Being your self is one thing that, for me, is vital to being profitable. One of many issues that I really like probably the most about working at Cisco is that I might be my true self. In the course of the day, I’m a Enterprise Operation Supervisor and a part of the International Staffing Crew, and at night time, I’m a tough rock/ metallic singer.
In 2020, through the pandemic, connecting with individuals was tough attributable to all of the uncertainty and restrictions to maintain us protected, so Gaby Córdova and I got here up with an concept to create a singing membership to have a protected area to attach and do what we love probably the most.
At first, we didn’t know if anybody would reply or if individuals can be considering becoming a member of us. Additionally, giving singing classes remotely was a brand new problem for us, so we needed to adapt our educating to ensure anybody becoming a member of would get all of the information attainable. Actually, we didn’t know if it might work.
To our shock, lots of people joined the membership! Folks from throughout Mexico: Mexico Metropolis, Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Puebla, to say some. We referred to as ourselves the We Are Cisco Singers and gathered nearly for weekly classes. After a while, we carried out two digital concert events for Cisco workers, household, and buddies. We additionally donated our time for a digital giveback exercise the place we sang for kids at a telethon through the holidays. It was so heartwarming to make use of our voices to do one thing good.
Cisco even created Music Mode in Webex, our collaboration platform, and that was actually music to our ears as a result of we may hear the music and our voices with extra readability, which allowed us to create all of the digital occasions we did.
Lastly, in 2022, all of the We Are Cisco Singers had been in a position to meet. We had been connecting and creating wonderful issues collectively for one and a half years, however to have the primary class in individual was fantastic. We had been already a part of the singing membership, however now we’re additionally nice buddies. We’re a Cisco household.
Once we first began the We Are Cisco Singers, we needed to discover a connection in a time when that was tough, have enjoyable, and share our singing information. To our shock, among the college students shared that due to the singing lessons, they’ve higher confidence and extra vanity and that it’s helped them with communication and higher efficiency at work and of their private lives. It’s true that you just by no means understand how your actions may impression somebody, and seeing now how this may also be a wellness area the place individuals can develop, chill out, do what they love, and have an excellent snigger is unbelievable.
We’ve additionally gotten the assist of Inclusion & Collaboration Mexico and Pavelka, Cisco’s international well being and well-being accomplice, to proceed this wonderful journey. It has given us nice alternatives to do what we love and create new friendships with others we could not work together with throughout our each day jobs. Final 12 months, we had been honored to carry out through the CX Mexico All Fingers assembly, and this 12 months, we carried out through the Mexico All Fingers assembly with Cisco’s Chief Folks, Coverage & Objective Officer Fran Katsoudas, in attendance.
Cisco additionally gave my band and me the chance to carry out nearly on the SleepOut, an annual Cisco fundraising occasion, in 2021, and in 2022, we had been lastly in a position to be there in individual. We additionally took the stage through the Nice Place to Work Mexico celebration (The 6th 12 months we gained this award in a row!) and at a Ladies in Science and Engineering (WISE) occasion for little women to encourage them to be no matter they wish to be and present them that, at Cisco, we’ve got a spot for them.
The journey isn’t over but. We have now extra thrilling actions deliberate for subsequent 12 months, like performing for the youngsters of a few of Cisco’s registered charitable organizations throughout Kids’s Day and on the subsequent SleepOut occasion.
Wanting again, it’s loopy how one concept, one dream, can change your life. My key message isn’t to surrender in your desires and at all times be your self. When you find yourself your entire self, you open your self as much as connection, and the We Are Cisco Singers gave me connection once I wanted it probably the most. We’ve grown, had enjoyable, grow to be nice buddies, and at the moment are Cisco household. Cisco is the place the place I’ve felt embraced to be myself greater than ever in my entire life, and I’d not change it for something. Each day, I really feel empowered to indicate I’m proud to be a Cisconian.
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