I thought I couldn't be more depressed than I already am, and then we got a new CEO. Honestly, what are your expectations from the new CEO?

It's totally unbelievable that people working at shitrix partners believe in the sugar coated bu-----t that shitrix is selling and accept a job offer from them. Don't do it it's a poisones snake pit full of legacy cr-p. I hope this anonymous warning... — read more 

The new CEO from Broadcom is a butcher, and literally ki---d Symantec which was once a thriving company. If one wants to see the future, read the history of what someone has done before. You can check the below link. Get your resumes dusted and get... — read more 

This week Gardner is expected to report all Corporate IT departments will reduce their IT spending by at least 40% across the board in all IT industries they cover. Corporate IT departments are going into cost savings mode immediately especially as... — read more 

Get ready, With the recession here an extra layoff is all but assured. Now is the time to get your head out of the sand and look after your best interests. Good luck and god bless everybody

There will always be cuts at Citrix just as there will always be hiring. It's the natural cycle. More expensive employees are going to be replaced with cheaper ones. This will keep taking place gradually to make sure the work is still getting done... — read more 

Saying employees are disgruntled would be an understatement of gigantic proportions. Working here has easily become one of the most regrettable choices I made in my career, with no close second. I'm currently spending all of my free time looking for... — read more 

Tom Krause is going to lead the combination of Citrix and TIBCO -- presumably to help cut costs and improve profitability (his primary expertise while at Broadcom). More layoffs are therefore likely. He is known to view each business unit through the... — read more 

It’s a good sign that someone like Tom Kraus is taking helm of Tibrix. He is by background a corporate development guy so good at chop and shop. Let’s have our imagination run wild for a second and probe his, Eliot and Vista’s brains to see what they... — read more 

Stop whining! Stop complaining! Nobody is holding you hostage. This is a job you can leave whenever you want. You should try it. You are not victims in this. You are doing a job you signed on to do. If you don't want to do it anymore for whatever... — read more 

My message to all young people that need to prepare for what comes next: think and act like you're a self-employed person who has to prove their real worth every day. Become recognized for a unique skill that few others in your role can master... — read more 

Your chances of being laid off grow exponentially with every birthday. Yes, some people will make it to retirement but that number has been going down each year. It's not fun to be in your fifties and have to worry more and more about what will... — read more 

Not when it comes to larger corporations. In my three decades of working for various large companies, I've never found one that had a good company culture. Changing companies hoping to find one with decent culture is like tilting at windmills. You're... — read more 

It's a good offer but I'm worried that if I join I'm setting myself up to be laid off within a few months. I know my worth and I know there's a reason why I got the offer, so it would stand to logic they'd want to keep me. Still, it'd be good to know... — read more 

Even if you think you're safe, never stop looking. I see so many people relinquish control of their own lives by staying in a company where they are downright miserable. There's no need for that. You have all the power to make the change you need... — read more 

I wouldn’t like to spread panic, but I expect the worst. Is there anyone who has some insights about cuts? Could they be happening soon? I would most like someone to tell me that there will be none in the near future.

Anyone else hear of a hiring freeze?

No senior members left in our team. We are slogging our as--s to keep up with the feature requests and customer issues and calls. I badly wanna switch as the work is no more exciting and there isn't anyone left from whom I can learn or look up to... — read more 

Someone mentioned customer satisfaction here. Customer satisfaction used to be very important but now the situation is much different. Citrix doesn't seem to care at all anymore. There are too many reasons for dissatisfaction, aren't there?

If the acquisition is at $104 why does the stock trade at such a discount? Is the market building in a renegotiation of the price since the company is loosing so many customers to cloud services like AWS Workspaces and Azure windows desktop.

I am mostly asking if people over 60 get any additional items, such as healthcare access for longer than the usual one month? I know that some companies make such allowances for older employees (in some cases even for those who are over 50) but I... — read more 

Let’s face it , the greatest horror unleashed on the rank n file people has been brought on by the executive management while they got multi-million bailout deals. Do any of them feel any remorse or any guilt from the misery they have happily laid on... — read more 

Then ask yourself if you'd be happy at work if layoffs were not an issue. Just disregard future layoffs completely and make your decision based on that. If you realize that you'd still be miserable, then it's time to go. But if you are satisfied with... — read more 

Such a sad story. 2020, pandemic causing the world to go remote and Citrix usage and growth hits a phenomenal stride. Then the ex-SAP clowns jack quotas and absolutely wreck an amazing trajectory and buy overpriced products like Wrike that may be... — read more 

There are many complaints that Citrix has no vision and that this is one of the main reasons why so many are leaving. I agree, I’m also here just because of pay and I’m leaving as soon as I get a better offer, but I’m curious about what is your... — read more 

I always wonder who reads these posts. The disgruntled, the exited, Donna Kimmel, guys from Elliott ? Any rank-and-file from Citrix? For the rank-and-file, this message is for you: All of you are hard working, dedicated souls (a few lazy apples... — read more 

Tech layoffs accelerate in June, with more than 7,000 losing their jobs so far "May saw more than 16,000 tech layoffs. And since the beginning of June, more than 7,000 more positions have been... — read more 

Heard from a friend more cullings are coming. The stock market collapse is causing the overlords to look for better “employee capital utilization “ so that means another layoff in layman’s terms. Uggg not again..,

Almost got lucky twice. Now he’ll have to find a real job.

The stock is down to $97. Thoma Bravo just renegotiated one of their deals. No doubt Elliott and Vista are combing through their agreements to find an excuse to renegotiate the deal price, given the market rout. If they succeed, then those who are... — read more 

The Tibix masters are looking for cost reductions before the acquisition. Massive culling coming.

I'll be honest, it's a real challenge for me now to find a new job and that's the only reason I'm still here. It seems that the biggest danger of staying here for a long time is having your skills become obsolete? Of course, having up-to-date... — read more 

If you are just starting your career, it's better to find an opportunity elsewhere where you can stay longer and contribute more to business and grow along with it. If you are in mid-career, you need to set the path for future growth. The reasons... — read more 

I'm getting tired of middle management's interference in our work. I had to make countless changes because they think its more efficient/less costly, when in most cases the opposite is true. Of course, if you try to say something you are ignored. Our... — read more 

Its a scam change my mind. Its a scam for the employees and for the customers. With emails telling us not to provide the services that the customer paid for and was promised. (Let me clarify that. We were told how we were going to be able to work... — read more 

Who else is waiting for tibco to take over to see if a severance package is coming? Do we have a date for the yet? Any thoughts of what offices may be closed if jobs are outsourced?

I "love" how the work culture is such that we're now expected to work long hours - something that was considered going the extra mile before - and we're getting no recognition for it. They slowly morphed the expectations to consider more the norm and... — read more 

This was a great post that sums up Citrix. “ It is simply impossible to do good work here. You get blocked by entrenched and incompetent managers and stupid processes. The place is rife with incompetence and politics.”

Is anyone really working? Is anyone really motivated to do any work? With the groups being decimated (CVAD, sales, Citrix Cloud), how does anyone even get motivated to do a damn thing? What tricks are being used to get yourself up in the morning to... — read more