People who are indispensable know it.

For example. how many people are in NSX, carbon black, vsan, etc? I am sure each VP/SVP has the head counts but for those who don't have access to those numbers readily, is there a way to find out? one can look up the org chart and count it, but is... — read more 

Most likely getting set up to be spun off. Wouldn't make sense to stay in Broadcom independently IMO

If we are laid off or leave for a new role before we are paid our H1 bonuses would be be forfeiting it?

This is the first M&A process I go through, and I keep hearing the terms "discovery phase", "assessment phase". I appreciate this might be different depending on each company, but based on previous Broadcom acquisitions how many phases are there and... — read more 

Are we having a bunch of layoffs or a bunch of promotions?

VMware/Broadcom deal spread widens amid notice of FTC closed door meeting https://seekingalpha.com/news/4002489-vmwarebroadcom-deal-spread-widens-amid-notice-of-ftc-closed-door-metting

Just wondering if any of the previously acquired people from Symantec etc can shed any light on how you are told you are gone. Does your manager know weeks in advance that you are gone and they inform you on the day. Does your manager get any prior... — read more 

Is it true that there are still over 35k FTE left? Are we all staying for severance or hoping for a permanent offer? I know circumstances differ for everyone. I stayed because I have several options should I be unfortunate or fortunate (depending on... — read more 

Does BC value customer success or is that part of the bloat?

Wait until you start working for Broadcom. You'll be crying for good, old VMware times in no time. Mark my words.

Not a popular opinion but I do admire their business model. They are focused on the main thing :-P and that is longevity and profitability. I don’t think I’d survive all the rounds of layoffs because we are a bloated company but if they keep me I’d... — read more 

Watching the comments about time of layoffs and thinking they would be stupid to lay people off after September 15 if they know they will laying them off, because then they would have to pay the 6 month bonuses. Wondering if this means lots of... — read more 

Those who do not know about the past are doomed to repeat it. BC playbook: https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/-brutal-citrix-tibco-layoffs-hit-thousands-of-employees-sources

No made up BS here as this came from articles and BC blogs. This is what they said are going to be their focus: R&D PSO Partners esp GSI Core Technologies Tanzu (yep they mentioned Tanzu surprisingly) Anything else missed? So there... — read more 

I'm just wondering out of curiosity, does anyone know how the total workforce of VMware is splitted among roles/organization? (R&D, sales, customer success, Product management ecc ecc...) In particular out of the 35K VMware employee does anyone has... — read more 

I don’t believe anything that VMware says. When the press leaked the acquisition was happening last year our ceo Raghu denied that VMware was being sold. All employees were emailed and told to ignore this rumour. Then less than 7 days following this... — read more 

i understand the uncertainty is putting a lot of pressure on people, but what is the point in perpetuating that by writing made up sh1t on this site? the amount of the utter cr@p being posted here in the last week has hit new heights! it's going to... — read more 

Post from CA Tech layoff site yesterday. A VMware employee asked how notifications were handled and this is their response: It was received via email on the day the acquisition closed. Stay, Transition or Eliminated. Some people were aware they were... — read more 

And Broadcom is pretty transparent. The time to freak out was a year ago. We should all be ready for our fates at this stage.

Promoting as many for higher severance ( manager bt_lckers) What's future of Hub

When are we expecting to be axed ? 31 aug ? 15th Sept ? or later ?

We had the pleasure to attend the Finance all hand meeting with the Broadcom CFO. She basically presented already known/public Information. She really did not anwer any questions in the Q&A session. However, she outlined some integration... — read more 

Not in other states

Considering Broadcom's acquisition will close by the end of October and considering the 60 day notice, will they announce layoffs in mid-end of August? If they do announce layoffs in August, will they tell you what group you will be or do you have... — read more 

Not a finance and stock expert so I’m just curious if it makes better sense to conduct layoffs for non critical roles under VMware vs post acquisition. I would think it’s better on the BC books if it is done under VMW but asking the experts here? — read more 

I think they will layoff all redundant positions, trim sales, and reduce fluff engineering staff. Then I think they will try and package whatever they can (Carbon black most certainly) and sell those BU’s off to recoup cash and reduce headcount at... — read more 

I do what I love, I keep expanding my knowledge and expertise, and I have enjoyed a good career trajectory. I know this is not a popular thing to say or admit, but I think this is one of the better places to work and I would be devastated if I was... — read more 

FTC is changing their tactics of taking companies to court after numerous losses: https://www.axios.com/2023/08/08/ftc-drops-antitrust-lawsuit-against-ice-black-knight-merger

It is astounding and unforgivable how poorly the transition to SaaS has been implemented and managed. The internal systems of record on licenses and support were already a spaghetti mess, but the lack of a clear and cohesive process in how to... — read more 

Do you think Tanzu Labs will be affected by the layoffs (since Broadcom doesn't have a consulting arm and it's not redundant)? Or am I hoping too much...

https://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/the-25-most-influential-executives-of-2023/13 Hock Tan #17 Part Gelsinger #16 How? Seriously, how????!!

Another VP will leave VMware. The VP sales of NEMEA will leave on 15th Sep. I don't think they will replace her.

This thing has dragged on for so long that I don't even care what happens. I'll be okay if I stay and I'll be just fine even if I'm laid off. I know my worth and I know I can find a new job easily. These days I'm simply doing my job and not thinking... — read more 

H1B visa holders have to find a job within a month after lay off or leave the country. Recently FBI arrested many overstayed H1B holders and departed them. It will impact their future H1B applications.

When they announced, we looked down upon them for destroying a great company. Now we count on them as saviour. They exposed our excess by showing EBITDA growth 📈, which not a single exec can deny. None of our exec dare aligned their compensation to... — read more 

There is a lot of confusion about this so lets clarify it once and for all. Here are the facts that I understand, please clarify if something here is NOT true. Broadcom has to follow VMware severance policies for 12 months after the merger per... — read more