The huge layoff round that Cisco Systems announced in August is slamming a few Bay Area offices, according to new WARN documents filed with the state of California last week.
When the San Jose tech giant first shared news of the cuts, alongside its $10.3 billion yearly profit, the company stated it’d be slashing 7% of its huge workforce. Per the Sept. 13 WARN filings, which are generally required in the event of mass layoffs, more than 840 of the layoffs are planned for the Bay Area. It’s unclear if these cuts will complete the layoff round.
According to the WARNs, 563 workers assigned to a San Jose office are set to lose their jobs, as well as 145 in Milpitas and 134 in San Francisco. Seventeen vice presidents and five senior vice presidents are on the list, as are slews of directors, managers, analysts and engineers.
The layoffs will go into effect November 15, the documents stated, and workers were notified on September 16. This means they waited a full month after the layoffs were first announced August 14 to learn who’d be cut.
When SFGATE reported on the round in August, Cisco spokesperson Robyn Blum wrote in an email that the layoff is meant to assist the company invest in “key growth opportunities and drive more efficiency in our business.”
“Cisco is laser focapplyd on growth, consistent execution, and resetting our cost structure as we invest in AI, cloud, and cybersecurity,” Blum wrote at the time. She didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
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