Cite the uncertainty of macro economics (been used too many times) for RIFs when in reality the intent is to create position holes that will be filled by your own sheep. Brilliant

But no Chief Quality Officer Quite telling and distribing

Take a look at first 4-5 mgmt layers under CEO. that's what I call diversity!

This is not a tribute to Mr. T of the A Team TV series. This is a tribute to a VP of engineering I had before F5. Prior to meeting Mr. T for the first time, I had just been RIFd from a company I had been employed with for 10+ years. The reason... — read more 

The RTO nonsense fills every all-hands meeting. It's backed up by the evidence, right? https://youtu.be/4ec_yZCWOCY?si=KcB1NlEptxNiwHdg

Live DJ in Las Vegas, advertising commercials with formula one racers, spotlights, lasers, special effects machines… didn’t two layoffs happen in the last month?

Can someone please explain?

F5 lays off some of its top talent but still plows ahead with lavish travel and entertainment budget for Connect in Las Vegas, and spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on Christmas parties in Seattle at MoPop and in Spokane at an upscale casino... — read more 

Is the term "People First" really targeted to shareholders and not to employees?

If so how do you join?

Dear François, ELT, Delaying or avoiding the sharing of bad news, like a layoff, is poor leadership. Having to learn about it from external sources first was disappointing. Don't do this again. Don't announce business success one day, and then lay... — read more 

Can we finally stop stressing, at least until after the holidays? Or is there a chance there'll be even more cuts in the coming weeks/months?

At least according to media report: “F5 continued its practice of trimming its workforce after the completion of its fiscal year, confirming Tuesday that it has made job cuts impacting roles across several teams inside the company. The... — read more 

It would be logical to expect that someone should give these guys a certain amount of time. If they don’t deliver good results, then it's time to bring in a new team with fresh ideas and strategies.

I'm in testing and i am concerned about the technical capabilities of some lately hired principals. Despite their titles, i have seen them struggling with basic coding tasks and debugging and they require major handholding and spoon-feeding. I'm... — read more 

Is there anyone left from the original C-Suite of execs?

Layoffs? Another cancelled Tech Summit? Merit increases that feel more like COLA? Don't worry, there's "exciting news to share" - new copiers. They are used so often, makes complete sense. I feel like our strategy is much more attainable now. I am... — read more 

I started a new software position some weeks ago on the East Coast. It was a long time in the making. Not missing F5 or Seattle. No DEI, no agile, no scrum, no SAFe, no JIRA, no BRPs, no story points, no sprints, no program increments, no release... — read more 

I am no longer proud

After shove up on us RTO Kara is leaving to be a CEO on Hackerone that is a a digital first global workforce... How hypocrite is that? https://www.hackerone.com/careers

It appears so... wow

Just wondering what everyone’s thoughts on that are…..

If you have the time scroll to the very end of this site will take several Older Topics button presses and work your way up to the post of December 1 2016 and then read the latest reply of the 4. This starts the beginning of FLDs accomplishments... — read more 

The rumor on the heels of the small layoffs last two weeks is that a big cut is coming in a few weeks. I do have confirmation that one team was wiped off by over 50% last week. Large cuts expected in product, engineering and even services and sales... — read more 

What did everyone get this year for merit in terms of percentage?

Long live Scrum!!!!

F5 layoffs impact in-house content creation employees F5 is laying off employees working for the company’s marketing-related content production team, GeekWire has learned... — read more 

At least severance is not that bad based on what people are saying. Are layoffs going to continue throughout the week? Given the generous severance package I wouldn’t mind getting caught in the net. With this rate of offshoring, none of us will be... — read more 

laid off as with a couple dozen others today in marketing! woooooo

I understand that it would be the behavior they actually want to provoke with RTO, which would allow them to get rid of as many of us as possible without having any cost associated with it. But I just can’t do that cr-p. It’s pointless and costly... — read more 

Hearing that two people from marketing were let go today, unsure who

I was just chatting with a director here at the tower about f5 execs looking into location tracking software to enforce compliance with RTO. She mentioned that PwC has implemented it recently and I didn’t believe her at first but just researched it... — read more 

To think that F5 was once a decent workplace…