A coworker asked my advice on the ER package. He said that if he keeps his job for ten months it is the the same as the ER package.
Its not. Here is the difference. With the ER package, you are paying yourself to work on yourself. If you stay at Cisco, you are getting paid, but not improving or reskilling yourself in aws and azure (the future).
Take the ER package and pay yourself to learn new skills. You will find an equivalent paying job in 3 to 6 months and still have banked at least 3 months of free money.