Close to 80 very effective Jabber contractors in Belgrade have not had their contracts renewed by Cisco. Wonder does this mark the end of jabber? Jobs allegedly outsourced to China.

Or else, myself and others who suffered from discriminatory treatment due to age, gender, disability will a) file a class action suit, b) take it to the press which will destroy Cisco's public perception & it's precious stock price. Look what's going... — read more 

Can anyone tell us who is the hiring manager for this position R1018085 ? Which group in TS is this for ? What are the challenges here?

Allegedly 70% of workforce is supposed to get a raise or promotion this focal period. Did you receive promotion or raise? If so, share details here. I go first: raise: 3.8%

I'm planning to put my two week notice this Friday. I have been reading this site never posted on here but this one is long overdue my friends. This place is a madhouse and everyone's out for themselves zero unity no one can be trusted just sad. Good... — read more 

Hi, Does anyone have any news about Israel , specially the Jerusalem site?

Survived a number of LRs and seeing smart, dedicated and very competent co-workers effected by the last LR really bring reality home to what is Cisco is like today. Morale is very low and everyone is just keeping busy or attach themselves to... — read more 

There is a lot of talk going on for Kevin Bandy 7 Monetization model as if it is going to bring in new revenue for Cisco. As it is the salvation Cisco needed. It is something adpated from an useless model McKinsey has been distributing to many... — read more 

How many are impacted ?

Why are for some new hires Cisco IDs around 300.000 and for others around 800.000?

Thoughts? http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2016/10/19/cisco-cdo-reins-in-autonomy-of-business-units-as-company-shifts-to-digital-environment/

Top management is moving quick to reduce footprint in datacenters, labs, and other key infrastructure facilities. RTP received notices.

Currently weighing job offers (two from cisco, few from some other companies). Within Cisco, I am being offered: Business Systems Analyst (within IT organization) Network Engineer (within services organization) Which of these two positions would be... — read more 

I was just told by my manager, that I will be promoted during the next round (in the next few weeks). Coincidentally, today was last day for few ppl laid off in our office, including my two good friends. Overall, they laid off four people with the... — read more 

I am befuddled given the huge amt of messaging that csco should become a "sw company" and make money off "cloud model", subscriptions but do not see what should be our top5 products in that space who(which BUs) are going to build them in what... — read more 

I'm working in a UK site, and, for better or for worse, I avoided the chop this time. I feel it is only a matter of time though and the overwhelming majority of my colleagues feel the same. It has devastated morale in the office seeing highly... — read more 

My severance was due to me last week but I did not received it. I had to open a case with the HRC and they told me someone else had the same issue with the same termination date of September 19th. If you're experiencing this issue, you can call the... — read more 

The time has come. I didn't show up in my London office for last four weeks, but I will come on the last day. Will try to get a webex with our director in US. I would just tell him "I hope you're happy now, once you destroyed this group". If I can't... — read more 

Hi, I spent some time in September trying to maximize my HSA incentive pay (i.e. got a physical, had the follow-up call, tracked my activity, etc.). Are these payments being made to the Health Savings Account? I'd expect them by now but not sure if I... — read more 

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How are the opportunities outside both in terms of pay and career growth? Please share your stories.

My Last working day with Cisco is 17th Oct which is Monday. Is it OK to sign and ship it overnight with FedEx Next Business Day Service on 17th Oct itself to be eligible for Severance?

It was signed and mailed on September 19. It takes 21 business days to process severance. They stated severance are processed on Fridays and for me to call back. I called back today to confirm that I indeed did not receive it yet. The rep mentioned... — read more 

Here is an interesting article regarding age discrimination in Silicon Valley. Note that Cisco is specifically mentioned. http://www.therecorder.com/home/id=1202769197826/Decoding-Age-Bias-in-Silicon-Valley

The whole Industry is showing signs of cancer. This could be the beginning of another 10 year downward cycle. First Ericsson, now HP: http://www.businessinsider.com/hp-employees-become-contractors-2016-10 Good luck to all you poor bastads stuck... — read more 

Interesting read! http://m.crn.com/slide-shows/networking/300082398/top-22-cisco-technology-innovators-who-have-headed-for-the-door.htm

As someone who is not impacted in this LR, I look at how badly this one has been handled and how diligent and professional colleagues are being treated, actually I feel like I am impacted. This will go down in history as a major turning point in... — read more 

Keep hearing about this on this site, but cannot. Please corroborate and provide some insights. Timeline, Groups, Teams, Technology, etc.

Is it 240 hours max or 280 hours ?

I worked with multiple grade 12s and 13s that were non-technical. No knowledge in anything remotely technical. These people were good at internal processes, joining webexes, taking minute notes and getting other people to do their ask for them. They... — read more 

Most tech companies have an analytics strategy with data science. How is Cisco in this field? Are they using advance techniques to gather business intelligence? Are they competing with the Googles of the world?

I was really disappointed when John Chambers and the Board picked Chuck as the new CEO. It really felt like this was a great opportunity to get an outsider with a fresh view, to rethink the company's next act. Now we have the same jackassery with a... — read more 

Lots of good, hard working and high performers that are the crucial underpinning to the Cisco engine are impacted by the last LR. There are still a lot of lazy, low performers around. They played the political game as well as the kiss up game to... — read more 

I was given a bottom ranking one year, when the previous year (in the exact same role - no requirements had changed), was ranked the highest employee on the team - received an additional bonus even for being the highest. We had no new-hires onto our... — read more 

Titles of positions and Grade system are meant to keep the salary structures really low . This is the real trick that no one seems to understand . The salaries here are 25 - 35 % lower than the industry rates while the work required to be done for... — read more 

Been offered a Product Manager job at Cisco ? What are the challenges here is it worthwhile ?