At Cisco employees have been getting paid well for working "on-call" hours for many decades. Many suppliment thier income with this pay and has always been a great part about working in the support organization. They let us know today that we have to... — read more 

I learned the hard way that being called “valuable” doesn’t get you anywhere. You can be the best at your job, the one everyone depends on, and still never get promoted. It’s more than frustrating to feel trapped in your current role simply because... — read more 

Take the time to read it, it makes several good points. The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from... — read more 

If I was a young engineer I would steer into power engineering. We will always need power.

I am writing this as a longtime Cisco employee. I am an individual contributor and have been for almost 20 years. I like Cisco, I like most of my managers and colleagues (not all, of course but that is true anywhere) Am I worried about getting LR'd?... — read more 

I keep seeing more companie rolling out unlimited PTO policies and I’m curious what people here think… Some say it’s a game changer, others argue it’s just a sick scam to avoid paying out unused vacation…..unlimited PTO sounds amazing. No accruals... — read more 

The FBI has released a PSA warning that Russian FSB cyber actors are exploiting Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and end-of-life networking devices running an unpatched vulnerability in Cisco Smart Install (SMI) to target entities across... — read more 

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇳 TRUMP: WE WILL CRUSH INDIA TECH WORK Trump is reportedly considering banning American tech companies from outsourcing their work to India, and Silicon Valley is sweating bullets. Here’s why this is huge: For decades, U.S. companies have sent... — read more 

I left after LR and coming back taking a role in sales..will I be here next year?

The h1b program afects the american workforce in big ways. Any action on this is way too late, it still needs to be done ASAP. it's not only about grads who cant get jobs... many experieenced workers are LR'ed or pushed aside. We often even train... — read more 

Multitude of high performing ICs are gone while the 6/7 layers of management fat prevails, almost untouched. Hearing that “managers in the next round” for years and years but nothing changes. The spectacularly d*mb , incredibly political and... — read more 

How do long timers at Cisco feel about the acquisitions taking over instead of assimilating? 1 this too shall pass eventually 2 will make Cisco better 3 can't wait until they go away 4 give them a chance

I have been reflecting on my experiences with the Veterans E-O, and I must express some growing concerns about its current direction. It appears that the group has increasingly become populated and even led by individuals who are not military... — read more 

I’ve had it with this place and I’m pushing hard to find something else. Even with a rough job market, I can’t stay here any longer. Constant layoffs are draining and I really need a job where I can focus on my work, even if it's for less pay... — read more 

LinkedIn is full of mixed messages - some like Oliver use 18,000, while others including those in ELT say 20,000 in crowd. Didn’t they know actual attendance or at very minimal have an agreed messaging on communication. All we see is AI and AI... — read more 

Thousands of customer success specialists from CX went to vegas from all over the world including India China Portugal Poland etc to attend extremely underwhelming training 2 days on the weekend before GSX and didn’t even get to stay for GSX... — read more 

At GSX, Cisco showcased their recent Partnership with the Luna Rossa team, completely skipping over everything to do with Luna Rossa and it's involvement in sailing, and focusing on Prada. Not a good look. Hilarious, value and priorities of... — read more 

https://www.wionews.com/world/-big-change-in-h1b-green-card-soon-says-lutnick-indians-to-be-affected-1756292537996

Hi, for fellows here, anyone know how to milk best fridge benefit before the last day? ask for training , Cisco pay for a training 1 week after the impact.. and then cancel and reschedule to future months, some of the classes are good and last 1... — read more 

Big Tech Companies Hiding Jobs from Americans: https://example.com/c4ho7Nj62o The truth is finally coming out. Is Cisco doing this?

Everywhere at GSX and all of the LinkedIn posts by our fearless leaders is tagged with NVIDIA. How shameful it is that we cannot play on our own strengths. The likes of NVIDIA does not even talk about us in their footnote! Embarrassing

A lot of us work hard and stick to our own ethics because that’s just who we are. Some of us even get real satisfaction from doing the job well, no matter the company or surroundings. But don’t expect rewards, loyalty, or appreciation. You’ll be cut... — read more 

I’m recently impacted by the layoffs, and as I’m looking for a new job, I see that the market is very tough. There are a lot of jobs in the banking sector, and they are only for USC or GC. They’re not offering the jobs for visa holder, but the same... — read more 

High tech companies are in serious trouble

Excellence is irrelevant. Loyalty is irrelevant. In the end, you’re not spared or damned by the quality of your work; you’re erased because a number had to go down on a spreadsheet. Getting cut isn’t failure, it’s statistical noise. Like a wreck... — read more 

Try looking on https://www.jobs.now/ for a new role.

Years of dedication and results don’t seem to matter anymore. It’s demoralizing for those of us left behind, to say the least. Knowing that hard work means nothing is certainly not a morale booster.

But nothing officially announced. No one knows except those impacted. Others have to figure out what really happened. Many don’t even know Cisco had a layoff. Such is the game, play wisely. Don’t wait and think you’ll outsmart others to survive... — read more 

High tech companies including Cisco are outsourcing non-technical and technical jobs to India, Canada and Europe. Why SBG hires program managers in Canada while there are hundreds of talented program managers in US and are unemployed?

It will be a cold November 2025.

So a year+ ago my SE Director who was solid was unexpectedly let go and we all went to a new boss who inherited us all. I wasn’t sure she was really qualified and last GSX didn’t change that. She was then (after being a director with almost no... — read more 

With the latest bay area announcement (see https://www.crn.com/news/networking/2025/cisco-layoffs-total-more-than-200-in-bay-area-cut), and seeing really good employees take the hit recently, this article has now made me lose all hope that there is a... — read more 

It doesn’t get more ridiculous: while the ELT is carrying out further layoffs, nearly 20,000 salespeople and useless middle managers are being flown to Vegas to party. How is that compatible with the layoffs and the H1B scam? GSX must cost over 100... — read more 

It is time to now seriously end or severely curtail the H1B program. We need more Americans at work and giving excuses like skills not present in America with AI should not be tolerated any longer

https://revolver.news/2025/08/walmart-tech-vp-took-30k-daily-kickbacks-to-boot-americans-and-hire-h-1b-workers/

I was impacted last week after 18 years of excellent work. I had good relations/friendships with all my teammates all the way to the senior director. Everybody is avoiding me, wont respond to my DMs or text messages, not picking up phones. Basically... — read more 

Been looking around lately. I turned on my LinkedIN account again. Now, I get dozens of messages a day from +91 recruiters. There will be 4 or 5 from different 'contracting agencies' asking about the same position. Each claims "I am primary... — read more