IT dweeb here.. anyone there might be layoffs in the work collab/sharefile team?

I’ve heard rumors that this was updated from “remote” to a physical office location for some employees.

Clearly, Citrix is completely f--cked financially, as we've now publicly seen with the two Financial Times and Bloomberg articles. They have to make cuts so deep that it will rival the Viking Battle of Edington. That being said, here's what I think... — read more 

I'm generally anti union. They're like a sledge hammer, and once you have one they can't help treating every situation like a nail. However we've got a lot of nails. Upcoming change to force people into a significantly lesser work environment than... — read more 

A corporate debt sale viewed as a barometer of US capital markets was ending with a fizzle, as bankers offered cut-price bonds and loans to fund a $16.5bn leveraged buyout of the software company Citrix... — read more 

Please tell me why a remote working company is requiring their staff to go back to the office? It literally makes no sense, especially since people all over the world have successfully worked and collaborated remotely since the beginning of the... — read more 

Someone posted on LinkedIn that if you work for 2 years in Citrix NS ADC, that is equivalent to a master's degree in networking. For that reason, when I worked at NS, none of my colleagues has a master's degree, still they are stars there. They... — read more 

Apart from the fact that working hard is not valued here at all and that putting in extra effort and exposure to additional stress only harms your health, it also does not make your position any more secure. Citrix will get rid of you even if you... — read more 

I still have 2 years of unvested RSU’s. What happens to them?

I recently posted a few negative comments directed at people who didn't want to return to the office, and I would like to apologize. I got a taste of my own medicine when I did return to the office thinking it would be a great environment for... — read more 

It seems that it is some kind of trend now that almost everyone says that they are not worried and that they would even like to be laid off. Really? Would you really like to be laid off? I'm sorry, but I'm not buying those stories.

If you're burnt out, you're doing it wrong. Do only what you can during your working hours, and then forget about Citrix until your next workday starts. Don't allow yourself to become a prisoner of a place that has shown nothing but contempt for its... — read more 

They keep piling on more work and limiting resources while offering us no relief. Many people are close to their breaking point. Is this the goal? Burn us all out so we quit? Reduce the costs so they can pad their wallets some more? I don't see any... — read more 

People, you are looking at this with teary eyes. The reality is that Citrix management has struggled since about 2015 to tell and deliver a growth story. They made big moves and company repositioning without checking market viability (see Workspace... — read more 

But chances are that it will be like that?

Pure Schadenfreude “They don’t have cash on hand and cash in the business to pay for severance and other wind-down cash expenses,” said one investor on the call. “It was... — read more 

What do people think about the fate of engineering and related shared services in the UK? There's been a lot of talk about offshoring US based enginners, but UK can't be as cheap as India, Greece or China and surely must be under consideration for a... — read more 

It's obvious that Vista wants out of the software industry. They didn't hire a software visionary to expand the company and inspire people. Instead, they hired the Grim Reaper. Whatever new name they assign to the combined entity won't matter... — read more 

From this financial times article that is behind a pay wall: https://www.ft.com/content/4235d823-a95e-42fb-886d-7f9f9824d304 "ComboCo’s buyers fielded a barrage of questions on its growth, the competitive pressures coming from Microsoft and Amazon... — read more 

Of course, I don't think anyone should totally relax thinking that their job is safe. However, I'm still interested in what you think are the least safe jobs here at the moment?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-08/work-from-home-is-loved-worldwide-even-if-wall-street-hates-it

The best advice is always to be prepared and have a back up plan. I have already started to negotiate for my next job because I think there is no future in Citrix. I can't even imagine what this will look like in a few years, but I'm almost sure it... — read more 

Bloomberg cited 955 People will get laid off. Does this mean the list is confirmed?

A lot of new engineering positions that were frozen are now unfrozen!!

Hi Citrites. As depraved as it may seem, there is a lot of trolling around these boards. Please don’t feed the trolls. The downvoting brigades? Likely trolling. The taunting comments calling those who prefer to work from home lazy or unfit?... — read more 

Working from home is the only thing that is keeping many of us in this mess. It is literally the only thing Citrix has going for it at this point. If I am forced to return to the office even two days a week, I'm done. There's nothing I could be... — read more 

Looks like Shitrix and Nutanix are friends again. Two companies reliant on legacy technology and IT management ripping out the dusty old marketing playback from the closet. Account managers and sales engineers polluting social media again with this... — read more 

There will be two kinds of tech companies in the future. The ones competing for talent with all the Silicon Valley companies who have realized what a huge savings it is to hire remote workers and perpetuate the trend indefinitely, and the small few... — read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-09/citrix-plans-to-explore-sale-of-wrike-unit-after-buyout-closes Does that sound accurate? 955 sounds kind of specific.

Do you think TAMs and CSMs will be safe?

We received the announcement today that starting October 1st, everyone in a non-remote position is expected to return to office. What are your thoughts? I personally am not happy with this because ever since the pandemic, I’ve acclimated to a remote... — read more 

We are stuck in place with constant useless reorganizations and constant layoffs and threats of layoffs while anything that could move the company forward gets ignored. I'm so tired of this cr-p and I wish I had left when the job market was on fire... — read more 

Any idea how they are doing? Heard they are about to be dud.

How can we prevent this buyout from occurring? I doubt the banks want to go through with it as they are going to take a bath. If deal is dead then so is Tom Krause!!! That’s the funny part.

They destroyed the company for their own greed, they will be judged soon enough…

There is a spy from Citrix who is contacting the website owners. My posts regarding B &B are deleted based on their request. I will see their End.

The management is awful, the company culture is horrid, there's a constant fear of layoffs, nothing ever changes no matter how much it's needed, no career advancement opportunities, no matter how much you work it's never enough... If you're not... — read more 

This may just be my ignorance, but didn't we rebrand NetScaler to ADC? Also, why does this product get it's own business unit? Is it just too different from our other products?

What are your thoughts on the mail from Tom,some major players are let go. When do we expect our layoff news?