Who saw that one coming? Ki-ling the golden goose is never good for longterm stability.
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@137 many posts have been removed
I was told the Re-arranged job Titles was to demote pay grades, to pay less. You can work hard all you want, your pay can be lowered if no merit increase. F5 wants to defer Ops Costs to next year as much as possible.
@137 Many more to follow in leadership junk
@137 Correct, Krashan Bhamaradzanga is gone too! Who would think?
@cg WTF they removed my post from here... Arpana (head of engineering) and Karthik (head of XC) are gone...
@vs yup FLD isn't done....
@ed you mean the 3rd wave?
@ec and there will be more forced exits by the end of the year.
Yes, Aparna was a forced exit. I have more info but cannot divulge it here.
@cc why do you think that they are leaving?
@cc are they forced exits?
Global hits
all these just in seattle?
@OP AI sh.t show continues. F5 desperately needs to follow the Salesforce example. It will all end up in a black hole known as a.s.
The AI bubble is driven by monopolists who've conquered their markets and have no more growth potential, who are desperate to convince investors that they can continue to grow by moving into some other sector, e.g. "pivot to video," crypto, blockchain, NFTs, AI, and now "super-intelligence."
https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/econopocalypse/#subprime-intelligence
First I've heard of those groups-- but if true, the list isn't complete. Professional Services was hit as well on 9/30/2025.
@OP great for the stock price!
Where?