My boss is actually a decent and capable person, and I don't want to burn bridges. I don't even do AI here, just learned it in night school. The last senior-ish person that left was practically stalked when they indicates they were doing AI for another company and being paid double. I know I shouldn't give the name of my new employer, especially if it's a competitor. Should I just lie about my new job title or refuse to tell my boss that either when I resign? I don't want to burn bridges, but it feels like any information I give could be used to fsck me over royally. I would be OK with being "walked" since my stock is cashed out and I wouldn't have ti train my replacement.
16 replies (most recent on top)
Why not? You are lying now so no biggie.
New protocols and recovery mechanisms will be developed, agreements worked out to use customer data to build models, etc. All of that cspc data could make a library...
Building customer data models is great for establishing static virtual circuits within a carrier. Doing so dynamically across carriers from any end point to any end point on demand, rerouting virtual circuits when needed to allow the establishment of new virtual circuits, securing all this so you aren't leaking information about customer's data usage, etc... is a more complex problem.
" Just look at trying to create virtual circuits of widely different bandwidths,"
The problem isn't the creation and allocation of the bandwidth in most of the cases. It's the recovery at the upper layers when things change. Arrays log out, app time outs, packets out of order. The issue isn't figuring out AI at that point. New protocols and recovery mechanisms will be developed, agreements worked out to use customer data to build models, etc. All of that cspc data could make a library most vendors could build a business model around if it could be sanitized. None are specifically an AI requirement as much as they are the additional needs of AI to be effective as a tool in networks.
Sure and I am running for president
AI is another tool. Once the tool there it's only maintenance and enhancements. The fanfare will end over the next 2 years and interns and college hires will maintain it.
AI has been under development for more than 70 years and it has evolved dramatically over that time. The idea that all AI development will somehow be finished in two years doesn't stand to reason. Just look at trying to create virtual circuits of widely different bandwidths, from ATM to MPLS to OpenFlow to whatever AI might promise in the future. It's been decades and it's still no where near fully baked.
Good networking people will pick up what little you actually need to know about it as it affects that domain.
Cisco has been trying to make their equipment universally manageable for decades and still hasn't figured it out, in part because the technical leadership trying to solve these problems had no idea what customers needed. Add in the contents of DDTs and the output of static analysis, Cisco's staff has figured out neither the business nor the technical issues involved.
I don't buy the paid double part unless the person was an ops person or working for uncle eddie before hand. Just listen tor what most of those that went to AWS are saying. A lot of "are you guys hiring?" is what I hear. 2 years after all of this really good money they are out of or looking because of how bad it is. However, worse than that is that the field is flooded. And right now the AI field has a vast amount of unemployed or soon to be unemployed sware people to choose from. Good networking people will pick up what little you actually need to know about it as it affects that domain. AI is another tool. Once the tool there it's only maintenance and enhancements. The fanfare will end over the next 2 years and interns and college hires will maintain it.
No offense but have OP really been in the industry that long to be asking this? No one gives a Sht.
This sounds like an immature post. Hopefully OP didn’t really land a principle role to be asking question like this on a forum like this. Please grow up.
The fact you are asking this question on a layoffs platform tells me there is no way you got an offer for a PE AI engineer. You aren't fooling anyone
Get the f-ck out and tell your nice boss that you are getting a better secured job
and if he wish take him with you to work under you. There are still 30% cisco managers and bosses do not have any skills but still surviving only on connections.
Anyway 50% splunk has to be shredded else how the stock will go up and ELT will get money since Cisco is left no more money
I seriously doubt your got a job other than at a Burger King @OP
Bite your tongue. Don't try to be cute or clever or smug mentioning your new pay or title or job or employer. Wait until any RSUs you want are in your bank account. Then submit a simple resignation letter, politely decline to answer any questions, do not sign anything sent your way (PTO has to be paid out by law, no matter what, you cannot be compelled to sign anything on your way out), and leave with class and dignity and the respect of your peers. Pi----g them off or flaunting your good fortune will provoke a reaction. All it takes is a carefully worded call from the legal team to turn your new job into a rescinded offer for mysterious circumstances after a discreet phone call to your new boss. Check your pride at the door, and go make bank at your new job. Don't update your LinkedIn profile for at least a year. Check out StackOverflow/Workplace if you need more anonymous advice. God bless.
Burn what bridges ? They don't care about you or anyone. They just laid off 6k. Your boss may be a good person but know that they will let you go without blinking an eye if they have to.
You don't have to tell them anything. Except if they want to offer a higher pay you tell them what you are offered
Never lie, but that doesn’t mean you have to disclose all the details. Leave it as “I’ve accepted a role as a principal engineer for X-X”
Your boss knows your skill set and can likely read between the lines