https://cdn.ampproject.org/c/www.networkworld.com/article/3148784/lan-wan/what-to-expect-from-cisco-in-2017.amp.html

I wish Cisco a great success, be #1 cloud company and no more layoffs ... ... Yes, I still believe in Santa :D

President Elect Trump had a Tech Summit a few weeks ago at his tower in NYC so all the "heavyweights" of Silicon Valley could come and kiss his ring; Tim Cook (Apple), Cheryl Sandberg (Facebook), Larry Page (Google), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Elon Musk... — read more 

I've been on here quietly reading the posts and I have to say there is a lot of negativity. I suspect most of it is from people who got LR'd and are bummed to be out of the easiest place to make money I can think of. Cisco is without doubt the best... — read more 

I know lot of people got laid off in 2016 like never before, but no one really knows exact figure. I am primarily looking number of Cisco Employees laid off in US all over 2016. Does anyone have reliable sources to quote accurate Figures only for US?

...to forget about Cisco and all its failings for a few days and enjoy the holiday break. Happy Christmas to all.

the morals of the Cisco exec team on show again....

Say i am off to a competitor, how many days should be the notice period ? I could not find a link to resign online from HR page in CEC although there is a one according to my colleagues who took the same route before, any idea where it is buried in... — read more 

How are folks in Insieme doing under David G.? Anything interesting happening in last few months?

I want to thank Cisco for laying me off and the nice parting gift. Of course I was bitter. But, As many have noted, only until you are away from the dysfunction do you clearly see what a joke the company is. All of you that are fresh out of college... — read more 

It's been a pretty turbulent year so far and we're not even half way. Revenue is down, employee moral is down, over 7k people were sacked and more are choosing to leave daily, Arista wins legal decision, Intercloud is dropped, pulling out of... — read more 

Had our Christmas party last Friday night in a lovely hotel. Nice food, good wine but the lowest attendance I've ever seen at one of these events. Thankfully the spouses and partners bulked up the numbers a little bit to make it look less... — read more 

At least from this video. Wait, where are all the employees over 25 years old?? https://youtu.be/WtGi-uDl-Q8

http://fortune.com/2016/12/14/cisco-arista/

IBM to hire 25,000 more workers in the US in the next four years and invest $1billion in employee development, tech boss vows ahead of Trump meeting About 6,000 of the new appointments are due to be made in 2017 IBM will invest $1billion on employee... — read more 

Report in as you hear of teams and locations impacted. blues and reds are impacted this cycle Nothing says "happy holidays" like a pink slip.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/13/cisco_to_kill_its_intercloud_public_cloud_on_march_31st_2017/

Now that I am gone from Cisco I find myself missing the CISCO BEAT sessions. Really. They were always a little painful to watch but the last handful were both cringe-worthy and telling at the same time. The topics were getting less and less useful... — read more 

I've heard that ppl who got LR'd but got rehired before termination date can't be LR'd again within a certain timeframe. Anyone know anything aboot this?

Vote away!

November - we have 5 new H1Bs. With something like this happening, this country will never ever be great again

Read it here: http://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-ceo-chuck-robbins-convince-trump-increase-h1b-visas-2016-12

What do you get from the latest reorg announcement. This is my take. The consolidated IOS-XE, XR, and NXOS never occurred in reality except in the org chart. Bringing together PI/PD boundaries achieved nothing except that not a single group can be... — read more 

I am somewhat senior and here is my take. If you are junior, and you stay less than 2-3 years, it is a good first job. Perfect? No. You will learn a lot about good and not so good practices. If you are senior, then it is fine. You are getting top of... — read more 

Not heard of any LR's in about a week now. It might be some sort of record? Or maybe I'm not listening attentively enough! Happy Holidays folks. Next year could be your year :-)

A year or two ago, there were a lot of money in the cloud group, many people switched to them from another parts of Cisco, taking a raise a promotion. Fast-forward a year, and 90% of them is no longer with the company. If I were looking for something... — read more 

It's easy to come on here and write some negative controversial stuff. However, what are people's real thoughts about future employment at Cisco?

I'm looking for some guidance on reference checks. I once had a potential employer call Cisco to confirm my employment dates. I ended up taking a different job but I ran into this person recently. We talked about the reference check process. She said... — read more 

Rumors are swirling saying all contractors at Cisco will be forced to take an unpaid furlough in the week prior to holiday shut down. Has anyone heard more details about this?

There are many running bogus high visibility programs just to fabricate numbers and graphs for a promotion .

Using CISCO's most recent ad campaign...please feel free to fill in the blank

I've received an offer from a great company and feel really excited about a new start! Going to hand my notice in before the Xmas break. Anyone else? I get the sense there are a lot of people planning to.

I know job stability and Cisco don't get along but I am just keen to know if there is a safe place to hide from the storm in Cisco. I have seen Sales, Marketing, Engineering impacted widely in last few LRs, not much impact on AS. On top AS grew 7% in... — read more 

http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/networking/300082926/ciscos-top-5-most-highly-paid-executives-in-fy16.htm

I work in Cisco real estate and we have secured a buyer for approximately 70% of the RTP campus. The rest will be divested in CY18. Expect a massive RIF.