appd person here. i have mixed feelings. sad but happy that i am leaving.
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The job market is decent for IT depending on where you live. The one problem though is the insane payscale that was demanded for that short time period when hiring was rampant and workers scarce. Those 25-50% inflated salaries don't exist and it is back to the more norm. People making $125k for a $80k job are in shock when looking and seeing the pay cut.
I went through a layoff, offered a position at Cisco before being hired told they had to change it to a contract position. I turned it down and took another offer I had on the table. The way the managers reacted of me rejecting the switch to a contractor showed how I would have been valued. I have watched layoffs at all IT companies in the area since. So much happier taking a slightly lower paying job, pension, respect in the workplace, and never have to worry about long and weekend hours.
First, let me say to the OP that, depending on what your skills are, it's not that hard to find work outside of Cisco. Working in a role that doesn't have many openings is a problem I've faced many times because my role was more the Ops roll in what is now becoming known as DevOps. Typically, there was one or two of my roles for 10-50 developers, so finding the next opening where companies only had one opening and I'm competing against 3-5 other candidates was always fun. Good luck.
Don't believe the hype about difficulty finding a position after Cisco. Tons of Cisco partners out there that still would love to have you. And always a good opportunity to branch out and try something new also.
There are many roles in Cisco that are not supporting legacy hardware, fixing bugs in legacy software, etc. While Cisco splits many job functions into narrow silos, especially in IT where instead of being responsible for system admin, storage, networking, database admin, backups, host patching and security hardening, Cisco has dedicated person(s) who are responsible for each function and routes cases involving the other tasks to other people. Once you get stuck in a silo where you are only focused on one aspect, if your skills atrophy in the other areas, you have a harder time against other candidates applying for roles where you are expected to be more of a Jack-of-all-trades.
I was lucky at Cisco to get out of that narrow silo focus and become a DevOps person where I have to deal more with the full stack of operations and also do more development related to host management and application deployment.
Don't believe the hype about difficulty finding a position after Cisco. Tons of Cisco partners out there that still would love to have you. And always a good opportunity to branch out and try something new also.
It's Cisco's deal, acquire companies and lay off the previous employees. Sorry it impacted you, but best wishes for finding something fulfilling!
One interview, hired. Use your network! The market is good if you have skills.
@wef+1p1051OA As long as you can do the political disco, you are OK at Cisco. Just ask the mafia run by the SE director in the U.K. geo. But if you are made to leave then that is not the most ideal position to be in, especially in this market. Cisco on CV May not help much if you are looking for a tech focussed job.
Takes a while before you start getting the interviews. Wish the OP the very best of luck in getting his next gig. Generally it’s a piece if good news when you can get away from this toxic swamp.
It is rough out there. Didnt send too many resumes out since there’re not many openings for my role.
How is the job market for Cisco employees? How many resumes have you sent out and how many phone screens, interviews and offers did you receive.