Examining you future options? Stress weighing on you? Relax. Your ELT is sleeping well, and couldn't care less about your angst.
Take solace in the People Deal and the Conscious Culture.
And ask yourself...if you didn't work at Cisco today, would you want to interview at this company? There is your answer.
a cruel world out there. No one is crying for you. Its easy to virtue-signal on socials and then go back to your bubble
cisco is now just a job, not a place to retire from unless you got lucky with last ER, this one is is just culling the old pack then its full PURGE , using the cover of covid to lift any responsibility or insensitivity , just tough luck old boy, good luck out there, door slams , put on record player.c
The issue is personal saving choices and reliance on bringing in a big chunk of cash every two weeks. Is the crud we buy worth it?
The tough reality is each person makes their own financial lifestyle and retirement savings choices.
I always lived minimally and saved. Many times it has been tough, watching co-workers buy new cars and much nicer houses than ours.
Invest first if staying for the long haul. Was LR'd at almost 20 years. Was sad to go but it didn't matter all that much financially when my time arrived.
Pay yourself first if here for the long haul.
When your LR comes up, then you work because you want to, not because you have to.
It is your decision.
I threw in my letter mere days before they announced all this ER/LR/20% pay cut BS. Couldn’t have been better timing. I am just glad I have a new role elsewhere instead of putting up with the political sh*te happening at my ex office made worse with all these lay off exercises.
How does making an anonymous posting make one a sycophant?
Someone is a real hater, unable to allow a person to have a positive opinion about Cisco.
There are thousands of companies out there much worse than Cisco.
Oops, there is that sycophant popping up again.....
Sychophant.
Actually dreaming about a great retirement that my 20 years at Cisco has made possible.
They could have just laid me off with no severance.
People can certainly play the victim if they want. Cisco has treated me well and I have no complaints.
The days of paternalistic companies are long gone - deal with it.
Always do a good job for your company but also do a good job for yourself.
As long as you keep your head in this reality you will be just fine.