[karma_vaccum123]

In fairness, Cisco has offered excellent severance in the past...but then again, they've never done layoffs on this scale

[signa11]

> they've never done layoffs on this scale

in 2k1, if memory serves right, they laid off approx. 10k folks. i would guess, in percentage terms (given at least 10% less employees), it might be similar though...