And the whole pushing AI up our throats , our customers are better at AI than us. I have a feeling that there will be another round of layoffs in next few months

In the past, after the survey, managers would actually share the results with the team. So how about this year’s survey? Because so far, all I’ve heard is absolutely nothing. Please share if you have heard something about the survey.

Any rumors for next round and where it’ll be focused? I received exceptional ratings but zero RSUs which is atypical to years past. A bit worried if this lack of long term comp incentive implies anything.

Synopsys should adopt a voluntary retirement program similar to Microsoft. This provides high-cost, senior employees with a graceful transition out of the organization.e company should follow Microsoft and offer voluntary retirement program. This... — read more 

RIF employee here and my separation agreement contradicts what SNPS had Etrade do with all non-vested RSUs. All of my 2023 and 2024 RSUs that were awarded during that period should have been fully vested right away. The 2025 RSUs should be fully... — read more 

Would elliott management push for more latoffs? The stock is down after results,

How do you see things developing over next 6 to 12 months? I am not asking higher ups as I know we will get fairy tales from them.

In a response to a question during the investor call concerning the large number of job listings in the face of RIF's, the CFO says that the current efforts concerning identifying "synergies" should be done as soon as possible by the end of FY26. ... — read more 

The management is chanting "AI" in every meeting, even the office plants know the next layoff is coming soon. Stop waiting for the axe to cut your head. If you’re eyeing the exit, get your interview script ready. If you’re worried about the bank... — read more 

For those of you in the US who got laid off recently, what kind of severance package did you get? I've heard various things like 2 months + some weeks based on number years (capped) + COBRA (for don't know how long), etc. I'm interested to hear from... — read more 

Has anyone seen any classic Synopsys promotions announced this cycle? The only ones I’ve heard of are from ANSS- what gives? Anyone else noticing this trend?

Meta got sued for age discrimination. See https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/called-them-dinosaurs-lawsuits-began-ai-bias-hiring-more-vanderburg-wff9c. The data cited in the lawsuit is stark: Employees over 40 were 1.5x more likely to be laid off... — read more 

Looking at the recent layoff announcements, i’ve a very bad feelimg that synopsys will announce more layoffs during this quarter results news , :(

I spent a long time at Synopsys and I learned one thing above all else. No one is safe. The people who thought they were indispensable got cut just like everyone else. You are an at will employee which means they can let you go whenever they want... — read more 

If you’re currently involved in a dispute over unfair dismissal or the company’s illegal practices, it might be difficult to answer here. I think what the company fears most is having multiple dismissed employees file lawsuits alleging illegal... — read more 

Morale is basically underground, but maybe we shouldn't trash the company yet. If this ship sinks, our bonuses are definitely going down with it.

This year’s Great Place to Work survey used a restricted participant list. In my memory, in the last a few years, everyone around me anticipated the survey. Is management trying to avoid honest results? Or the company is trying to save money by... — read more 

Since my ISU got a big cut, I’ve officially entered my "Linux Villain Era." I finally installed Ubuntu 26.04 and banned my work laptop from the house in the evening and weekends—mostly because I prefer my OS without a side of corporate heavy... — read more 

For us that was affected by the recent restructuring RIF, how's the job market in your area? The job market is bad and no one wants to hire experienced talent anymore. You're too old, you're too expensive and only offering 1099 contact jobs well... — read more 

No equity refresh this year for me. Base increased measley 2%. CIP 9%. I'm furious right now. A damn pay cut for more work due to lost colleagues. I miss them so much...Trying to get out of this shithole mass applying

it used to be in December but the company skipped last year and heard they moved it to this coming May but i haven't seen any email regarding promotions and salary raise. does anyone know?

Managers, were you actually blindsided or is that just the line?

What impacts do you see?

I used to stay late learning new skills. Used to take on extra projects to grow. Then I watched three people who did exactly that get laid off anyway. Now my full potential is doing my job well enough to not get noticed, because getting noticed here... — read more 

I’ve been in R&D long enough to think I’d seen every organizational oddity, but lately I look at my reporting chain and just… sigh. I’m a Principal Engineer, the most technical person on my team, and yet there are seven layers of management between... — read more 

Should we worry about any reductions any time soon?

Has any else heard those skip-managers saying that they pretended that they aren't aware of names before the RIF event. How can someone in HR completely segmented from the department in a large company make decisions about the individuals in their... — read more 

What is happening right now is not just a restructuring on paper. It is something people are living through every day, with stress, sadness, confusion, and a growing sense of injustice. Many of the engineers being impacted are not low performers... — read more 

Recently, I interviewed with a company and reached the final round. They asked when I could start the job; they seem quite flexible. My strategy is to ideally be laid off in the next round and then join this company to maximize my gains. Does anyone... — read more 

Every time, it’s presented like something new but in reality, not much is actually changing. This is what you get when wrong people who know little about the actual work get into leadership positions. Then we pay for it with our jobs.

That's my plan. Why push yourself? Hard work gets you one of two things: a raise that doesn't even match inflation, or a spot on the layoff list.

While I have no control over management decisions, I do have control over my own actions. My response is straightforward: if my compensation is reduced, my productivity will decrease at the same proportional rate.

Companies to work for? Are you f$&king kidding me? What a fraud - Jill Larsen via LinkedIn “puts people first and lives our values every day” what values might that be? Demoralizing and ridiculing employees. “Learn more about our “award winning”... — read more 

I'm not seeing the same level of employee retention, respect or overall job satisfaction moving forward after the post-merger with SNPS. The other sad truth was the latest RIF targeted folks that had been with Ansys for 10 plus years marking them... — read more 

Came from Ansys. I thought Ansys TC was pretty sh---y but now I understand that Synopsys is even worse. As a manager, I participated some compensation planning and was shocked. Tell you what. RSU is bad. Very bad. Many positions above L4 are... — read more 

We are a team of 7 and 6 of us received an meeting invitation from HR individually for tomorrow morning. My manager is very confused about it too and colleagues at office strongly thinks it has to do with the lay offs. Its better to get severance and... — read more 

The layoff plan was finalised in France and it’s a massacre that targets mostly engineers and surprisingly not too many corporate functions. Even products that are supposedly in priority has not been spared and people with domain knowledge have been... — read more