Moral has gone down the toilet. Worked hard on SpringOne just to be laid off the day before it happens.

I'm starting to despise this company even though I used to love working here. What a terrible approach to layoffs! They obviously timed the layoffs so as not to pay bonuses to the employees. I wonder how much they will save on those unpaid... — read more 

Shouldn't there be a hiring freeze until the acquisition is finalized? What's the point of bringing new people on when they could all be fired/laid off within a few months? Not to mention, bringing new people on while current employees are being laid... — read more 

Does that mean we're safe?

VMware 25to 30 lay off expected in a month. Here what I did in my previous company. The day of layoff I hid in the rest room until HR return to their office. It worked for me. Next day nobody showed up at my office.

Seeing in some of the threads that RIF'ing has begun. So sorry for those talented individuals already.. Any information on how the news was delivered, what the severance looks like, and what BUs this has happened in already?

Many companies are having large layoffs and yet we do not hear much about in the news. Millions of people are losing jobs and the journo does not care.

I have not received any notification so far, but I am very anxious.

Think about it, Broadcom will do all in its power to reduce its layoff-related costs. I know VMware doesn't have an especially good severance package as it is, but it will look like a prize once we start getting whatever Broadcom decides is enough... — read more 

I’m hearing that tomorrow the 23rd Jan is the beginning of the usual VMware RIF Anyone hearing the same.

Just thinking of the so many people who were suggesting to leave VMware for a FAANG company after the Broadcom announcement happened. So basically all these FAANGs companies already laid off so many people while in VMware we are still all here (apart... — read more 

If I make my 401k pre-tax contribution quickly say by march/april 2023 and then I get laid off later lets say in May 2023, will I still get full vmware contribution ?

I will be honored to be part of the great Broadcom organization, led by our illustrious CEO, Hock Tan. Under his wisdom and guidance, we will have the privilege of working for a company that is at the forefront of technology and innovation. Being... — read more 

I have been desperately looking for a job for several months now. However, many people have left since the announcement. I wonder how everything would look if the market was not as dismal as it is unfortunately? I think that in that case Broadcom... — read more 

I came to read about the MS layoffs and stumbled on the negative sentiments for VMware's future. I'm not concerned. We have great employees, an incredible market, incredible leadership, our product portfolio is unmatched, and cloud adoption will... — read more 

This happened twice already. Is anybody having similar issues?

Do people at VMware think it was better under Dell? I know it was better prior to the Dell/EMC merger as VMware was pretty much left to its own devices.

https://bid.hgpauction.com/auctions/8421/herita10194?page=1&pageSize=60

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/01/13/vmware-ranked-2-software-company-on-the-just-100-list.html

Friday the 13th

An optimistic outlook: Financial stability: Broadcom is a financially stable company and the acquisition could provide VMware employees with a sense of security and stability, knowing that the company they work for is backed by a strong parent... — read more 

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/01/11/nvidia-google-drop-in-glassdoor-ranking.html?utm_source=sy&utm_medium=nsyp&utm_campaign=yh

Anyone know what this rumor is about? Supposedly happening in February.

Well here goes another one. At this point, Broadcom is just like a virus that just is out for destruction of the entire IT landscape https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/11/citrix_tibco_csg_redundancies/

Read this great news: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-09/apple-plans-to-drop-broadcom-chip-by-2025-to-use-in-house-design

: WWO is managed by a nontechnical leader. This leads to interesting decisions about tools and infrastructure. OCTO is simply better at anything running the business. WWO really needs to go away. Tools are changed frequently, even when it's not... — read more 

what is the latest news for the carbon black sbu future?

Now that all the bad management examples have been aired, what are examples of bad internal infrastructure or bad policies, both that make your daily existence more difficult?

August 21 – 24, 2023, at The Venetian Convention and Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. November 6 – 9, 2023, at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. Additionally, building on Korea on April 6 – 7 and India on April 11 – 12. Whats the chances that... — read more 

I'm glad when I hear from others that they got a much better job after VMW, however, I've been looking for a better option for months and I can't get anything better. That's why I'm a little disappointed and depressed, and I already think that... — read more 

Travel expenses Exercise equipments. Can it be used for rent/mortgage too ?

VP of Investor Relations Paul Ziots is gone, I didn't see any announcement about him. I guess he figured his role wasn't needed post-acquisition so he's gone to Pure Storage to join the large cohort of Ex-VMWers already there

And more importantly, why isn't a company-wide hiring freeze implemented? I know the world and work can't stop while we wait to become part of Broadcom, but at the same time, we have to admit that things are not as usual and that some changes need to... — read more 

Seven months since the acquisition was announced our team has halved - part through attrition and part through layoffs. If it continues like this, our entire team will be gone before the merger even goes through. Well played by Broadcom, I guess... — read more 

Anyone know the date? Hearing as early as next week BU’s that lost their GM recently will be impacted the most. Big cuts in sales too

My dad is in Asia and I an a US citizen. He is in critical condition and I want to take long (1-2 months, probably 2 months) leave to take care of him. Is there any leave/policy for this type of situation?

Can all of you who're so happy to say you don't care about staying quit? Do the rest of us a solid and increase our chances of staying if you really don't care.

If I could find any solid job now, I wouldn't think twice whether to stay here or not. Honestly, I thought that getting a new job would be much easier.I wish the market would start improving, but I don't believe that it will happen soon. How long... — read more 

I'm tired of waiting to see if I'll stay or be kicked to the curb. I'm waiting because I don't want to miss out on severance, but I'm starting to think it's not worth it, considering the wait. I might be naive, but I did believe the whole thing would... — read more 

https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/21/broadcoms-proposed-61b-vmware-acquisition-scrutinized-by-uk-regulators/ How many more of these are going on around the world?