Layoffs are around the corner. Are there any insights who could be the target group?
The best ones, the ones who are paid the most, the ones who don't have a lot of connections and relationships in the company, the ones who bring the least value...?
I'm guessing the target will be the people this company needs, and than later they will start hiring those that Cisco doesn't need that much.
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Target group is employees who whine, technologically obsolete, over paid compared to market. That is big enough group that others need not worry.
“There is no LR planned this year (till Dec. 2021). We are doing well - financially.”
Thanks for the update Chuck! Give my best to MM and Fran. The entire thread says hello.
There is no LR planned this year (till Dec. 2021). We are doing well - financially.
I'm a blown person, so I don't worry about LR. My yerrow & brack friends feel safe too. Hahahaha, maybe you folks should do a tanning trick or something.
I was laid off in 2018. I was early in career and “visible minority”. I always got my targets and got my work done. But the girls club was taking over so my position was made redundant to make way for a virtual sales rep to move to the field. I’m now making 3x what was making at Cisco. Are a company that actually cares about work live balance and employees are treated like people and not sc-m. Yes places like this do exist but they may be rare. Keep your options open and know you can make more outside of Cisco. Just take off your blinders.
In CX, Managers.
Unless there is magically a 3000 increase in Individual Contributor headcount, managers will be cut to reach the desired span of control....
Managers will stay as they look after each other just like any other gang. Jeetu who needs to go, will stay even though he is causing a loss. Worker and employees who do the work will go so juniors or grads can be hired that leaves room to give these lazy a-s managers a nice pay rise.
So very nice not to have to worry about the Cisco Hunger Games. It's been 3 years for me. It is viewed as such a dinosaur on the outside.
If you can milk it for all it's worth, good for you. But for the majority of individual contributor and first line management types I worked with, you really owe it to yourself to look outside and control your destiny. And to not let your individual brand be tied to tired-iron legacy company. Good luck.
no one is wanted at Cisco anymore
Is it going to be announce soon?
SD-WAN overlay teams….that battle has been lost. Most customers understand it’s just policy-based routing with a GUI makeover.