What are questions that should be asked at the Cisco Beat
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All of you lack the ba--s to ask these Q's
Either grow a pair or go spend time with family
Chuck, thelayoff.com fired you. Any last words?
Howdy Chuck! Two questions, mate: what is your favourite prime number and do you exhale or inhale on your backswing?
Why does Cisco seem to have more layoffs than any other tech company?
Given that the field is taking the heat for the failures of leadership, will there be some accountability and changes at the executive level?....I'll answer....NO
Since you seem to be so expert Chuck pontificating to everyone, what exactly is AI in the context Cisco? Why is it that many others were talking AI four years ago and now, all of a sudden, you cant seem to mention anything else (other than your math degree)?
At end of day, what type endean food for like eat after hard day works from building 10?
ELT: Do you think executives should earn bonuses in a year when layoffs occur? Why or why not?
ELT: We just made Cisco more competitive. We should get higher bonuses. Admin, please make a note.
ELT: Do you think executives should earn bonuses in a year when layoffs occur? Why or why not?
Q&A will be "Carefully Managed" by a designated HR flunkee/Fran worshipper who will filter for either softball questions, or will just insert internal scripted inquiries.
- How is exec compensation being realigned to downward guidance?
- Details on how we are going to catch this AI wave. NVIDIA is not selling ethernet, bro...
- How are you investing sellers into LoB (NOT IT) relevancy?
- What are you doing to rapidly move Meraki & Catalyst together? (EG make hard decisions)
How many Cisco VPs/Directors are doing the secretary's work? They don't know it? As far as the LR won't impact them to continue their life... no empathy!!
Ask Fran : WHAT ABOUT THE "PEOPLE DEAL" ??!?!??!?!!!!
HAH! They whacked that group if it tells you anything. How about anything related to DEI garbage next, mange the business, and hire good people? You shouldn't have to tell people how to be good to each other. You also shouldn't have separate rules for the protected class and mentally unstable. They used to call that racism.....
The ELT and protected class are the only winners here and they will keep winning. Offer a decent ER package and you can protect a few competent resources and those hacks. Cut the incompetent leadership from chucky to fran to mm, as well as the sp---e that was bumped up to directors and VP from SP, then the offshore centers and you can save a few jobs AND the company. Otherwise, the same tired nonsense will continue and the company is done within 6 years.
Once the "dei" hag got on for the usual entitlement speech a lot dropped. Sorry, two sets of hiring and firing criteria for the protected class is racist and pathetic as are the drones that have bought into the brainwashing.
- Are we still the #1 IT company in the world?
- Do we have AI?
- We beat everyone in the cloud, what's the next move?
- We are the best place to work in the world 5yrs in a row. Congratulations?
Chuck and ELT, the average IPF for an individual contributor is typically in the range of 1.2 - 1.5, which has a large bearing on bonus. Historically, yours has always been a lot higher than this (rightly or wrongly) which has a large bearing on your bonus.
Considering the large fall in revenue, huge LR numbers, and loss of confidence in Cisco products and services is your inflated IPF this year going to reflect the poor year that you’ve steered us to?
How do you manage to look so great Chuck and Fran? You both look so wonderful and how do you manage to do it with the loads you both bear in these times of crisis?
What I really want to know is where is everybody from? Could everyone please start with "hello from XYZ"?
Ask to invest the savings in more DEI initiatives given the ROI is so great.
Tell them to shove it
Would send a strong message and be great if no one showed up in-person or via WebEx
They look forward to your questions, because keeping you happy and working is their ticket to million dollar stock vests and bonuses.
Not what should be asked, but what will -
Some kiss a-s will get up and ask how they find the strength to be so brave when having to let people go.
You should tell ELT no need to cut anymore jobs, if they need more money buying c@ffins for members of Cisco.ELT and their families, Cisco employees can help setting up GoFundMe accounts to helping them collect donations buying c@ffins
Are the ELT taking a cut too or increasing their pay again.
Why ask a question? Get paid for the day and go home early!
don't bother. they'll run late and Q&A will happen about 5-10min after your next meeting starts, only take like 1 softball question about the layoffs, and then give a bullsh-t non-answer to it.
Ask Fran : WHAT ABOUT THE "PEOPLE DEAL" ??!?!??!?!!!!