What do you think is the likely reduction in headcount for Ent specialist sales reps? It feels as though the recent CIBG Cloud Pack license shifts is prepping the Core AEs to be more responsible for certain solution sets, and I’m wondering your... — read more 

I have to ask how are the rest of you handling the uncertainty of not knowing whose head will be chopped off either in the next layoffs round or once the acquisition goes through? I've tried to ignore it, I've done my best to not think about it, but... — read more 

Let's play a fun game tomorrow and give your level P2, P3, etc and country and percentage of salary RSUS you get. Any bets ahead of time?

I shout a vote of "No Confidence" in the entire leadership of CIBG/CPBU.

Any news on this topic? Do you think we will be able to get a raise before the acquisition? What are people expecting for this year? Is it usually in July/August right?

Assuming the acquisition is going to happen, take your best guess- what month do you think the deal with close?

VMware shareholders will elect to receive either $142.50 in cash or 0.2520 shares of Broadcom common stock for each VMware share. Questions: When In the process will I be asked to choose? What will happen to UNVESTED RSU? They will simply... — read more 

I have been reading many of the comments here about those that are VP or higher getting 1 year salary and all of their RSUs vested. I wonder how this is affecting performance, morale, management approach. My manager who is a VP convinced me to join... — read more 

An employee had a heart attack this afternoon in HTP-A in Palo Alto. He was hauled away by an ambulance. He has 2 kids and has been with vmware for about 5 years. His manager is among the most toxic people I ever met. His manager intentionally was... — read more 

If you didn't think it was going to happen... its over now. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3975228-zane-rowe-joins-workday-from-vmware-as-the-next-finance-chief

Harvard Business Review says Diversification only works if customers want the new product. According to most studies, between 70 and 90 percent of acquisitions fail. This isn’t good. According the data, the announced synergies typically range... — read more 

All designations go minus 1 at least or minus 2 in some cases. Specially for people managers. salary will not reduce as per the deal agreement. A VP will become a very highly paid Director for the market and a Director may become a very highly paid... — read more 

Let's have some fun, and pretend that you are Hok. What would you do with VMW once you complete the acquisition? For the purposes of this exercise, assume for a minute that you don't just want to pillage the company and the customer base in the... — read more 

A lot of folks in my org have relocated to 50+ miles away from VMware or Broadcom offices since the pandemic, and if the acquisition goes through how do people think Hock is going to deal with RTO? At least in my product, there’s no way most people... — read more 

Hi. I’m writing this as a concerned Senior director in VMware , afraid of what will happen once BC takes over. Can any senior BC folks please answer the following questions .. How many directors, senior directors and VPs are in BC now. How... — read more 

Ex-Broadcommer, ex-CAer giving you a couple of life lessons learned during his/hers tenure: TL;DR: If WFH is really a deal breaker for you, start making backup and transition plans as you read this (if not sooner). Lesson zero: DO NOT believe the... — read more 

I got an offer for a 100% remote, very table and chill role with same pay /TC as in VMW. Is it advisable to switch ? The only reason I am asking is because current vmw work is interesting and new job work is too boring. But I guess stability is... — read more 

Seen totally contradictory information on what happens unvested RSU's in the (likely) event that you get chopped by BC. Not talking about the recent March RSUs for Ops teams. Just standard unvested RSU's.

Reading a lot on here about retention bonuses. Who are getting these? I know I am not. Manager told me the other day that if I left the team they would be in trouble. I don’t usually pay attention to this kind of talk as it’s typically just blah blah... — read more 

They can kick the cab all day long, but they did kick it. https://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/broadcom-vmware-push-merger-deadline-past-thanksgiving-on-61b-deal Passing it on the the peanut gallery.

I don't even know how many interviews I've done in the last six months just to get an offer that doesn't even come close to my asking price. Why is it such a taboo to ask about pay right from the start? It would save both our and the company's time... — read more 

We are now at 672 * 0.252 = 169euros for part of our stock if the deal goes through... I'm wondering now if it is convenient to hold are VMW stocks as in the few days it seems there is more optimism on the closure of the deal.

Severance -1 month for every completed year of service if Vmw lays you off and 2 months notice irrespective of location, 15 days/1 month per year if Broadcom lays you depending on your location, no generous benefits etc., notice period as per your... — read more 

Hi, does anyone know about the continuous health insurance coverage that VMWare has as part of its employee severance package for California employees? If laid off, I don't mind taking a couple of months break and looking for new jobs but I would... — read more 

Broadcom offered remedies to address EU antitrust concerns over VMware deal. https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/broadcom-offered-interoperability-remedies-address-eu-antitrust-concerns-over-2023-05-17/ Once the EU approves it on July 27th, it'll... — read more 

With recent developments it seems as though this deal is matter of when and not if. Happy hear everyone thoughts

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This came out when merge was first announced. Everything seems to be spot on based on what is now unfolding: “So, first thing to understand is the Broadcom mantra: "We're in the business of making money." Everything, and I mean everything, comes... — read more 

When to expect sales layoffs?

Or may be it's a wake-up call disguised as a slap. Leadership practically saying you are shameless if you are still here (which sadly is true in a way). No promotion, no increment but yes some RSUs coz you are so valuable. Sh*t show of a “merit”... — read more 

How does everyone feel about the business operations change that was announced today? This only impacts HR, Talent Acquisition, Legal, Comp, and Finance but these units are no longer getting merit or promotions. Because they are "so valued", instead... — read more 

The impending acquisition of VMware has revealed significant challenges that the company faces, resulting in a slowdown across several business units and a decline in productivity. The analysis suggests that the primary hindrances to productivity are... — read more 

SEBU town hall just ended. Wow, what an odd feeling I left with. The results from a recent employee satisfaction survey were presented, basically showing everything is pretty hunky-dory. Later, before closing the meeting, the floor was opened for... — read more 

I'm so curious: How many of you posters snarking about DEI and/or calling Raghu sh---y names have very actually been in a position to 1) hire an employee at VMware or 2) lead a company - or even an engineering team? You work at a company that pays... — read more 

How safe is product management role in VMware

The amount of focus we do on DEI , self congratulatory, first world mental health, RADIO, OCTO, EPIC, VMC, VCF, and many other things that don't result in new innovations. We did hypervisor and vMotion, and that's it. Anything else was acquired or... — read more 

Imagine working at a company having management that says there is a need to spend millions of dollars to switch technology A to technology B because recent grads already know technology B -- as if there is no other training time / cost involved in... — read more 

Why don’t we just replace the entire c-suite, then work our way down removing all the dead wood? That would make us so much more profitable and less chance of being an acquisition target. Is this something our shareholder could implement on his own... — read more 

What do you think of this new bonus scheme? I think it's a way to telegraph the merger is not happening. Not only did Betsy actual say the words "be an independent company after Q3'24". I also think there is no way that broadcom would let vmware... — read more 

The VP announced a sudden departure today. With such an emphasis on strategic accounts, what do you think the fate of corporate sales will be?