Sorry, Fran, but let's focus closer to home here...

Ask how many of the November "restructured" workers feel embraced by Cisco. Interaction with our assigned Cisco HR advocate amounted to one 15-minute demo of the internal job posting site. (Really?) Internal job applications were mostly met by form letters turning impacted workers away. (Really?) My one hot job lead led me to 3 interviews and an 8-hour challenge project that seem to be very well received. After all this... I received a 2-sentence email from the recruiter telling me that the hiring manager had decided to look at other candidates. Never one word from the hiring manager. (Really?)

Not exactly a shiny happy people story from where I sit. But then again, I'm on the other side of the "Cisco - Best Places to Work"argument at this point.

Sorry for the anonymity. I would have used my real name if I thought I would not be blackballed by Cisco. (Really?) To paraphrase an old quote on trust... It's an awful feeling when you doubt something that you thought was unquestionable.