Thread regarding Cisco Systems Inc. layoffs

Sadly, you're 100% correct. Challenges to strategy no matter how id--tic it might be are no longer tolerated. Just go with the flow, create useless slides and wait for the next LR.

Everything is about Palestine at the moment actually because it has exposed the whole of the Western worlds corrupt, hypocritical leadership. Most of the Western political and corporate leaders not to mention Arab leaders have shown their true colors, and they value money over human lives simple..

We employees don't matter, only the bottom line and it's setting a new standard for what's acceptable in modern warfare - jungle rules. International law has been destroyed, how is that not terrifying everyone??

Seeing how many negative reactions I got on my comment tells me everything I need to know.
It's one thing to use this platform to express your concerns about the direction of the company. But it's another to complain about your direct manager when you can absolutely shape the direction. If you don't know the key to success and why you are failing, you need to ask why and not whine and assume it's because you are not liked or are a "yes" person. And if your manager su-ks..... Find someone else to work under that fits you! Or you can also have that difficult conversation with your manager and voice your concerns.
I have a hunch that a lot of you are "wait and see-ers" and complain because things aren't making sense. Yet, haven't made one peep and sit there waiting for miracles. If so, the problem then becomes you ...

@1qkb+1triu6l9 not everything has to be about Palestine smh

That's why so many cowards are keeping their heads down while we help power a genocide.. just go along with the status quo and say nothing, safe in our privileged lives. We are pathetic.

Yes, absolutely and that is why Cisco is so f...ed up.

Not all people leaders are this way. I tell my team to challenge me every day. Ask those critical questions! It makes for better decisions and actions. For me, I look for results. Results are what will help me build a case for your promotion, and not how much you've agreed with me.
As for my manager, I do the same. If I disagree, I'll voice it. And if I'm punished for it, then this isn't the place for me and I'll gladly go somewhere else.
The key to success is knowing your worth!

Depends. If you're a minority in the group and are very good at your job, management usually scared of laying you off in fear of getting sued.

The ability to be charismatic & wear many masks is critical. Utilizing a different mask to manipulate each type of person. A Sr Director might've mastered 4 masks while a SVP could have 12 masks. Also you can't have empathy for hurting people and must fake empathy.

That's pretty much how you survive & thrive within American institutions.

It is about time, universities replace technical courses with courses with excelling in politics. Obviously Cisco management picked these skills along the way, and now torment technical ICs. Politics is more important than working with customers or to solve technical problems.