Being your self is one thing that, for me, is vital to being profitable. One of many issues that I really like essentially the most about working at Cisco is that I may be my true self. Throughout the day, I’m a Enterprise Operation Supervisor and a part of the International Staffing Workforce, and at night time, I’m a tough rock/ metallic singer.
In 2020, throughout the pandemic, connecting with folks was tough as a result of all of the uncertainty and restrictions to maintain us secure, so Gaby Córdova and I got here up with an thought to create a singing membership to have a secure house to attach and do what we love essentially the most.
At first, we didn’t know if anybody would reply or if folks can be eager about becoming a member of us. Additionally, giving singing classes remotely was a brand new problem for us, so we needed to adapt our instructing to ensure anybody becoming a member of would get all of the information attainable. Actually, we didn’t know if it could 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 just about for weekly periods. After a while, we carried out two digital live shows for Cisco staff, household, and mates. We additionally donated our time for a digital giveback exercise the place we sang for kids at a telethon throughout 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 might 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 superb issues collectively for one and a half years, however to have the primary class in particular person was great. We had been already a part of the singing membership, however now we’re additionally nice mates. 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, a number of the college students shared that due to the singing lessons, they’ve higher confidence and extra shallowness and that it’s helped them with communication and higher efficiency at work and of their private lives. It’s true that you simply by no means understand how your actions might impression somebody, and seeing now how this can be a wellness house the place folks can develop, chill out, do what they love, and have snort is unbelievable.
We’ve additionally gotten the assist of Inclusion & Collaboration Mexico and Pavelka, Cisco’s world well being and well-being companion, to proceed this superb journey. It has given us nice alternatives to do what we love and create new friendships with others we might not work together with throughout our day by day jobs. Final yr, we had been honored to carry out throughout the CX Mexico All Arms assembly, and this yr, we carried out throughout the Mexico All Arms 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 just about on the SleepOut, an annual Cisco fundraising occasion, in 2021, and in 2022, we had been lastly in a position to be there in particular person. We additionally took the stage throughout the Nice Place to Work Mexico celebration (The 6th yr 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 have now a spot for them.
The journey just isn’t over but. We have now extra thrilling actions deliberate for subsequent yr, like performing for the youngsters of a few of Cisco’s registered charitable organizations throughout Youngsters’s Day and on the subsequent SleepOut occasion.
Wanting again, it’s loopy how one thought, one dream, can change your life. My key message isn’t to surrender in your desires and all the time 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 essentially the most. We’ve grown, had enjoyable, turn into nice mates, and are actually 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. Day by day, I really feel empowered to indicate I’m proud to be a Cisconian.
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