They are trying to hide the epic failure of whatever the he-l Teams Week was by trying to make an even larger dumpster fire. That's why they haven't suspended or revoked the mandate while court systems have shut it down and so many other companies have done so.
It's all a distraction, open your eyes!!
Cisco is in (badly) managed decline.
No company lays off mass amounts of employees every year and then another set of employees in stealth layoffs mid-year unless they are dying.
Good time to find a new gig if you need stable employment.
Oh, an official announcement has been made?
You may want to check a couple of threads down...