Synopsys has become increasingly disorganized and demotivating, and I've made a decision: I'm doing what I need to do to get through the day while actively job searching. The culture, growth opportunities, and meaningful work that drew me here have... — read more 

“At this time the company decision is that we are currently unable to rehire any employees that were impacted by the RIF. This could change in the future as we continue to review policy. If so, we will most certainly reach back out.” Former manager... — read more 

I've long stopped expecting anything from the people above us. They don't have a plan, they don't have a vision, and they don't have any idea how to fix the problems they've created. It's been years of the same chaos.

One upper management leader once mentioned that competitors (Cadence) were more efficient. A few colleagues who once worked at Cadence also said the same. Why? Have our leaders thought about the underlying reason, or they know the answer but they... — read more 

Productivity is several times lower than competitors, employee morale has hit an all‑time low, revenue growth is far behind the rest of the industry, and customers are developing AI tools better than us. If I were in his position, I would initiate... — read more 

Please share intelligence here.

I do not care about layoff but do not want my SNPS stocks go down too much.

Has anyone else’s 2026 RSU grant been awarded yet? My compensation statement said it would be on May 29th. I’ve not received any emails regarding accepting the grant. Does it take a few days? Maybe I’m not recalling the timeline correctly.

The recent quarterly meeting Q&A made one thing undeniable: management has a severe employee trust deficit. With this morale, getting 2-digit growth rate is impossible.

Once a wise man said FROM SYSTEMS TO SOLUTIONS TO SYSTEMS TO REVOLUTION TO SYSTEMS TO EVOLUTION TO SYSTEMS TO RESOLUTION TO SYSTEM TO EXECUTION TO SYSTEMS TO INSTITUTIONS TO SYSTEMS TO CONTRIBUTION TO SYSTEMS TO SUBSTITUTION I agree but where's... — read more 

Our CRO spent way to long in the meeting this morning talking about the courting period between him and Sassine Ghazi when he was recruited from Siemens EDA. The jokes seemed edgy, with Mike Ellow joking about their bromance.

‘On May 26, 2026, Synopsys entered into a cooperation agreement with activist investor Elliott Investment Management that includes appointing Elliott managing partner Jesse Cohn as an independent director, effective June 1, 2026, expanding the board... — read more 

And the whole pushing AI up our throats , our customers are better at AI than us. I have a feeling that there will be another round of layoffs in next few months

In the past, after the survey, managers would actually share the results with the team. So how about this year’s survey? Because so far, all I’ve heard is absolutely nothing. Please share if you have heard something about the survey.

Any rumors for next round and where it’ll be focused? I received exceptional ratings but zero RSUs which is atypical to years past. A bit worried if this lack of long term comp incentive implies anything.

Synopsys should adopt a voluntary retirement program similar to Microsoft. This provides high-cost, senior employees with a graceful transition out of the organization.e company should follow Microsoft and offer voluntary retirement program. This... — read more 

RIF employee here and my separation agreement contradicts what SNPS had Etrade do with all non-vested RSUs. All of my 2023 and 2024 RSUs that were awarded during that period should have been fully vested right away. The 2025 RSUs should be fully... — read more 

Would elliott management push for more latoffs? The stock is down after results,

How do you see things developing over next 6 to 12 months? I am not asking higher ups as I know we will get fairy tales from them.

In a response to a question during the investor call concerning the large number of job listings in the face of RIF's, the CFO says that the current efforts concerning identifying "synergies" should be done as soon as possible by the end of FY26. ... — read more 

The management is chanting "AI" in every meeting, even the office plants know the next layoff is coming soon. Stop waiting for the axe to cut your head. If you’re eyeing the exit, get your interview script ready. If you’re worried about the bank... — read more 

For those of you in the US who got laid off recently, what kind of severance package did you get? I've heard various things like 2 months + some weeks based on number years (capped) + COBRA (for don't know how long), etc. I'm interested to hear from... — read more 

Has anyone seen any classic Synopsys promotions announced this cycle? The only ones I’ve heard of are from ANSS- what gives? Anyone else noticing this trend?

Meta got sued for age discrimination. See https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/called-them-dinosaurs-lawsuits-began-ai-bias-hiring-more-vanderburg-wff9c. The data cited in the lawsuit is stark: Employees over 40 were 1.5x more likely to be laid off... — read more 

Looking at the recent layoff announcements, i’ve a very bad feelimg that synopsys will announce more layoffs during this quarter results news , :(

I spent a long time at Synopsys and I learned one thing above all else. No one is safe. The people who thought they were indispensable got cut just like everyone else. You are an at will employee which means they can let you go whenever they want... — read more 

If you’re currently involved in a dispute over unfair dismissal or the company’s illegal practices, it might be difficult to answer here. I think what the company fears most is having multiple dismissed employees file lawsuits alleging illegal... — read more 

Morale is basically underground, but maybe we shouldn't trash the company yet. If this ship sinks, our bonuses are definitely going down with it.

This year’s Great Place to Work survey used a restricted participant list. In my memory, in the last a few years, everyone around me anticipated the survey. Is management trying to avoid honest results? Or the company is trying to save money by... — read more 

Since my ISU got a big cut, I’ve officially entered my "Linux Villain Era." I finally installed Ubuntu 26.04 and banned my work laptop from the house in the evening and weekends—mostly because I prefer my OS without a side of corporate heavy... — read more 

For us that was affected by the recent restructuring RIF, how's the job market in your area? The job market is bad and no one wants to hire experienced talent anymore. You're too old, you're too expensive and only offering 1099 contact jobs well... — read more 

No equity refresh this year for me. Base increased measley 2%. CIP 9%. I'm furious right now. A damn pay cut for more work due to lost colleagues. I miss them so much...Trying to get out of this shithole mass applying

it used to be in December but the company skipped last year and heard they moved it to this coming May but i haven't seen any email regarding promotions and salary raise. does anyone know?

Managers, were you actually blindsided or is that just the line?

What impacts do you see?

I used to stay late learning new skills. Used to take on extra projects to grow. Then I watched three people who did exactly that get laid off anyway. Now my full potential is doing my job well enough to not get noticed, because getting noticed here... — read more 

I’ve been in R&D long enough to think I’d seen every organizational oddity, but lately I look at my reporting chain and just… sigh. I’m a Principal Engineer, the most technical person on my team, and yet there are seven layers of management between... — read more