Im not there anymore (was gifted in the big round in 2016 with my entire team, which they later decided to rebuild because they figured out after what value we really brought...logic?). That said I was there this week visiting a former colleague and she received her gift that morning. She has a top shelf school degree and was already looking, but this is still hard on real people. I really thought Crisco would “get it” when Fran spoke about the People Deal and I believe her , however Chuck doesnt have the cohones to quit taking the easy way out to cut expenes to meet a fictitious street number. It RUINS employee morale for months leading up to and causes confusion and productivity loss for months after. This is basic psych 101 impact. Then they rehire anyway 4-6 months later. If you cant commit to your employee base to fix the morale bleeding you will never be considered a top company agsin by employees...you will be a stopgap for income only...just a job as another said, not a career. Cisco has great potential but until Chuck Robbins commits to his people that company will be a turnstile for management and the rank and file...doesnt take an mba to figure that out.
I wish people affected well. I did a major overhaul and pursued my passion as my day job. I help real people everyday and make 10x the impact I did with my phone/ conference call career at Cisco....I am so much better off now after my near 20 years at Cisco. Find your passion and go for it people...life wont wait for you to enjoy it. Im glad to have moved on. I wish Cisco people well...the people are still good there....the management just dont realize what they have nor how to be great again.