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- Promotion in Cisco This December it would be my 2-year at Cisco. I am thinking of discussing about promotion with my manager. Do you think it is a good idea? My TC is relatively low compared to my friends in bay area. Grade 8 YOE: 4, excluding PhD Base 140k RSU: 60K over 4 years Bonus: 12%
- vote How to get a promotion @ Cisco? How do you get promoted, what is the process? Please comment if I missed something obvious. YOE: 9 TC: 140k #cisco
- How does the promotion and moving up the ladder work at Cisco Need some insights on how promotion or moving up a grade level work at Cisco.
- Can a Cisco Grade 9 be promoted to Grade 11 skipping Grade 10? Can a Cisco Grade 9 be promoted to Grade 11 skipping Grade 10?
- About to quit tomorrow and found out that I just got promoted #tech Currently work at Cisco Webex So basically, I got a fully remote offer from a direct competitor (Zoom), and was planning to give my notice tomorrow. But today is raise/promotion announcement day and my manager just let me know that I'm getting promoted from G6 to G8 (basically SDE2 to SDE
- vote Are managers aware of salaries in other companies? I got an offer from Microsoft and told about it to the manager. It looked like he was surprised. The TC difference was 50%. This is in Europe Current Cisco TC: ~$100k Next Microsoft TC: ~$150k I wonder if it was possible to get such a financial promotion without searching for another job whilst wo
- Salary negotiations ; internal movement Is it possible to ask for salary adjustment /increment when moving to a higher grade level but a different role in the same company? I have been at cisco for 5 years now and was pushing for promotion and now that’s it’s almost time for promotion and I will be considered for it I found another inter
- Product manager title in LinkedIn I am a senior product manager in Cisco (grade level 12) There are four grade levels for product manager (grade level 9 - 12| 13 is a director) I have seen many Cisco people put different product manager title even though that is not their official title. I put mine as senior product manager because
- vote Better brand to reach FAANG Oracle vs VMware vs Cisco Have offers from VMware 20 lpa base + 2 variable Cisco 21 lpa all fixed Yoe: 5 CTC: 11 lpa Tech stack ; java full stack My manager says that he can promote me in the next cycle and asking me to stay.I want to get to FAANG , can any body guide should I stay or should I
- New Promotion, no new title? I just got promoted at Cisco as a software engineer from grade 4 to grade 6. Given that nobody else knows what this means, can I put Software Engineer II on my title? Or just keep it software engineer?
- link Qualcomm offer related query Currently at Cisco grade 6. Have a call setup with the Qualcomm recruiter tomorrow to discuss the pre-approval offer numbers. Have final rounds pending for Apple and Facebook. What kind of numbers can I expect for a senior engineer with 3.5 years of experience and a MS in that field? Levels.fyi for
- Resigned at Cisco India but feeling if decision is right? Recently resigned at Cisco India but now feeling that my decision is not correct. Aspects... 1.Didn't consider promotion and stock grant coming in May/June while negotiating with other company. So basically other company matched current salary. New company is kind of downgrade considering Cisco as
- Stay at the same company or switch? Hi All, Is it a good strategy to switch companies after one year? Or should one wait to get promoted in the same company (to sde2) and then start applying elsewhere? Asking for India. Which good companies hire people with 1yoe in India? current Yoe - 8 months Tc : 15lpa #tech #cisco #meta #google
- Does your company offer change in TC for internal transfer ? I worked for a company (not Cisco) where HR policy dictated no change in pay for internal transfer. That sounds like a very shitty policy where you actually end up motivating people to leave instead of promoting internally. Is this thing common or was this place one off ?
- Cisco vs Startups Working at Cisco, located in the eastcoast (DC), grade 6 with base salary around 89k. This is pretty shitty to begin with because i have 5yoe and had excellent performance reviews every year. And I was told I would get a promotion in the upcoming month, but even with the promotion to grade 8, its go
- continue at Cisco or take Amazon offer total experience: 19 years, at cisco 7 years role: Dev (network management and cloud apps) current Role: G12, might be promoted next year to PE. Been on queue for 2 years base: 210k bonus: 25% stock/RSU vest pending: 450k consistently got 150k+ every year in last 3 years i have an Amazing boss who h
- Cisco G11 to IC4 FB? I have been promoted 3 times in 4 years to G11 (6 YoE) at Cisco. Recently interviewed at FB — offer from FB was mid-high IC4. Recruiter said I had great interviews but because of YoE, they offered IC4 over IC5. Is this a real thing? Amazing
- Supply Chain TC / Non-Tech Recently got a bump for promotion, but still wondering if I can do better out there with other companies??? Been told I have a path to director, so figuring out what to do next. Can I do a lot better with another company, and keep the WLB and WFH? I know I’m fortunate, but can I be more fortunate?
- Best fang company for pay and remote work? Family is important to me, and enjoy remote work a few days a week. Looking for any information regarding remote work at fang if it's possible at all? If not any suggestions on a good company? Cisco is excellent but keep hearing from long term employees that pay increase and promotions are few and f
- Cisco vs Amazon - Which to choose? Currently a G6 TPM at Cisco, San Jose within the software group - 27 months of relevant experience in the role. Received a competitive offer from Amazon, Seattle for L5 Program Manager - Non Tech and TPM, chose the former (since this particular role aligns more with my long-term goal of moving to a
- Should I consider job change I’ve been with Cisco (San Jose) for 5 years now as a QA/Devops role, my i140 still in process which gives me another 2 years on my H1B before it expires. I’m not even getting peanuts here, 125k base, no stocks, some bonus. TC: 135k I switched teams internally 2 times, I work under 5 different manag
- Good time to interview? Is it a good time to interview? Are offers higher than normal? I have referrals from google, fb, uber I can use to get an interview. But just looking at levels I would have to get an L5 role to beat my current pay due to stock appreciation. I think L5 might be a stretch based on my years of experie
- Amazon senior solution architect (L6) offer Have an offer from Amazon for Senior Solution Architect (L6). TC 320K Year 1 , 320K Year 2, 290K Year 3, 290K Year 4. Base 180K. Does this sound reasonable ? What's my room for negotiation here ? I have not accepted the offer as yet. Also, I have interviewed at G and waiting ... Current TC 310K
- vote OCI or not?? My friend working at OCI referred me to her manager and they are interested in taking the process further with me. Looks like they are hiring like crazy right now. I have been here at Cisco for almost 3.8 years and haven’t been promoted even once citing various reasons related to budget/layoffs etc.
- Engineer manager struggle I had a good career as a SDE with companies such as #ibm #oracle #samsung #Cisco However midway through my career I became a SDM and I loved it when I got promoted and few years post that. But now I have started hating what I do. Mainly just navigating politics over technology, navigating budget o
- Negotiating up a level for Meta Enterprise Engineer IC3 offer? Started at Cisco (grade 8) a few months ago, and have 4YOE as an SDET. I accepted the Cisco offer while at the start of the Meta interview process so I continued it until the end for shits and giggles. Surprise surprise, my interview preparation paid off and i passed. Meta is offering about 180k TC
- Cisco Public discrimination Cisco Systems announced that they will be publicly hiring and promoting more black people. For some reason some random white VP or director that I’ve never talked to somehow benefits me because I’m white. I’m not kidding, they openly lay out their plans to discriminate against all races that aren’t
- Career Advice for Late 30 Product Manager I see lots of articles on what you should do in 20s. So I want to learn what late 30 should do career wise. I work at Cisco as a Product Manager making about 200K per year. (Senior Manager) Here is my question. I feel that making to a director level is pretty hard due to politics and luck (although
- vote Cisco vs Pure Storage Got promoted to senior level at my current company last week, got increment in base compensation as well as annual bonus. Just a day before my promotion, I accepted offer from another company with better base compensation. Equity given is almost same at both the companies. Stock price of current co
- Referrals @India Hello Everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies for SDE roles. Got a promotion to SE2 with 7 months of total experience in my current org, but I am not liking the work much and the pay is pretty low. Currently, I have an offer(verbally) for 17LPA at a mid-sized PBC, and I
- vote Amazon Offer: Help choose and what to expect Amazon offered SDE1 (could have done better in one round) and have to choose a team before the numbers are out. The position is in Austin, TX. Personally, I'm leaning towards advertising thinking its a high growth area. What do you recommend? And how much can I ask for and any other tips for negotia
- AWS NDE-5 vs 6 offer Got interviewed for NDE6 but offer down leveled to L5. Had a meeting with hiring manager today and was told I am almost ready for L6, but as have cisco only experience so for now will hire me for L5. Was told that pay level almost at L6 level. Apart from this he will put me on important projects to
- Down-level to move from CX to pre-sales at Cisco? I’m currently grade 11 at Cisco CX (aka professional services) working in post-sales consulting role. I was promoted 1.5 years ago to grade11). I’m trying to get into to a pre-sales (sales engineering) role to work on newer products, more networking and also future growth. I applied internally to a
- SDE Referral [India] Hello Everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies for SDE roles. Got a promotion in my current org, but I am not liking the work much because it is a devops kind of work. Currently, I have an offer(verbally) for 25LPA at a mid-sized PBC, and I am looking to explore more oppo
- How does salary increase work at Cisco? It’s been 1.5 year at Cisco as G6. I have been performing as expected I believe and never given any negative feedback. On 1 year mark, I was told about salary increase, promotion and so on from my manager. But every time I ask him about the update, the management is considering and they will share
- Crisis due to shitty politics at work. This is an SOS. I am stuck in a toxic work environment - (I am ready to take blame for whatever led up to it). Entire management chain up to 3 level up is absolute pita. Every Machiavellian piece of advice has been put to full use. Pitting engineers against each other, pandering to engineers threate
- Greencard application and remaining OPT duration? I have been working at Cisco for about 7 month with OPT and I am thinking of moving to other companies by this august, hopefully after I get the promotion (and H1B if I am very lucky) However, I've been worried about possibility that other company will reject me or won't sponsor Greencard due to my
- PSA for all those who don't know what to make of the growth stock crash of 2022 The last decade, but mostly the last 2 years, has been full of retail investors who don't know valuations and Wallstreet promoters pushing lower and lower quality companies into IPOs and SPACs. If you bought at peak mania and now are down by half or more on your investments, and your stocks are sti
- Confused about the next stage of career. I joined Cisco as a new grad 2.5 years ago and I’m part of a team where the work is quite interesting and the people are nice. I’ve been promoted twice and TC increased from 130 to 210k (rsu are extra, about 50k every year). I’m afraid that I’ve become comfortable and might stagnate if I don’t swit
- vote Amazon AWS vs Zoox offer Recently transitioned from data analytics (7 YOE) to software engineering (0 YOE). Brand new to software engineering so looking to get mentorship and start with a good foundation while having decent WLB. Need help deciding between offers: Amazon Backend SDE-I (L4) - Team: AWS Honeycode (No code /
- Accepted lowball offer by AWS YOE: 18 but no cloud experience Location: Dallas Current: 225 TC as Sr. SA Initially interviewed for L7 SA. Loop went well but still rejected. Loop results were liked by ProServ team who offered L6 Sr. CIA after 2 additional interviews. I accepted as I was desperate to leave current job, learn some
- How do I get into tech sales? Hello, I’m curious to ask the Blind community how I should go about trying to get into a tech company? I am 20yr old , yoe: 1yr & tc: 120k. I got lucky landing a sales job for AT&T, became top seller in my region in retail for about 7-8 months before I got promoted to account manager here and just l
- Struggling with COVID and dealing with a micromanager * No longer at Cisco, this is a FAANG+ company (not Amazon) I recently moved a new team within the same company and now have a micromanager. He wants me to document every hour of every hour of every day. I’ve never been in this situation (especially since we are all remote) and am afraid im going t
- vote Are companies really idealistic? I can see a lot of bullshit and branding on the LinkedIn all day about how they’re very happy Working for a tech giant. Do you really believe in the idealism of the company that you work for or are you just there to make a buck out of the moment. If you were really idealistic how do you justify th
- How to get into Tech Sales? Long story short, 2002 I went into the audio engineering industry and was there for 10 years. Recession and technology advancements changed the industry reducing jobs. Jumped into landscaping to make money and get back on my feet, went from a laborer, to cad operator to designer. Company closed and
- Meraki Data Scientist Compensation Review Current: ML Engineer with PhD and 4 YOE, TC = $200k Breakdown: $165k base / 0 bonus / 25k stock (ends after 2020) / 100% covered benefits (my value $10k*) Great work-life balance, not much learning opportunity or growth Offer: Data Scientist Grade 10, TC = $235k Breakdown: $185k base / 15% bonus
- Need advice on career path Hello Blind, I graduated in December 2018 with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science. I got into Cisco as a new grad straight out of college and was told that my H1b Visa would be applied for. I am currently on an F1 OPT visa with potential to extend (STEM extension) for two additional years. Due
- Career Growth Hello Everyone, Background : I have been working in my current place for around 3.5 years now, my total YOE is 6.5(3 in India, 2 years master, and then 3.5 in the US). My work in the current company has been in the Public Cloud Space building IAC platform for our company along with building variou
- SWE TC across companies, how much NW and growth to beat the TC? TC Display: Top Tier: Pinterest: 450k~600k Stripe: 450k~600k LinkedIn: 450k~600k Facebook: 400k~600k Airbnb: 400k~580k Snapchat: 400k~550k Netflix: 450k+ 1st tier: Uber: 380k~600k Lyft: 380k~480k Slack: 370k~500k Dropbox: 350k~600k Twitter: 350k~550k Google: 350k~500k Apple: 350k~450k Splunk: 350k
- There has been some interest on 'Moving back to India' related topics. I want to share my experience! Who am I - A Sr. Software Dev (L6) at Amazon. I have close to 12 years of experience. Out of those 12 years, 6 are at Amazon, around 3 at Microsoft and the rest at Cisco. 11 out of 12 years I worked in the US and a year in India. I moved back to India just a year ago (internal transfer to a paralle