The budgets are in. Salary increases are unimpressive. RSU allotments are a complete joke. Don't worry, though, the least inspiring CEO of all time is getting paid plenty for his tip-top layoff skills.

The direction here changes every few months, so how are you supposed to feel confident about anything long term? Teams keep starting initiatives that never go anywhere before the next priority shift. That lack of consistency is ki-ling morale more... — read more 

Jensen Huang runs Nvidia with 60 direct reports, how many does Sassine have?

As an f u to the upper management I'm selling all my shares , no way this shyte will recover Sc--w your layoffs

To my knowledge no employees were laid off in Germany on the Ansys side due to the work council. Any news on when this is going to happen? Any news on how close they are to an agreement?

Every layoff targets the skilled workers who keep things running, and somehow the managers who do nothing but attend meetings never seem to get touched. No wonder our performance keeps sliding.

Can anyone tell me if there have been any layoffs in the APAC region recently?

Can anyone explain what they mean in the severance package by "In general, you will have a minimum of 90 days to exercise any vested unexercised stock option shares. Information pertaining to stock options can be found on the plan summary on E*Trade... — read more 

Layoffs are not even properly over and I'm already thinking about the next round. I can't even relax for a single day because things have been for so long that this is now the norm. We don't hate this company enough.

We are all sad to see our brilliant coworkers leave this week in the US and around the globe. Is this round finished? If so, when will be the next round? We all need to get prepared for the next impact now.

Tell people how you really feel about the CEO and the work life

If you are over 40 years old (in the US) you will have 21 days to evaluate the severance once it is presented you. Based on previous layoffs, it would appear Synopsys is paying at least 60 days of regular salary and benefits, in lieu of a WARN... — read more 

It's going to be such or similar phase to justify leaving many people without their livelihoods at the time when the job market is at its worst and prices are skyrocketing. What a cr-ppy way to treat loyal employees who've left many, many years at... — read more 

Severance details will be provided in the next two days.

Received a catch up request last Friday for Monday morning and was just told my position is being eliminated. Good luck all

Are we sure all are being sent today?

I have pretty solid intel that next layoff is happening Monday March 23rd. People have already started receiving meeting invitations. All the best everyone!

The first TPG All Hands question was straight up ballsy. Too bad, Shanky gave a non-answer "EQ-IQ-EQ-IQ".

I never thought I would be writing something like this. I’m 45 years old, and I’ve spent the last 18 years at Ansys, working remotely and affiliated to the Pune office in India. Like many others, I joined when the company was known for its... — read more 

Gotta love a meeting where they announce $12B in revenue and also continuing layoffs. Coming from Ansys, every single thing about Synopsys is comically bad. It's no wonder they mostly hire H1Bs and people overseas, as they're the only ones happy to... — read more 

For those from legacy Ansys, how did bonuses change 2026 vs 2025 ? Trying to get a sense if they went up, down, or stayed roughly the same. US / APAC / EMEA ?

For those who are connected with upper-level management, should we expect layoffs soon? Things feel unusually quiet lately. It’s hard to tell whether it’s just a normal cycle or something else, but the silence feels a bit unsettling. Not trying to... — read more 

The cover story for layoffs is that the financial incompetence of leadership led to layoffs, but, in fact, the impact of layoffs seems to be a rise in Authoritarian management practices (do this or we’ll axe you, whether you like it or not), which... — read more 

Anyone else surprised by this announcement?

If so, when would be the expect time line?

What is with the quarterly review process? Can anyone think of a d-mber waste of everyone’s time doing mindless busywork 4 times a year? Everyone seems paranoid and mid-manager and up is obsessed with money and go to market -how much does that... — read more 

Nous savons depuis quelques jours que Synopsys projette de licencier 70 employés d’Ansys France. Selon un commentaire sur thelayoff.com, il y aurait également 30 licenciements prévus chez Synopsys France. Ce PSE n’est pas une fatalité. Nous avons le... — read more 

We received an email today that said that 70 legacy Ansys employees would be laid off in France. Apparently everyone would be informed in April. Is it how it’s also going on in other countries?

Hi all, anyone aware of CIP payments and when they will be paid? in my offboarding package, they mentioned I will have CIP payments which is equal to yearly bonus payout along with pay in lieu and notice period. My last day was in dec 3rd week... — read more 

Anyone have an anecdotal evidence that Ansys grants a non-compete waiver? I have an offer from Ansys's customer (OEM) and they want me to get a waiver to join Based in the USA (not in CA). Please comment if you have any insight into this.

My bonus was negligible compared to what it could’ve been. The primary reason was “limited impact”. This comes as a shock. I can only guess they hoping I voluntarily leave so they don’t have to pay severance.

Saw this and got a good laugh https://www.linkedin.com/posts/don-bivens-pllc_you-may-be-entitled-to-compensation-activity-7399806017389256704-gFER?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADiTVBMByCBxFSD7HQPOV6qJ7SHFO92zo8c

Did anyone notice the difference between ansys presenters and synopsys presenters in Todays all hands? The Q&A part is now not needed ? Witout ever answering anything ever?

I’m hearing some people got moved from exempt to non-exempt (ie hourly pay instead of salary) Is this true? I can’t imagine people being happy about it?

did anyone receive RSU's after layoffs? In my final letter, they haven't mentioned anything specifically about RSU's but on my etrrade it shows RSU vesting pending.

i have been working in canada location for more than 3 years and a half but i have not got any salary increase or promotion yet. And unlike previous years, HR has not sent out an email regarding those topics. Anyone knows what's going on?

We heard January, or March, even June. Seems that countries where the work council is strong are not so easy to get rid of. Any submarine infos?