If you are a long-term Cisco employee, prepare to be laid off
If you are a long-term Cisco employee, prepare to be laid off
Options awarded prior to the dotcom bust can be worth millions.
Good outplacement services.
Some managers have integrity.
Long hours. Good performers can be laid off for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Layoffs focus on those with 10+ years of experience. Managers can write reviews that are entirely political, with no consideration of the work completed. In PDI, they laid off almost everyone in SJ, while the entire management hierarchy planned their own exits – awful.
If you want loyal employees, show them the loyalty they deserve.
John Chambers - do you remember the core values you told us to embrace at our birthday breakfasts? What happened to them?
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The interview took place via a video chat on Cisco's Webex software. It was brief, as the interviewer only had 15 minutes, so she delved right into details about my skills. For the software engineer intern role, the interviewer asked about programmi
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Rigorous process with several engineers and managers. Several technical and managerial questions were asked. Technical questions dealt with both wired and wireless networking, and also mesh network technology. The interview was conducted over a peri
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The interview was straightforward. I spoke with all the members of the team. They reviewed me on different aspects of my experience: * Technical knowledge * Domain expertise * Problem-solving and people handling. As a lead role, the company is loo
Software Engineer IV
San Jose, California, United StatesApril 1, 2015The interview took place via a video chat on Cisco's Webex software. It was brief, as the interviewer only had 15 minutes, so she delved right into details about my skills. For the software engineer intern role, the interviewer asked about programmi
Software Engineer IV
San Jose, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2015Rigorous process with several engineers and managers. Several technical and managerial questions were asked. Technical questions dealt with both wired and wireless networking, and also mesh network technology. The interview was conducted over a peri
Software Engineer IV
San Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2015The interview was straightforward. I spoke with all the members of the team. They reviewed me on different aspects of my experience: * Technical knowledge * Domain expertise * Problem-solving and people handling. As a lead role, the company is loo
