Why these many layoffs ? Will there be more layoffs next year in usa ? I see all teams are hiring in india? Who will be impacted next ? (ngnix, brm, big ip .....) what to expect from Kara? Does anyone know about severance offered ? — read more
The morale hits rock bottom.
Brace yourself for another turmoil as early as spring next year. Management pushes "products" on customers without getting any feedback. There is no market research, direct conversations with customers, or iterations on product feature... — read more
I'm disappointed that some posts that I wanted to authenticate/verify again have been removed.....
sigh.....
What happened to Aspen Mesh?
Shawn moved on from Aspen Mesh to NGINX Kara mentioned about shutting down some of Aspen Mesh(?) projects Aspen Mesh is now under BIG-IP? They seem to have lost a few people in recent reorg?
Another layoff in BIG-IP Next?
Heard that Ravi K hinted that there can be a layoff in BIG-IP Next Teams in March? With work moving to India and TelAviv. How true is this? There was a mention of Senior Managers and Architects leaving as well. Is this true?
How To Spot An Id--t
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjbzcyF3sGCAxV4JzQIHdC6BJQQwqsBegQIDRAG&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Di2Lo8ChhOKU&usg=AOvVaw3_SfWjEJe6VOLoqrYQyBL_&opi=89978449
Wow!!
https://www.insider.com/startup-founder-only-fifth-highest-paid-employee-at-her-company-2023-11
Is this site really anonymous?
Guessing a lot of tech people frequent this site given the industry. Are the posts really anonymous? Do they have any way of knowing who wrote what?
Thanksgiving use to be my favorite holiday....
Never again Being ghosted by recruiters is one thing but quite another when you are ghosted by those that you use to work with. Its difficult to accept that none of it was real Mark twain said it best. The more I learn about people the more I... — read more
How does one stay hopeful...
How does one stay hopeful under so much adversity? Why is the ELT doing all of this with such deceit?
What happened to F5?
Frequent layoffs, low morale, clueless leaders, heartless decisions, blatant conflicts of interest (just learned about this one, oh boy is it a doozy.....you might know what I'm referring to) that goes unchecked by leadership and HR....what does the... — read more
Since FLD started as CEO - how many employees have been tossed?
Are we approaching > 1200? More?
This board about f5 layoffs.....
Saw a date on the facebook entry into this board and noted it was September, 2017. Did a bit more of a deep dive and noted that you can go back in time by cliking the Older Topics button. It took me back to September, 2017 on this layoff.com site. ... — read more
F5 Adds Tami Erwin to its Board of Directors
"With Erwin’s appointment, F5’s board expands to 12 members, 11 of whom are independent. F5’s diverse board includes four directors who are women, and an additional four directors that identify as racially or ethnically diverse, with one identifying... — read more
When is Kolkata office opening?
When is Kolkata office opening?
More cuts tomorrow?
Will there be more cuts tomorrow? How worried should I be? I can't stop stressing over this.
Next round of layoffs. 120 people, Product Org.
They just fired 120 people from the Product Org. It is a "ridiculously easy" way to "free up resources to accelerate work on higher-priority efforts." The Russian roulette started. Now, wait for a few hours for an email from HR. "For impacted... — read more
6 Month Anniversary Of May 2 2023 RIF
Like many others that visit this site, I was a part of a F5 RIF – in particular the one this last May 2, 2023. I have found over the last 6 months that the cost in trying to return to the software industry that I loved so much and have contributed... — read more
Article about McKinsey
https://jacobin.com/2023/10/mckinsey-garrison-lovely-whistleblower-consulting-firms Where is the "human first?"
F5 diversity
F5 Diversity is when department managers of one ethnicity send promotion letters, where 95% of promoted people are of that same ethnicity.
More layoff?
In recent quarter earning call, FLD said "we expect our FY ‘24 revenue will be flat to down low-single-digits from FY ‘23" and "We are also targeting FY ‘24 non-GAAP EPS growth of 5% to 7%," In order to increase EPS, E should increase and(or) S... — read more
Recent Layoff Oct 2023 Thread Updates....
Lot's of noise starting to circulate..... Someone posted in a previous threat of FLD doing a pre-recorded session announcing layoffs. Is that true?
It's the third week - what news?
It's the third week of Oct. What updates do we have?
Ha ha ha. Life is good!
https://www.gurufocus.com/news/2100027/insider-sell-francois-locohdonou-sells-2200-shares-of-f5-inc
3rd week? Confirmed?
There are rumors but are those rumors true?
FLDs email
Timely for his email. Company meeting moved out a week. Last time that happened was from April to early May. Details on performance measurement. Timely…..
Director in Marketing gone
Interesting… layoffs happening?
I'd be happy to volunteer
If given the opportunity, I'll be the first to accept a voluntary buyout. Some of my teammates feel the same way. Wouldn't it be better to offer that first before layoffs?
October, third week
Most likely 150 people
FLD needs to make a real sales call
When I call on customers they ask about product features, enhancements, future plans, what services are available, etc. No one, and I mean no one, has ever asked about F5's gender breakout, the company ratio on race, EIGs, or if F5 participated in... — read more
More layoffs - yes or no
Do you think there will be more layoffs? Signs there will be = no merit increase, high profile names are leaving, RTO policy (possibly an attempt to weed out people for the next round) ... anything else? Signs there won't be = F5 is opening more... — read more
no merit increase
no merit increase this year (announced via email)... seems they are following other companies (Microsoft) lead with this. sad to see F5 go downhill like this.
I Seek Help.....
That day 3 months ago when each of us found out that we are selected to be RIFd, I was at home working. I learned over the following weeks that I needed and sought out my wife's help and council on navigating the whole event as I could not do it... — read more
Food bank usage.....
has anyone used food banks? advise would be appreciated before getting to that point....
Expect an increased turnover rate this and next year
Forget marketing. Management laid off the most experienced technical staff and technical support. Managers handed their tasks to newly hired people. As a result, engineers are swamped with technical support issues instead of working on new products... — read more