin in the earnings call about "Restructuring" made me sick, like it was a good thing. It could have been if Cisco had not laid us off when there were so jobs available. HR was working to a timeline, not to really find us a role. The... — read more 

Time to resign Chuck!!