Got hocked (laid off) again, the third time for me. I actually felt a sense of relief as the company is getting progressively more toxic due to Hocs management style. No intention of coming back. Honestly if Hoc keeps doing this they’ll have problems finding good employees and the swamp will just get more toxic. This was a masterclass on how not to run a company. Staring my own business now.
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@1ed pop
If you get laid off once, its probably on the BU.. but twice, you got some self reflecting to do..
AI is imploding...and that is going to hurt Broadcom....and that will mean job cuts.
@ds Yea...
Was happy pre-takeover, the Hoc bought us...
1) Post-takeover Hoc got me out on the first day 😱
Came back a few years later thinking HocCom would be like my old company
2) Hoc got me again! 🤬
Got a intenral transfer during the warn period to keep the RSU / APB.
Found out the new company was a snake pit, wanted to quit.
3) hOctober 2026 - Again 🤯
From a old goat. Some parts of the company have become a snake pit as the teams that where merged in natually thin out, it's not worth the stress!. Other mega cap's in the bay area Apple / Google ect are not this toxic. Another problem I see - Hoc is betting on software as a life-raft for the AI bubble implosion, but we are losing software customers due to our licienecing models. The software life-raft has a hole!. When Hoc sees th hole (maybe he already sees it) he will bail out thoguh mass layoffs - his go-to tactic. It's only a matter of time. Those who remain should always be ready, it's just in his nature.
progressively more toxic.. finding good employees… how not to run a company
Corrections.
- Fully toxic from day 1.
- Hock doesn’t need good employees like engineers, just financial engineers.
- This IS how you run a company and join the trillion dollar club
Nevertheless, FHT
You came back to Broadcom after being laid off, not once but twice? 🤪