Broadcom appears to prefer office work over remote work. Management have requested employees to come into the office at least once a week on a voluntary basis. Speculation suggests that Broadcom might eventually discontinue remote work, causing issues for employees who relocated far from the office. Those unable to return to the office might face the tough choice of resigning, and Broadcom could potentially eliminate positions without providing redundancy payments.
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"Broadcom realizes work from home really means “do the bare minimum from home because my manager is an id--t”"
Should be Broadcom THINKS this because they are old school and do not trust their employees. I have worked from home for at least the past 10 years for two different companies, so long before Covid. My productivity is no lower than it would be if I had been in the office. In fact, it's usually higher as I am at my desk at home longer than I would be if I was in the office.
Of course, I am sure there are some people that take advantage of this and those people that do should be fired. Those same people will slack off just as much in the office as they would if they were at home.
Broadcom monitors badge activity every day. Reports are generated so the GM of an org knows who comes in everyday and who doesn’t. I have been given list of names by my GM and asked why certain people have such low in office attendance. In coffee talks, Hock shows attendance % per site. If you think you are still going to be able to “work” from home, you are in for a big shock. Broadcom realizes work from home really means “do the bare minimum from home because my manager is an id--t”
If we work from home, do we have to wear ankle bracelets?
The team around me has already received orders to mandate attendance. Depending on the team, they now have to come to the office one to three days a week.
“Reach out to your VP and ask him/her what Tan said about coming back to the office. Hock was crystal clear on the issue.”
Well, why don’t you just tell us what exactly what it was that he said? State in using the same words that he did so we can be crystal clear too.
No, it's not. I have a friend who has been working for Broadcom for 5 years and he has been working remote with no requirement to go to the office. And he is neither in sales nor does he have any special requirement justifying him working from home. He asked for it because it's his preference and he got it because his manager approved.
It's true that Broadcom prefers people in the office, but it's not a set in stone rule.
There was a Hock Tan VMW VP meeting in PA last week.
Reach out to your VP and ask him/her what Tan said about coming back to the office. Hock was crystal clear on the issue.
The previous post with the line :"IF you want a job THEN come into office ELSE find another job." is 1000% correct.
Broadcom doesn't give one sh-t about a 50 mile limit or a remote contract. That's just vmware comfort thoughts.
Broadcoms policy is really simple.
IF you want a job THEN come into office ELSE find another job.
Is 50 miles a Broadcom policy or is it just a best guess estimate?
What if you were originally hired as remote? Do you think can just fire you vs lay you off with severance?
For the SE and AE - if they are exempt as they should be out seeing customers. Will anyone be checking if they are meeting customers F2F. I know for a fact most SE mainly do their work remotely and don’t meet F2F. How is that fair?
Hock does commute daily.
Horray, at age 70, he is making the early bird special.
What about folks are are raising kids, need to drop them off to different parts of the city - cause ya know kids in cities can’t go to their nearby schools - or taking care of elderly family members - because health care is such shît in the US.
Different phases of life have different demands on our time.
Hock should just retire and leave his ancient ways behind in the dustbin of history.
@1jjv+1nMgpkx9 Client facing positions yes.
Hock does commute daily. He also gets food from the cafeteria, uses the bathroom and breathes air. Get in early to avoid the traffic even.
Unlike politicians, he not a rules for thee but not for me kind of guy.
BC have dozens of roles advertised at the moment which are all 'remote'
Direct quote from HR on the GTM Town Hall Friday morning on the subject of the need to return to the office full time: “the writing is on the wall unfortunately”. Submit then clarified further and said this would not apply to AEs and SEs because the expectation is they will be on site with customers and partners and not in VMware offices. But for other functions it was crystal clear - working from home will no longer be an option (as long as there is an office within reasonable daily commuting distance - this wasn’t specified but the assumption generally seems to be that Broadcom consider 50 miles to be “reasonable”).
Hmmm, so a 3-4hr round trip commute everyday because I’m 45 miles from an office and yet I don’t work directly with anyone on my team in the office. That ain’t gonna happen. I’ll take my brain cells elsewhere. Gotta love the efficiency of the boomer philosophy to run a company.
That said, I am willing to stay if I can share my commute with Hock, because hey, it is his policy and he must love that kind of lifestyle. He can go work in a padded room in isolation…
The less than 50 mile rule is just plain stupid.
Make me come into the office? Then I'll quit. Broadcom won't care, they're always looking to reduce headcount. I won't care either.
There is no good reason for me to come in, and we both know it.
My team has done better than ever being remote, and we all know it.
The only reason they want us to come into the office is control. We all know that too.
Dude do some work, instead of lingering around here like a germ
To build on @uoq+1nMgpkx9
This depends very much on your role. Client facing roles (direct sales, SEs, PSO) are largely remote, product managers and engineers are expected to be in the office if they reside within 50 miles of the office.
Badge reports are run regularly.
If you live near an office, you’re required to come in
If you don’t, you’re allowed to be remote.