Meraki no longer exists, avoid the sinking ship
Pros
Now past tense, but simplicity philosophy built a great product. Keeping autonomy inside Cisco allowed innovation at speed.
Cons
Internal to Cisco. Meraki and Enterprise networking teams have merged. Meraki structure no longer exists in the way that made it great. Chaos has ensued during the merger process, which has been in planning for over 8 months. Implementation, which started 3 months ago, is still incomplete. Middle managers and employees are being squeezed, creating a toxic workplace. Employees forced into the list below. Fearful of saying anything, against the redundancies. • Accept targets that are over 4 months late and repay commissions retroactively. • Cover both product lines, despite inadequate training on the new offerings. • Meet significantly increased targets, sometimes 6x or more. • Take on multiple roles due to ongoing layoffs over the past year. Additionally, there has been a Meraki brain drain with key leaders leaving, and no pay increase to reflect these additional responsibilities. It would not be a surprise if Cisco dissolves the Meraki brand name in the not too distant future.
