I see that the board is divided, some are all doom and gloom, some are more like 'business as usual'. i'd be curious to see what do you all think about our position a few years from now.
Thousandeyes impact?
Anyone at thousandeyes impacted by layoffs?
Layoff Survival Fund
Survived this round. There will be more rounds. Assuming that I have about 7 years of experience, late 30s, mid 200K total comp, wife is not working, have a toddler. No debt/mortgage (renting in So Bay). Working in sales. Is there a rule of thumb... — read more
Asset Management
Hey Guys! Anyone from Asset Management department in US affected by the layoffs? Really hope that the impact there is minimal or hopefully non existent.
#1 Again
Top of the leaderboard again. Year after year: https://x.com/TheLayoff/status/2055330545052381473
Double the stock price, double the chin
A vegan diet may be in order. https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/chuck-robbins-2270936687.jpg?resize=1200,865
Layoffs
I was LR‘ed early 2024.. and today I am happy it happened then and not now. Cisco does, like most US companies, not care about employees and are unable to do a proper AOP planning - at cost of the lives of tousands of mother and fathers who have to... — read more
High Tech Hunger Games
No other way to really explain it.
Just curious about something
I saw the news about cuts today and it got me wondering. Back in 2022 when Cisco let me go, they gave 60 days in lieu pay, another 60 days severance, PTO cashed out, and four months of COBRA. Does anyone know if the packages are still similar now or... — read more
The August layoff claim is not proven...
It might happen... but people are jumping from accounting math to headcount certainty. They said fewer than 4,000 jobs in Q4. They also said notifications start 5-14 and continue globally based on local laws and regulations. OK, makes sense - it... — read more
Severance package in Canada
Can anyone share what it looks like in Canada?
The lay off is creating big mess for Collab BU
Lots of critical engineers on critical location are leaving, it is the biggest stupid lay off I have ever seen...
Has any red badge lost job today?
Tomorrow is the "Cisco for me" day, as a red badge so far have not received any termination notice, how is every red badge doing today, wish everyone the best!
Thoughts?
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matleta_cisco-fired-4000-people-this-morning-the-share-7460706699306332162-lA9l
Webex & Splunk?
Any insights?
You Have No Transferrable Skills
Don’t get angry. Understand whatever amazing skills you have are not transferrable Example- why would Nvidia, Anthropic, OpenAI, etc. hire you? Using AI is building AI. Don’t be confused here.
G2 to take the reigns
Bookmark it.
Six months in and already out the door
Started here not even half a year ago. Put in the work, learned the systems, made an effort. Now I'm being kicked out with people who've been here for years. What was even the point of hiring me?
What's our total after this latest round?
How many employees are left?
cut headcount, call it AI, watch the stock follow
"The Royal Scam"; an album title from early Steely Dan, that is fitting for today's announcement.
6 (25%) in my program management team were laid off, and we were WAY understaffed in the first place.
Clearly, AI is going to do all the human empathy and communication work of humans...
Groups with more than one LR
If there were multiple people impacted in the group there is a high probability that more will be targeted in August. We lost three good members and more than likely this group and will be impacted soon. MIGs.
At least this is a one-day round
There's nothing I hate more than when layoffs start on Tuesday and then stretch out throughout the entire week. Everything being done in a single day is much better on my nerves.
This is a disaster waiting to happen
Just wait until the AI bubble bursts and companies realize it can’t do half the things they expected it to do, and that in a lot of cases it’s actually slowing people down instead of helping. I don’t know if this leadership is capable of that kind of... — read more
Csco>$115+LR=DUH
Aren't you glad you stayed, to see stock soar; and now get LR'd Enjoy!
TAC Enginner here | Can confirm I'm safe
2 teammates are impacted through
Lost two teammates, both over 50
Make of that what you will, but it’s getting harder not to notice certain patterns.
Notification done for today ?
I have 1:1 in the afternoon, am I safe ?
Meraki hit
can confirm that LR hit Meraki as well. not sure of scale. but at least one sr mgr I know just got slack profile deactivated. this could just be the start and more coming in the later waves.
Notification
Gotta love how these companies do layoffs. No one tells you the notification timeline or process to determine whether safe or not So glad not a new hire or a person with 30 years to work
Nothing about these choices makes sense
Today is a reminder that job cuts do not just happen to struggling employees or people doing the bare minimum. Some of the smartest and most respected people I know here were affected too, including people with years of experience and records most... — read more
I suggest it is time for a Union.
I also suggest that maybe everyone below grade 8 should simply not work for a week, everyone call in sick a sick out is what is needed to wake them up.