I've been asked to sign an NDA before my interview next week and this is the first time something like that happened to me. Am I to understand that this is a standard procedure and I should just do it? I admit I haven't had the need to interview in a... — read more 

For now we can only guess but I'm wondering if the layoff list will be based on performance. What do you think?

Did anyone hear anything about laying off sales personnel?

Appreciate this isn’t really a forum that promotes positivity but with all the uncertainty on what’s happening with VMware at the moment wanted to wish everyone best wishes during the Christmas period and hope you get to spend some real quality time... — read more 

And it has only gotten worse since the acquisition was announced. Are there really people who still like it here and plan to stay even when Broadcom takes over? I can understand staying because you don't want to risk changing jobs in this economy... — read more 

Nicely done. VMware cancels VMExplore and certainly picked the right day and week to announce it many will completely miss it. For those that think nothing will change… another warning shot fired... — read more 

VP told someone it seems 50% lay offs coming in two stages, first laying off underperforming employees and then volunteering then sharp cut, totaling up to 50%

How reliable are rumors about another major layoff round at the end of January?

Hock is said to be so enthusiastic about the Tanzu part of the VMware acquisition that he is legally changing his name to Hock Tanzu. It is also understood that he will also be getting a tattoo of the Tanzu logo, but there is currently little detail... — read more 

Has anyone heard anything official from the European Commission? I believe today was the provisional deadline, as per the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/case_details.cfm?proc_code=2_M_10806

expenses for things like phone and internet are being rejected bc the receipt wasnt to their standards. weird bc ive been handing in the same receipt since i started working at VMware. anyone else??? so frustrating

Hello, I am a new hire (December) that was hired onto the SIRT team. I was wondering if anyone has heard about Information Security layoffs?

VMware has been generous with their benefits, but who is buying next weeks, week off it out of the goodness of their hearts??

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kdu5PhC Stuff like this is our future.

Tanzu sucks. That is all. Signed, Pumped and Jazzed

Let's name some examples of poor leadership we have here. There are so many things that have been frustrating me for a long time, I don't know which one I would single out as the biggest example of bad leadership.

Is this a sign Vmware is in trouble? https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/13/three_senior_vmware_executives_leave/ Also, EU may block the deal. A good news?

Is it true that the next big layoff will be in January?

If your place of work had two major internal service outages in a week, what would you think?

I've been looking for other options for a long time, but I'm getting a little depressed because the offers I get usually mean a significant pay cut. It seems that this is the harsh reality for the majority of us who are looking for new jobs?... — read more 

So…. WWKO is virtual and Leadership Summit is in person in Vegas for 2 days…. Who thought that was a good idea? Great message to the company.

Wait! Where are these guys going? Who was named to replace them? I thought these three guys had retention incentives to stay until the Broadcom close. What happened?

I am curious if people think it was better with VMWare under Dell? I assume the best time was EMC pre-merger as they just left VMware to do its thing.

The all hands today was awesome, one of the most energized fist pumped meetings I’ve ever attended. Truly amazing. ….However in this season of good will, we need to look after those less fortunate than ourselves, therefore we need to save the... — read more 

I'm so pumped for all the spin and BS I'm about to hear!

If you're still at VMware, can you please explain why? Why do you choose to stay when there are constant layoffs and when you know there'll be a major culling once the acquisition is finalized? I left in October and my life has improved so much in... — read more 

My best guess is there was some kind of incentive or stipulation in their contracts that held them here until today. I couldn't see any of them leaving, without their shares being fully vested first.

3 SVPs gone today. Company meeting tomorrow. What’s next? Any other news?

Today is going to be an exciting day.

I know it's not likely but it's also not impossible. We still need to see how the whole EU thing is going to play out. Imagine going through months and months of stressing and worrying and some people leaving for jobs that pay less just to find out... — read more 

Informal survey of worst / useless orgs or groups at VMW in no particular order. DEI DMT TANZU VELO EUC All these teams seem to hold a common thread, everyone hates them. So far, while by no means scientific, a casual reading of the posts indicate... — read more 

https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/16/dell_inc/ When you just agree to pay a billion dollars you know they were cooking the books for even more than that. What a bunch of financial engineering crooks who continue to sc--w around with... — read more 

Broadcom recently posted a video titled "Working at Broadcom", featuring what employees like the most. If you haven't seen it, watch it then come back to read the rest. I'll wait... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3915419-broadcom-to-face-in-depth-european-probe-into-broadcom-vmware-deal-report

It is hard to even guess how many irrelevant roles there are that do not add any value to the company. Any idea how many such roles are here? Compared to other companies I've worked at, I think VMW has too many of them.

Technology industry, are you ready? If you thought vSphere was a game changing product, just wait until you see the next great innovation from VMware after Broadcom acquires it! What is it you ask? Your dying of excitement and can't contain... — read more 

Let's say I have 100k of unvested RSU today at the current market price for VMW. What will happen when the deal closes? I'm assuming they convert to Broadcom stock, but at the $142 per share price, not the current market price, but I wanted to... — read more 

Hock likes to argue that Broadcom an engineering-first company. He also says the shareholders are all that matter, and he has a fiduciary responsibility to the shareholders. If that's true, then why doesn't Hock lay himself off? Think about... — read more 

Every time I join one of these calls, I think im about to get laid off. Instead, I am greeted with corny 80s rock, corporate skits, and hardcore kool-aid.