I'll be brief.... what companies do you think would be more qualified suitors for VMware? Broadcom, in my opinion, is a debacle.

Some are already hypothetically saying that Marketing / Sales will be hit hardest. I'm wondering which positions will be the safest during the Broadcom acquisition?

I don't see a scenario in which things will happen faster than six months. That means that every single one of us will have more than enough time to find a new job. If you can't find a new job in that long, then you have bigger problems than... — read more 

If the answer is yes, then you have nothing to worry about. It's as simple as that.

I cleared my interviews and my candidature is finalized by the VMware team. But they have not released the offer letter yet. Only the or-l confirmation. I have 13+ years of experience in my Previous company and a stable work so far but compensation... — read more 

Broadcom’s planned $61 billion acquisition of VMware Inc. will mark yet another new era for the virtualization leader, a mere seven months after finally getting spun out as a fully independent company by Dell Technologies Inc. For VMware, this means... — read more 

Does the product you're working on need ongoing investments? Consider it and yourself gone. Broadcom is not in this to support research and development. The company wants to get as much out of VMware as it can with as little put in. That's its modus... — read more 

VMware id--tic management and leadership can be a part of Management studies. Things you should not do 1 Dumping work to low cost centers for saving money 2 too many non-technical people hired to monitor technical people 3 too many branches of... — read more 

Clip from the article: Cost cutting is likely to come: But as part of that consolidation, Tan is likely to slash costs at VMware. After acquiring CA Technologies and Symantec's software business, Broadcom cut significant numbers of jobs at both... — read more 

Although it is subscription based (that Broadcom will like) but the BU is bloated (overflowing with marketing lol) and not profitable... Question is, would they cut that BU before the acquisition? Would there be layoff from VMware to prepare for the... — read more 

been out of vmw for quite a few years, this news brought me back. I remember back in my days, monitor team was untouchable even though regular layoff hit almost all teams, protected by VPs/Fellows. Would it change under broadcom considering it's not... — read more 

Is there a way for employees to resist this deal. Are there any govt provisions as it will cause mass layoff and its an impact to US and state economy. All the executives preach that its all good and what not. At the end, they walk with millions of... — read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4515200-vmware-broadcom-deal-lack-of-synergies

I see VMware is still actively recruiting people on LinkedIn. When management knows there will be massive consolidation ahead why are they still hiring people? A lot of people are going to leave their current jobs join VMW and then end up being... — read more 

Do they have major marketing events, internal enablement, team off site, annual year end party, etc? Or all these are gone? VMware has many folks doing global and regional roles. Are business travel common in Broadcom?

Dell forced VMware to make 2 big dividend payments to them the last few years, for a total of $20B+ worth of cash. They used the first dividend to take Dell public. They used the second dividend to reduce the Dell debt, and supposedly "emancipate... — read more 

A bunch of numbers have been thrown around. Anywhere from 6 months to a year. I assume the 40 day go to shop period might add some time? How rapidly does this company jump into cutting staff? As in do they start chopping the first day after close.

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/broadcom-to-rapidly-shift-vmware-software-licenses-to-subscriptions Given that these are the key focus areas for Broadcom which VMware teams fall under these areas? Key areas: vSAN, vSphere, vRealize... — read more 

Recently hired Business Development Rep, will I be let go?

A common policy at a lot of companies I know is that if you're laid off then the next tranche (or sometimes more - but at least the next vesting) is accelerated and vest immediately. Based on prior experience (CA and Symantec) do you think this is a... — read more 

If you read the projected synergy plans for Broadcom on VMware, they said that their goal is $8.5B in operating margin in 3 years. VMware operating margin today is $3.5B. To get an incremental $5B in profitability, its not going to come from revenue... — read more 

VMware has been hiring across its divisions both in US and India. They still have whole bunch of openings to be closed by hiring. Many people would have accepted VMware's offer and in notice period in their current company or just recently joined... — read more 

Though Tanzu sounds exciting, most of its products are in an emerging market category. Namely, Tanzu observability, Mission Control etc. However, they’re key to a multi-cloud vision. Will Tanzu ecosystem get a chop from Broadcom?

Anyone use a resume writing service. Been awhile since I updated mine and wondering if it's worth it with the news

The fact is that a lot of us won't have our jobs at VMware six months or a year from now. Take the weekend to talk to your partner, do an inventory of your finances, go over your expenses, and figure out a plan for the future. You don't need anything... — read more 

seems like execs at broadcom don't really care about this BU?

Marketwatch says VMW Q1 earnings fell short of estimates https://www.marketwatch.com/story/vmware-q1-earnings-fall-short-of-estimates-as-suspension-of-russia-business-and-currency-movements-weigh-2022-05-26. 3% revenue growth is bad, when the Street... — read more 

Will the new owners effectively evaluate people, or will the PEs who have never written a line of code, or the senior staff that keep making cr4pware or the other senior people who haven't delivered results after many years of self-promotion be kept... — read more 

Even in my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a scenario like this, AVGO acquiring VMW. Could you? I’ve noticed that there are a lot of people on social media who say they’re not surprised at all because according to them the company has... — read more 

These acquisitions bring some redundancy in the portfolio. What could be the outcome of Carbon Black inside Broadcom when CB Endpoint, Worklod and Container protection portfolio is currently better than Symantec’s? Do you think it will get axed... — read more 

If you're among the top performers you don't have to worry about being laid off or losing anything. In fact, you'll make out like a bandit. You can say a lot of things about Broadcom, but the company knows how to treat its top talent and how to make... — read more 

I wonder what you think? This is an excerpt from the article: https://www.fierceelectronics.com/sensors/broadcom-milk-vmware-dry-analysts-see-trouble-61b-deal To grow VMware would require Broadcom to invest in growing its... — read more 

So they expect the acquisition to close in FY 2023 which is Nov '22 to Oct '23. Given this what sort of timeline can we expect to hear about job and status? Guessing mid Q1 2023? around Feb maybe?

If you continue stressing like this from now until the deal is finalized - which will not happen for months - you'll be popping Xanax like candy by that time. Things will change, that's for sure, but there's nothing you can do about it. Your mental... — read more 

Interesting ..... I don't think that will change anything in their M&A strategy though.....

Why do you think Raghu was chosen by the board to serve as the new CEO? What are his leadership skills? He is depressing to listen to, with zero energy and zero inspiration. Exactly what you would expect from a CEO and not a person who should be... — read more 

Wonderful Company. Wonderful culture. I've been in this business for 20 years. I've been at many tech firms that were just totally brutal and cut throat. VMware was not that and was such a unique company that really put a lot of emphasis on treating... — read more 

last year in November the Broadcom Software Group did an investor day call. Clearly describing their business model. it's in their Investor Telations link. listen and draw your own conclusions. im sorry we acquired you guys and have to go thru... — read more