Thread regarding Cisco Systems Inc. layoffs

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Bullet points:

  1. Compassion
  1. Inclusion
  1. We are the leading of and have the best team
  1. Fran talking like she cares deeply about everything
  1. Chuck reminding me of Droopy
  1. Maria finally got a webcam that’s better than 480p
  1. Doctor telling me how to deal with stress and care about myself if I am LR’d… all these buzzwords that don’t include “money”… oh yeah, and to disconnect from social media…
  1. Find a “shutdown” song to play next Friday, this keeps the LR spirits away and nets you 6 more months of employment
  1. LR will be notifications until JANUARY. Severance package will be shifted accordingly.
  1. Accelerated RSU vesting to people affected by LR.
  1. The lady in green keeps talking like she is giving Fran a business pitch, she never looked at the webcam
  1. They addressing Shaila demotion from SVP/GM, she was replaced by Tom Gillis. Shaila best G2 has seen in his career. We have a world class team now. Thanos would be proud.
  1. ETL Message of the Day: Take care of yourself. Happy holidays.
  1. ETL praising other ETL.
  1. Jonathan has a very CRISP webcam.
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Who else caught CR tucking away his watch as he was sitting next to FK or JT sitting in his ultra luxurious new office.

by Anonymous
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My choice for shutdown song: "Birth, School, Work, Death" by The Godfathers. Serves as a reminder to get out of the matrix ASAP.

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Was "be the light" maria's version of "courage"??

by Anonymous
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  1. Shut off your CVO router so no security updates can be applied, and then everyone can turn them back on at the same time after shutdown overloading the hubs.
  2. Write down your password so someone can steal it.
by Anonymous
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Post ID: @skj+1kd7NrDf

Now that you mention it, Chuck has always reminded me of Droopy.

What exactly IS the deal with the RSUs by those who got fired?

For a shutdown song, I recommend The Dropkick Murphy's version of "Workers Song." That ought to remind you of where you stand. Maybe check out "The Preacher and the Slave" by Joe Hill, who was basically mu---red for standing up for workers' rights.

According to Hunter S. Thompson, his last words were "Don't mourn. Organize!"

by Defiance
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Indeed.

Fun Fact: our version of the Cisco Matrix runs on Windows XP.

Enjoy the harvest

Happy Holidays!

by Neo
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It was double extra cringy. Watching Chuck tell affected folks to "hang in there and good things will happen" made me recoil in disbelief.

by Anonymous
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