#concern

Y’all, I know that the PIPs and RAs across the board are truly unsettling, and in many cases, just wrong. On the flip side, the amount of incompetence is mind blowing - people lack fundamental product and business skills here. Very concerned about we are all gonna get it if we don’t get it together.

Is this a meritocracy or a friendship club? It's a rhetorical question, by the way.

Gates up? I feel something is up. Not sure what, but something is up. Any ideas?

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People ask what actually happens if you report a visa coworker to USCIS anonymously. Here is the process. It is not a movie. It is paperwork that becomes the employer’s problem.
You find you or an American colleague is carrying the weight of a staff full of unqualified H1B while they are working their way through firing and hiring more and more...
So-
You file the tip at the USCIS form:
https://uscis.gov/report-fraud/uscis-tip-form
You can submit without your name. Give the worker’s name, employer, worksite, job title, and specific examples of missing skills, wrong duties, or a title that does not match the degree. Vague reports die. Specific reports can be checked against the petition the company already filed.
Honestly, multiple reports are better and if its a safety or fraud issue then it is going to carry more weight.
Understand-
You will not get a status update. No case number. No email that says the visa was pulled. That is by design.
USCIS screens the tip. If it looks like benefit fraud, it can go to Fraud Detection and National Security. They already have the LCA, the claimed degree, the wage, and the worksite. They compare your facts to the employer’s attestations. If it looks criminal or worksite-related, it can go to ICE. Wage and location issues can also go to the Department of Labor.
What the company sees is the headache. At first it's HR then its time gathering documents and scheduled meetings. Then it gets expensive as attorneys get involved and the longer it takes the more they make.
An unannounced site visit. Officers asking who works there, what they actually do, and whether it matches the petition. Interviews with managers and the visa worker. Document requests. A Request for Evidence. A Notice of Intent to Revoke. Immigration counsel on the clock. HR locked in a conference room explaining why the “engineer” does not have an engineering degree. If the company refuses to cooperate, USCIS can use that against petitions at that worksite.
The coworker usually does not hear “your colleague reported you.” Truth is they may not even know they were reported. HR might call and ask some questions but avoid tipping him off, because there is a risk as to what he might divulge. The last thing the employer needs is for it to get out and for others to follow suit.
Even if he is told the person impacted is not likely to tell anyone or may be compelled to cooperate and disclose information about his manager and colleagues.
They hear that renewal got harder, the border got colder, or FDNS showed up at reception. That process can drag. It is still expensive. Counsel, lost time, and a compliance file that now exists are costs the employer pays whether the petition ultimately survives or not.
That is the point. Employers treated these H1B filings as cheap and low-risk. A documented tip turns a quiet staffing choice into a federal review of the story they told the government.
Report wage and LCA problems to DOL at 1-866-487-9243. Worksite and identity issues to ICE at 1-866-347-2423 or https://ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form.
Finally, do not invent facts. Crying wolf might get legitimate complaints ignored. A false federal report is its own problem. Real examples, dates, and duties are what make a tip land on someone who can act

Do you feel something strange in Shanker sending the email about moving on from the layoff? The email is supposed to be from the CEO.

Anyone else wondering about the big Town Hall meeting next week. It seemed very sudden and when I looked back at the old announcements they always have announced the meetings a month in advance. Also seems like a lot of people leaders will be on site for the meeting. Definitely seems like more bad news on the horizon...

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Because mine certainly isn't.

I’ve heard a handful of people in the different offices were already let go, and the NZ office is gone now. Is this a trickle effect? Wondering how far we have to wait for the other shoe to drop.

What do you think? What are the chances?

I've heard horror stories about deductions and unpaid vacation for folks who quit. Anyone deal with that?

We know another round is coming. The only question is when.

How often do people like me get cut? I've already seen some newer faces disappear. Is it just bad luck, or are we in more danger?

Has anyone actually physically seen the reporting management is receiving based upon computer usage?

What exactly is on this report?

No more pollev in ESA and larger townhalls, seems like the MC doesn't want to hear anonymously anymore. No one is going to ask the real questions anymore or reach out to them specifically with their name attached to it, it feels like silencing.

The disorganization, the conflicting priorities, and the complete lack of direction make it seem like I'm watching a ship take on water and keep sailing anyway. Is this just how all corporations work? Because if so, we're in trouble.

Do they want us to quit to avoid the stress and anxiety? Is that what's behind all of these delays?

Anyone else’s laptop un usable by the shot security products used at intel??

1. 1. Elliott Schmelliott.

Anything?

The moment you make more than your coworkers, you're on the radar. Seniority doesn't protect you, it does the opposite, it makes you more expensive and more vulnerable. I've seen it happen to people who dedicated years to this company. They were paid for their experience, and that's exactly what made them a target.

Still exists?

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/1/cisco-accused-of-fostering-a-hostile-workplace-for-muslim-and-arab-employees

Get out of this place before you lose yourself

Can anyone remember the last time this place made a decision that actually helped employees?

I just very recently found out that you laid off our daughter for some kind of fake intelligence software?!

Do you know how much it cost us to send her to school for that train and how hard she worked to get her degree.

She has worked for your organization for over a decade and now you throw her away like a piece of trash?!

What in the world is going on over at this company?!

It's the first day of the month and in-office adherence reporting hasn't updated!!! Just like every month before this one!!! What will we DO?!

Just getting ahead of the curve.

I'd ask if they're done for the year, but I'm not that naive.

I don't see it.

I've lost count of how many people walked out or were pushed out in the past 12 months.

Post-2025 layoffs, it seems like at least once a week there’s a new post from people concerned about the direction of the company or about their own future and well-being within the company. I’m glad that this safe space exists so that we can vent.

Even though I am no longer with the company, and I’ve since moved on, this has become one of my favorite past times over a cup of coffee in the morning to read through the threads. ☕️ If anything, reading through the comments confirms and continually reaffirms to me that though it wasn’t my decision to leave, they did me a favor.

Just curious , some of the colleagues I know who got laid off months back are still in Aria under their managers. why is Aria not updated?

That would be a small mercy in this whole mess.

Sending support, my heart goes out to everyone impacted. I’m truly sick to my stomach.

"Skynet became self aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th". (Couple of days ago)

This was once science fiction.

A.I. is the birthing canal.

Dell has found iut they no longer "need" biological humans to survive.

We are all...expendable

I have no hopes for tomorrow. Dell has successfully gotten rid of the people who could fix things, and this leadership is only focused on their own pockets. There's no saving this.

It's "deeply personal" 🤔

A sprained ankle shouldn't require anything but propping your ankle.

Get to the cost increase.

Has anyone heard anything about another reorg? Who will this effect?