If you've been laid off, how long were you out of work before finding another position? Did you end up making less, about the same, or more money?
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@h1 why tf did you use that comparison for yourself.
I'm not that poster but having a person in my building park on the side of a highway and jump in front of a truck at layoff time I can say parts of Cisco's culture can have profound effects on some people.
I've also seen an assortment of abuses, just one of which was constant public threats to fire individuals as well as whole teams in large meetings with 4+ levels of management in attendance.
If you've found a peaceful corner that's great for you but parts of Cisco are extremely toxic and people who get locked into feeling they have no other options can end up paying dearly for it.
@ty Spare us the handwringing. It’s an analogy, stupid.
Landed a job with better pay in the same month as my last day of work at Cisco. It's difficult but doable don't lose hope just keep grinding
@h1 why tf did you use that comparison for yourself. Not a good post dude. Not okay
Took 6 months to travel. Learnt new skills. I couldn't deal with the roller coaster job market. So I got brave and started my own business.
Congratulations to all who got their sleep back. And are able to realize the healing power of the body with reduced anxiety.
For the rest of us, try to calm down in the midst of overcommitting bosses.
@h1 just wow buddy.
@be - BS but you gave it a shot.
Fortunately I was able to retire. What I found out is it's true what they say about abused women, it takes them 6 weeks out of the situation before they realize the full scope of the abuse. That was exactly my experience being laid off by Cisco. 2 months later it felt like poison had been flushed from system and that life didn't have to be like that for a common place salary. To say I'm in a better place now is a vast understatement.
Some time ago. Took 6 months and landed a position at equal overall pay (OTE). That was pre-pandemic in the midwest. It happened again 4 years later when PE took over the company I was then working for. Again, took 6 months to find another position, that time at 85% (OTE).
YMMV with all the talent currently on the street in tech.
relieved, iv'e worked for some of the top security vendors and Cisco was the worst with their management or lack there of. Its difficult to work in a tech focused company yet leaders cant lead and are scared to lose their job because they have no idea what they're doing.
@be congratulations! When was you affected and how many weeks of severance?
2 decades service. Massive severance. Retired. Golf 6 days/wk.
30% more better sleep and no talks about LRs, re-orgs, or politics about where people are from.