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VMware Sofia - 150 ICs will be affected

Basically the title. Mostly junior folks, manager reductions will come as a next wave.
Good luck!

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"Another troll post. No one was impacted so far"

This didn't age well lol

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Post ID: @bvhz+1tmi2dZz

Hock is selling custom AI chips to Alibaba. Alibaba now discounted Gen AI services by 99.9%. But that's fine. Hock and write whatever he wants as the revenue.

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Post ID: @2cqm+1tmi2dZz

I can confirm this is not a troll post. Expected numbers: 50% of all mts1 to be let go, 30 % of mts2, 20% mts3, 12 % smts and 5-6% staff1/2. Mostly Tanzu, VMC, Carbon and SRM/DR.

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Post ID: @1wyt+1tmi2dZz

@1lcz+1tmi2dZz

No one is impacted at present, but in the next couple of weeks they will. The intention of the post is to be a warning so that folks can prepare.

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Post ID: @1irs+1tmi2dZz

Another troll post. No one was impacted so far

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Post ID: @1lcz+1tmi2dZz

Junior people don't have jobs. Cant buy a house. Cant marry. Its a nation for the boomers, by the boomers of the boomers. 70 year olds running companies. 80 year olds running the country. Rome was not destroyed in a year. It takes decades.

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Post ID: @1asa+1tmi2dZz

You’ll be gone, I’ll be gone.

Cash in while you can, avgo is not one of the top 10 companies in the world no matter what the market cap says.

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Post ID: @1esq+1tmi2dZz

You can't work hard and keep your division or job because there is only one division and no one knows what the customers are paying for. I think VCF is just a trap to squeeze the customers to the max for a couple of years as everyone needs a couple of years to figure out alternatives to VMware. By that time the senior execs have cashed in and it doesn't matter what happens next. So, most people will be cut within two years.

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Post ID: @1jyq+1tmi2dZz

Sofia team is actually hiring

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Post ID: @1zif+1tmi2dZz

No, all Sofia people are fine now

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Post ID: @1asn+1tmi2dZz

“ No major layoffs until 9.0.” - what is this non-sense. So after that no more releases ? Who is buying this cr-p product anyway. Hockey will let go everyone?

Anyways cargo cult arrogant engineers must be sacked in Sofia.

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Post ID: @1kys+1tmi2dZz

I can confirm, after junior folks next wave is expected to affect managers with low number of ICs. Some teams might merge and managers made redundant. Good luck folks

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Post ID: @qbk+1tmi2dZz
How many more weeks until US turns? I love this game. BC gives the employees something to guess on every week.

No major layoffs until 9.0. So it would be roughly 40 weeks

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Post ID: @mpk+1tmi2dZz

How many more weeks until US turns? I love this game. BC gives the employees something to guess on every week.

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Post ID: @vxn+1tmi2dZz

I think this is expected. A few weeks ago, there were big cuts in US and India. Now it's Sofia's turn.

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Post ID: @ufn+1tmi2dZz

So many trolls here, any compassion? If you don't have anything meaningful to say, just ignore the post!

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Post ID: @sxi+1tmi2dZz

Too few!

Hock, you can do better. So disappointed.

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Post ID: @aop+1tmi2dZz

Today!

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Post ID: @ope+1tmi2dZz

When? Soon?

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Post ID: @ygx+1tmi2dZz

How is 13% layoffs considered 'only' ?!! This is a huge reduction, so many trolls here

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Post ID: @uqc+1tmi2dZz

Sofia is 1350

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Post ID: @oie+1tmi2dZz

Only 150? How many people in Sofia now?

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Post ID: @qho+1tmi2dZz

if managers don’t have enough number of ICs why keep them? or the job market in Sofia is so good, everyone can get a job next day?

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Post ID: @oec+1tmi2dZz

Most arrogant folks and engineers don't listen to opinions of colleagues from other Geo locations. They think they are the Dijkstras and Kruskals. Fire them all and shut the shop forever. Let the US shine again.

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Post ID: @lsd+1tmi2dZz

I am not 100% sure about management reductions, it is only a rumour.

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