Thread regarding Cisco Systems Inc. layoffs

It's an interesting conversation to have with someone who you trust. Certainly not something that can be delved into very deep via this boards. In my opinion I think some of us come to this conclusion after a number of events that either happen to us or around us. They could take the form of:

1. One or more close friends dying
2. Relationship/family issues
3. Feeling that you are comfortable with your finances
4. Taking the time to self reflect

Some or all of these may be happening to you which puts you in a position of wondering why you are wasting 5 to 8 hours a day in front of a keyboard.

My suggestion is to start exploring your options for possible part time work, retirement, traveling, and so on. You might want to transition to 4 days a week at 10 hrs a day for example. Its pretty easy to do even if you don't work the full 10 hrs, you can still do the work for a week. Lots of choices but the key is to make some decisions that make you feel mentally strong.

"Though salary is paid every month" - Well, knowing the pay is biweekly makes one wonder how much else is true about the post....."

Here's another new comer who don't know anything about this company. Such a naïve kid. Such a poor inexperienced stupid kid. Frequency of salary payment varies depending on countries and regions. Monthly is the most common in APJC whereas other theaters have their own frequencies.

Anyway, frequency of salary payment doesn't matter in this post. What a pointless comment.

"Though salary is paid every month" - Well, knowing the pay is biweekly makes one wonder how much else is true about the post.....

Just leave. Nothing is worth this kind of agony. The only person you have to blame is yourself. Have you lost the will to live? I didn't think so. Take steps to get out now.

What if you are on a legacy product obtaining outdated skills? And your psycopath of a manager won't allow you to transfer...

"I don't get it honestly. If your damn job is ruining your health, walk away! If you can't find anything else, spend your time acquiring new skills!" <-- Obviously you're a new comer. You know nothing about the company. New skills??? There is no new skill to acquire at this company.

I don't get it honestly. If your damn job is ruining your health, walk away! If you can't find anything else, spend your time acquiring new skills!

"Though salary is paid every month," hmmmm, not in N.America or EU or Aussie. Which country r u based in?

Yeah it’s really disgustingly egregious. There is more time I devote to putting up protective measures and playing back office politics than I do anything else. Mental health issues are rampant throughout the company. A lot of the problem is that managers want to play back office gangster style politics, but then cite corporate policy as what they are enforcing. But then they forgot that they work at a liberal extremist company, not a conservative one. You can’t play back office MOB style and at the same time try to work within the framework or corporate. It’s one or the other, but you absolutely don’t get to boss me around MOB style, with no resistance, while pretending your are enforcing the corporate liberal ways. If you want to work within the corporate framework, you don’t get to intimidate and coerce me mob style….that simple

The most fascinating aspect of Cisco is how every org is rotten. I'd transfer in hopes of finding any semblance of strategic vision & competence. The inmates are running the asylum.

Security, Operations/IT, Customer Experience, Marketing... corruption and incompetence

This is a wind up! If it isn't, then feck-in just find another job why don't you? No.. this is a wind up.. Ha! You got me there!