Thread regarding Cisco Systems Inc. layoffs

Marketing layoffs - anyone know which teams and when?

Since I'm sure marketing will also be impacted (because we always are), I wanted to see if anyone knows when that will hit, and for which orgs?

And I agree with those who posted earlier - this isn't my first Cisco layoff rodeo, and the stealthy ones are the worst... even for those who make it through (and are left wondering when their number will eventually come up). Way to completely demoralize everyone at once.... Back in the day, Cisco used to be a rewarding place to work -- but those days seem to be long gone.

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Marketing got hammered pretty hard. Yesterday was D-Day. Word is they are finished now, but the cuts were across the board: VPs, Directors, Managers, on down. I would say the numbers are over a hundred, but since they don't talk about who left, it's hard to say.

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Post ID: @2phi+PFP0y2y

@xre

You racist!

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Post ID: @lls+PFP0y2y

What's there to market?

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Post ID: @neu+PFP0y2y

Apparently we do need marketing - you know, to write things using proper English.

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Post ID: @xre+PFP0y2y

We can't lay off marketing. We needs them to keep making up ideas to keep our sales man busy!! Engineering to busy patching leaks all over.

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Post ID: @dqp+PFP0y2y

Yes, the super-secret mktg layoff after Christmas a few years ago was brutal - took out most of the more experienced mktg folks (with absolutely no warning)... would be nice if performance still mattered - at least then we'd feel like we have some motivation and control over our own fate. I've always been a top performer, but that no longer seems to be a factor - now it's more about being a certain age, not costing too much, and not staying around too long. Just plain sad.

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Post ID: @gdp+PFP0y2y

The stealth marketing layoff of 2015 was brutal. Thanks Chuck!

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Post ID: @gsw+PFP0y2y

Every marketing person I know is a red badge already.

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