$108 was considered the highest possible outcome by analysts. Have to imagine this ~$100 range won’t last past earnings.

I've been unemployed since Cisco showed me the door in the last round and I'm starting to question everything. I see job postings everywhere, but I'm not sure any of them are real. I apply to five or six a day. I've done this for months. I've gotten... — read more 

I don’t know what’s your sentiment about Cisco IQ, but it doesn’t seem to be a big success given the fact that CX has started an extensive action to make customer onboard to this.

That's what we can find solace in.

How much is the company paying for using codex and other AI tools? If the bill is high, it will impact the margin. A large layoffs can not be avoided.

What are you even "managing"? It's ridiculous. The TOP companies are getting the message yet this dinosaur is not excelling but just managing. It costs $2.2B–$4.0 Billion a year for this. people managers program managers product... — read more 

I’ve watched this happen multiple times. A manager decides they don’t like someone, not because of performance, but because of something personal. Since putting them on a PIP creates paperwork and leaves a trail, they go another route instead... — read more 

That's why we keep losing the best people, the real backbone of teams. So don't kid yourself that performance will save you. When your number's up, no amount of effort is going to change that.

How is it compared to other BUs in Cisco...

I understand why longtime employees stay because routine and stability can trap you after enough years, but I genuinely don’t understand what newer hires are seeing in this place now. Most of the things that once made it attractive disappeared a long... — read more 

AI infrastructure is where the opportunity is. Dump adjacencies like Collab, Security, whatever Duo is, and Observability (aka Dozen Eyes and Sp--k). I won’t even mention CX and Outshīt, which are too obvious Do those things and Cisco is legit... — read more 

In my experience unless you have someone higher-up actively advocating for you, this is often Cisco's legal way of pushing you out - the goals are usually vague enough that they can later say, u just didn’t meet expectations. Thanks for playing and... — read more 

Information from the extensive deep research: My base case is that a broad, post-earnings layoff announcement is unlikely, but selective reductions, tighter hiring controls, or reallocation out of slower-growth teams remain plausible. On the... — read more 

I assume it's uncommon to get a raise/promo immediately followed by an LR... On the other hand, aren't these separate decisions often made by different people?

Meraki is going to be hit bad in May?

Weaker businesses are to be slashed significantly as the new focus on AI technologies and AI infrastructure.

Is this true? Nobody I know has gotten one. They are usually sent out the day before or the day of.

From his role as CEO in the coming investor call. JP will be announced as new CEO effective Q1 FY2027. Stay tuned.

People quitting every month. Almost no chance of moving up. Clear favoritism along ethnic lines. And the list goes on and on. And the sad thing is that I remember when this was a great place to work. When it earned the top spot on the best workplace... — read more 

Managers acting like street goons in corporate clothes. Every small thing turns into LR pressure just to force output from employees. Data Center BU has become mad corrupt. No transparency, no professionalism, just power trips and internal... — read more 

Yes - I am talking to all of you incompetent VPs, Senior DIR and DIRs. That's the post.

Yes, losing my job would be anything but good, but this place has changed so much for the worse that being forced to find something else doesn’t even sound like the worst outcome anymore. If I get laid off, at least I’ll have severance and a chance... — read more 

Is anyone seeing reqs approved given the current 'hiring freeze' mandate?

What do u think after the last town hall?

Click2Expert on steroids!

5/14 D-Day

That’s how LR happen… share people. Share what you know as Cisco is not sharing any LR news. If you know something, say something and share with others.

Folks ; LRs coming hard by end of ,month or June , RCDN site is going to have the same faith as SJ, do you think building 5 and 6 will be saved, guess again, 6 is not coming back; war made a terrible job and they never gave maintenance to AC ; it’s... — read more 

Any updates?

After moving the poorly performing and poorly built XDR, the new GM (John Morgan) is finally doing the smart thing and setting it up to be shut down. There is going to be over 100 layoffs across the group on May 14th, with huge cuts coming to a... — read more 

Heard rumors that professional services team would be impacted. Also, people not meeting expectations (NME) after performance review meeting. Any insights?

For META, Oracle and MSFT it makes sense for LR as they are stuggling to get back to ATHs. I dont expect Cisco CEO to be under any pressure from the board right now.

earnings call is still may 13. that hasn't changed. but g2's thing on may 21 canceled, beyond the numbers moved into that timeslot, and a beat scheduled for the original timeslot of beyond the numbers on the same day now? they're doing a beat and... — read more 

Anyone who's actually used AI knows it's not replacing humans. Some highly specialized, deterministic models can enhance the work, that's all. Most of the time, it's just a convenient excuse to offshore or cut roles.

All these posts about how fantastic it is that the stock is at 92. For those holding on, and not selling and diversifying into other investments, or aren't cashing out now; re-read this post when the market corrects. It will. The best thing you... — read more 

Strong rumors regarding a major security acquisition.