I'm at Broadcom and came over CA, having only been there for 6 months... first im sorry this happened to you guys. but as someone once told me "life is difficult " and we all adapt and where there's change there's opportunity. ok, off the philosophical b.s...
Assumptions you should think about:
- am i in an overhead role? 75% of you will be cut on Day 1
- am i in a new product area or one that's not profitable, nor sticky regardless of profits. good probability you'll be sold on Day 1 or within a year or so. (trust me they're shopping you around NOW)
- i work in sticky product area and high profits. hang tight for now as long as you're not overhead in that area...and even in overhead area you may stay for a while.
- i work in semi-sticky area. toss up depending upon many factors. what makes this hard is we don't have a software platform strategy. we are software fiefdoms, similar to PE firms.
Basically your business unit/division will really drive your destiny near term. with different probability scenarios.
You guys are all in different stages of career, different life and financial situations. i will say if you're late career, eg olswr than 60, and in sticky biz...stay and you can off ramp in a few years. Broadcom is one of the few tech firms that APPRECIATES long term expertise.
So, treat this as a business-risk decision given where you want to be in 2-3 years. let that guide you.
ciao....