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- Cisco CEO tells employees jobs are safe... Isn't this a pretty unusual move for Cisco? Don't they have layoffs every other month? If true, good news for Cisco folks on Blind! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/cisco-ceo-tells-staff-jobs-are-safe-urges-others-to-avoid-cuts
- Moving to Cisco headquarter office soon. What do you like or dislike about the office? I am so excited to move out to San Jose. Living in South San Francisco was not bad but I expect a lot of more cheaper housing options in the south bay.
- Is it true that Cisco does not offer free snack and beverages in its San Jose office? .
- vote Is RTO Dead? Is Return to Office dead on arrival? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/11/business/return-to-office-2022.html #Amazon #meta #google #apple #microsoft #cisco #returntooffice
- When the CFO steps down... That's a pretty bad sign. https://www.cfo.com/people/2020/08/cisco-cfo-to-retire/
- Cisco Banglore India WFH Anyone from cisco banglore India, I am planning to join cisco soon. Just wanted to check if they are still following WFH option or they started working from office now ?
- Vaccines - Mega thread ***PLEASE DON’T MAKE THIS POLITICAL. Simply for information sharing only.*** Let this post act as a thread for us to discuss the mandate at the company, whether it applies to WFH/office, and any other details. When you post, please include the following details - 1. Does company have a mandate? 2
- Cisco WFH Did Cisco mention any back to office dates ?
- Which fully-remote companies can beat my current comp? I like everything here (TC, WLB, team, projects) but seeing seniors resignation email every week scares me tbh. And I really don’t want to go back to the office since I recently bought a house (small town, 1 hour driving to Seattle). Last time I interviewed around and had some offers (meta, snap, ci
- New hire at Cisco I’m a new hire at Cisco. Does Cisco provide any allowance to buy office equipment like chair desk and monitor? I’m a little hesitant to ask my manager
- Why Cisco brags about being number 1 place to work I don't see it even in top 10. Also use Google meet. WebEx sucks. Any thoughts from HR/HM of Cisco ? Note this is for Indian office #cisco
- Cisco offer I got a Cisco offer. It is a remote position as advertised in LinkedIn and communicated by recruiter and HM. But in the offer letter it’s written you will start in our offsite xxxxx office. Not writing the office for anonymity. Is this normal practice or will they compel me to go to the office at a
- Do you sell your RSU or ESPP right away? Cisco stocks used to be good when trump was in office, but hey, all tech stocks were good when trump was in office. But I still sold my RSU and ESPP as soon as I got them cuz I don't see a future in cisco. Revenue growth, culture, tech, they all lack behind MAANG and competitors like Palo alto and
- Is Grade 13 - Director a big deal at Cisco? Currently working as a L6 SDM at Amazon. Have a Grade 13 (Director) offer from Cisco systems. Paying slightly more than AMZN. 1. Is Grade 13 a big deal at Cisco? 2. Are Directors considered executives and they their own office? 3. What is the span of a Cisco Director in terms of number of people
- Bay Area rent falling My lease is expiring this month and got an offer from leasing office for two free months and reduction in rent . Anyone else experienced the same ? #cisco #tesla #layoffs
- Can I ask for internet cost reimbursement Hello everyone, I just recently transferred job from in office hybrid environment to a fully remote job ( SWE to be more specific) I am wondering if I can ask my new company which is Cisco Btw to reimburse me for the Internet cost. Should I, and have any one of y’all did so ? I will really appre
- Is there layoffs at Cisco again?? Seems like every other week there's layoffs at Cisco...Is there something wrong with the company? Why are you folks getting laid off so frequently?? Honestly scared for you folks. https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Cisco-cuts-nearly-500-jobs-in-Bay-Area-offices-14304907.php
- How bad is Cisco’s reputation for hiring from? I’ve read a lot about how Cisco sucks and they have a poor reputation for talent. What if you were a really high performer there (projects got attention of CEO & CTO), are in early 20s, and interview really well. Are you going to have a hard time going to a FANG due to past experience at Cisco?
- Cisco - Future of Hybrid Work https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-10-07/cisco-ceo-on-the-future-of-global-hybrid-work #hybrid #remotework #wfh
- Asking people from Meraki/Jasper: what happened after Cisco acquisition? Did you receive retention bonus? Move offices? Large number of people leaving? What about transferring meraki/jasper levels to Cisco levels?
- cisco wfh policy after reading the new article are people going to join cisco? while a lot of companies have started to call employees to campus, cisco's policy looks very favorable to employees... right? https://www.crn.com/news/networking/cisco-announces-hybrid-work-option-for-every-employee https://www.bloom
- vote Meraki folks need your answer! Expecting an offer from Cisco Meraki. Did Cisco Meraki go remote completely? Can I negotiate this at the time of offer? Recruiter told me it’s 1-2 days office for now but I would love to go complete remote! Edit: for SWE TC: 197k YOE: 3.5 #tech
- How is AppDynamics doing? How is the company doing? Does it have a future ahead? How is the culture specially in the India office? Any threat from Cisco?
- Cisco remote work post pandemic? I am starting with Cisco as a new grade level 004 SWE and working remote out of Atlanta with a team in the San Jose office and I was wondering if Cisco has been allowing employees to start remote? Not particularly looking forward to moving to Cali. Upcoming TC: Base: 103,000 Bonus: 8k RSU: 50k/4 Y
- What is Cisco WFH Policy after Sept 1st? Does Cisco allow permanent WFH or hybrid WFH after September 1st. What is the return to office strategy for San Jose SWEs?
- H1b stamping 221g blue slip given Went for my h1 stamping (Moving from f1 to h1) . Had my interview on Oct 4th. Visa officer was like there is some SEVIS info missing. Happens frequently with F1 students. The visa officer infact told me i went to a good school . Have any of you guys faced this ? I am kind of stuck in India. @ Ci
- vote Workday vs Cisco Offer Comparison Asking for a close friend working in Bay Area for non-tech. Have two offers for a non tech PM role (P3/L3) in Cisco and Workday with similar TC. Given Workday is calling people back to office and Cisco is flexible what do you think is a right move considering wlb, commute, culture and rsu refreshers
- Senior Java Engineer role at Paypal San Jose Got contacted about a Senior Java Engineer role in the San Jose office of Paypal. Any idea about the Compensation and work environment? Looking for any heads-up before I start the interview process. Currently SE3 at Cisco.
- Cisco Contract Offer On Hold I received an offer recently for a Senior SWE long-term contract role at Cisco. Everything thus far had been very good, but today the recruiter reached out to me and told me that the CEO had (today) put some type of freeze or restrictions in place and that they may need to push the start date out tw
- link Zoom vs Webex https://apple.news/AqHfvqfH4T22VY7X5MaonuA You might not know know it, but legacy enterprise technology company Cisco is also seeing heavy-duty usage of its Zoom competitor, Webex, where Zoom CEO Eric Yuan was once vice president of engineering. Webex was founded in 1995 and acquired by Cisco in 20
- Flexible work timings and other benefits What other companies in BayArea have the following comparable to or better than Cisco? 1) Flexible work timings (by this I literally mean your manager doesn’t care about what time you come to and leave the office or working from home as long as you are getting the work done and attend meetings). 2)
- vote IBM vs Cisco vs Capital One - Job Stability? All 3 new grad SWE offers are in the Bay. My priorities are 1-Stability 2-Work-life balance. I am worried about layoffs since employees with less experience like me will be the one who let go first (I am a new grad). IBM and Cisco have recently had layoffs, Capital One has a small office in San Fra
- Bad odor in Milpitas? hi, I am looking to rent an apartment in Milpitas but some people told me about the smell issue in Milpitas. I'm looking to rent near Cisco office. How bad is the smell in this area specifically? How frequent is it? does it happen around a specific time of the day? specific months every year? Any
- Angi Vs Cisco I have received an offer from Angi with Base 140K + 60K (stocks for 4 years) + 9 % performance bonus. and almost done with H1 transfer process. This position is fully remote. The other offer received from Cisco with Base 150K + 100K (stocks for 4 years) + 12% performance bonus. This is office base
- Good companies in Denver/Colorado Springs Can somebody give me some recommendations for companies to apply for in Colorado? I plan to apply for Gusto. I know Cisco and Oracle both have offices there. Google has an office but from what I’m told there’s not many engineers. IBM has an office there but I need to get out of IBM before I die he
- Jobs in North Carolina (Raleigh/Durham) Who are the best/highest paying companies here? I know of several: Cisco IBM Red Hat Lenovo Fidelity Credit Suisse Edit: Adding from posts: Citrix SAS Specialized satellite offices: Microsoft Oracle NVIDIA Google Does anyone else have any other bigger company names with a presence? Keeping an
- Do remote Network Engineer positions exist? My only friend at the office just accepted another offer and he’s leaving for a 30% pay raise. Anyone looking for a remote network engineer? I have Cisco, Palo Alto, F5 and Brocade experience. I don’t want to relocate. I hear rumors that remote network engineering positions exist. Do they? Or am
- Twilio India is horrible Twilio India office work is horrible. They are hiring aggressively and they pay decent but the work here is only of maintenance/ support. Please do not join this company. I have been here for 4 months now and I already sense that this is going to be a back office. The products that are developed in
- Appdynamics feedback Planning to interview at appdyanamics SFO bay area for a Technical program management positions :Couple of inputs 1.) what are the various Tpm levels and ranges for total compensation with breakup 2.) do they offer any RSUs refreshers 3.) how is the work culture and work from Cisco offices in san
- Company change. Help to choose Okta vs appdynamics (cisco) Got offers from both these companies as sr SWE for almost the same TC. Debating where to go. Appreciate any input. Both about TC 230k. 9 YOE. SF offices. Okta TC=base +rsu Cisco TC= base +rsu+ yearly bonus TC numbers are almost the same. Not sure how stable/guaranteed Cisco's bonus though
- Requesting from IBM any equipment for my home office I am leaving Cisco CX soon to join IBM Customer Success organization and curious whether it's okay to ask my future manager for providing me with some equipment for my home office, like a docking station, monitor(s), headsets, etc. Any hints and suggestions on the list of the equipment are much appr
- Cisco senior program manager TC expectations Coming from a Big 4 as a manager, about 7 YOE as a TPM and 11 years total industry experience. im in san diego but the expectation is to move to San Jose office. Whats a reasonable offer? Does Cisco offer RSU, sign on and/or relocation bonuses? is 300k TC reasonable for thr SJ/SF area?
- link Apple/Google real estate buying spree in South Bay The amount of office space Apple and Google are buying up in North San Jose/ SJ downtown. What is going to happen with all this office space. Is there so much demand for these companies even with this work from home boom? Also there is huge SJ downtown project that is being built by Google Hard to
- how’s your wfh productivity? do you wfh often? how’s your productivity when you wfh? Any tips for better output? i’m in a research science team and my manager has encourged my team to do more remote works instead of coming to the office. this is very new to me. i recently joined Cisco and my previous company always wanted to
- AWS NDE on site Interview -Sydney Hello Guys! Passed phone interview and going to on site in Sydney office. I have 10+ yoe and some Cisco certifications including CCIE. Can you guys give a clue of what to expect for the interview? Im also not a coding guy, Im learning python. As this is for Network development engineer what could b
- Exhausted H1b options on OPT! Hello Blind community! I work for Cisco and my H1b chances on opt are over & my stem OPT expires in July 2020. I work in TAC (new team 10months & old team 18 months). Below are the following options that keeps spinning in my mind. 1. 2nd masters/Phd in Day 1 CPT. 2. Move to India as Cisco employ
- Need urgent advice. Landed at Seattle airport. Visa documents in checked baggage . Hi Blinders I just landed at Seattle airport and am on an H1B. I need to get onto the immigration line but just realized that I kept all my documents such as I797 in my checked bag. Anyone else been in such a situation? What’s the best course of action? I’m planning to just stand in the queue and
- Genuine WFH companies I work at Cisco and I WFH every day, except for onsites once or twice per quarter. I don’t think I could go back to working in an office every day, now that I’ve seen how much more efficient it is to WFH. It seems like many companies say they offer WFH, but only let employees do it once or twice p
- Need referral for snap, stripe, jane street, shopee, bytedance, databricks, palantir, amazon, coinbase, bloomberg I can solve >90% leetcode hard (I have done lot of competitive programming and have decent ranks and ratings). I have got job offers from companies having difficulty of problems at faang level. I am completely confident in DSA/leetcode questions. I have two internship experience. Last one was in
- The big India TC thread Lot many folks in blind are working for India offices of Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Uber, Salesforce, Cisco, Dell, Intel and others. Let's share the TC information to be able to infer whether you are underpaid (chutiya katwa raha) or overpaid by your employer. TC calculation should include base + bo