Cisco Layoffs 2024 The Layoff. Thousands of workers were laid off by cisco early this month, prompting frustrated staffers to take to online forums. Cisco in its second quarter filings announced a companywide layoff that would impact about 5 percent of its workforce, or about 4,250 employees, as it works to realign its organization to focus.

Cisco systems, one of the largest makers of computer networking equipment, said on wednesday that it would cut 7 percent of its work force in its second major round of layoffs. The recent reductions further underscore google’s focus on optimising its workforce.