New, by me: Cisco has cut thousands of jobs following its second round of layoffs this year.

At the same time, Cisco said its 2024 financial year was its "second strongest year on record," and all the while its top executives made tens of millions of dollars in compensation.

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Cisco's second layoff of 2024 affects thousands of employees | TechCrunch

Cisco's executives made tens of millions in compensation, while cutting thousands of jobs in two separate rounds of layoffs.

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@zackwhittaker when I was a fresh network engineer, working for Cisco was my dream job.

Boy am I glad I don't follow through.

@markwillis @zackwhittaker

I remember when all they gave me at a job fair was a coffee mug.