Any news on LRs at Meraki? Sounds all quiet to me so far
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Meraki (gamer networking for kool kidz) should just be spun out of Cisco so they can focus on SMB and home networking.
Massive layoffs at Meraki would be a sign that Cisco Sr Leadership has finally woke up that Meraki only brings a middling dashboard and commoditized Taiwanese hardware to the table ... so based on Cisco Sr Leadership competence you're probably very safe.
The past couple of rounds we lost some people at Meraki, but have generally had some heads up that we will be mostly safe. Have not heard that this time. Meraki doesn't really exist the same way it used to though, lots of the org has become way more absorbed into Cisco
New socks and t-shirts on the way to wear during your dashboard demo.
I have heard Meraki will have minimal impact, but lets see.
Meraki has improved a lot in troubleshooting. They have caught up with Juniper Mist.
Many left and joined Meter, a startup in San Francisco. It sure if top talent left or just the guys who pretend they are busy.
Meraki VPs and Dirs need to be replaced; they drive the wrong culture which ultimately hurts customers.
Minimal impact to Meraki
Some managers will have the training the next week.
No news is good news. Haven't heard any rumblings in support yet when typically managers would start hearing (and leaking) news by now.
"A manager hinting “meraki is a good place to be during these times”."
I would prefer to be there instead of at the CX.
A manager hinting “meraki is a good place to be during these times”.