He promised strategic work, when reality is 80% data entry and 20% meeting notes. Should've asked better questions. I thought joining Synopsys would be a good move for my career. I sc--wed up so badly.

This layoff is so-called cleaning house/overlapping functions....happens with mergers/acquisitions. Saw many heads hacked from top to bottom throughout my tenure and left voluntarily after 7 years.....could hear the axe being sharpened again. ... — read more 

they were gathering attendance statistics, how much we use Copilot, p4v activity. Do you know about some other statistics being gathered?

Is the stock dropping because Sassine made a really d-mb decision?

Given the headcount of AEG, we are heavily investing in AI. Our strength in AI chip design lies in the vast internal data within our tools, which can be directly leveraged by AI models, a luxury that customers and other AI chip companies simply do... — read more 

Our best people are leaving and nobody seems to care. The average tenure is dropping fast. How do they think this will end?

I've been trying to get ahead of things by sending out some feelers, and all I've managed to do is make myself anxious and depressed. Nobody seems to be hiring, and those who are keep making lowball offers. Is anybody hiring right now who actually... — read more 

Pat Gelsinger says the chipmaker went off the rails ‘when it started to be run by business people’. (See: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/former-intel-ceo-says-chipmaker-185823655.html) Same rule applies to EDA? A software maker... — read more 

Did Synopsys give a voluntary layoff option? I rather take this instead of being here and rob someone else of being here. If I send email to HR will this back fire?

Got email saying all UK employees will move under Ansys instead of Synopsys NE. Town hall this week. Fingers crossed!

HR was actually too nervous to post the numbers for those regions. Honestly, I don't want to waste my time on it. Plus, if I did take it, my responses would just look like an outlier anyway.

Ansys still has departments that overlap with Synopsys—such as back-office and marketing—but does anyone know what process will be used to integrate them and lay off current employees? Also, given that there have been multiple rounds of layoffs... — read more 

Does anyone believe in this guy? He seems like he’s just a slick suit and doesn’t have any actual vision for the industry.

If I put in notice in the US, do they walk me out immediately? If I don't put in notice, will that make me ineligible for rehire? Should I wait on notice to see if I am part of the next layoff? I'm a software developer going to a hardware company. — read more 

I wish all the layoffs would happen tomorrow, just so we could move on, one way or another.

I’m unclear whether we have staff dedicated to DEI. Is the program delivering meaningful value for the company and its people, or is it mostly symbolic?

Even after working on solutions that these mega logos depend on we are no where close in reaching ¼ of their revenue. I even feel that the ip business will die a slow painful death Sorry for being pessimistic, this whole AI BS is taking a toll on... — read more 

What happens if you find another job during the WARN notice period, but before the severance payoff date? What is written into the US agreement?

First principles are the foundational, irreducible truths of a system that cannot be deduced any further. SNPS is a software company that depends on selling software for profits. So the first principles of the company are those who write codes and... — read more 

Our leaders are spelling bee champions at juggling jargons like AEG, TPG, SMT, GMC, NVG, PMG, AES, OPC, and TSG. They are either Einstein or have spent a lot of time in mastering them.

Have you received your letters? It seems like there was some manipulation to get rid of unwanted employees.

The Wall Street Journal evaluates how leading US corps stack up in 6 areas: AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience and agility. Synopsys ranks #66 overall with an Overall Score of 60.7, above the Software &... — read more 

The company’s stock has been extremely volatile recently. Will the already low morale take an additional toll on the share price? Within my team, even with AI assistance, I haven’t seen more code being delivered. In fact, performance in terms of code... — read more 

The one-time retirement program, announced in a memo on Thursday, will be available to U.S. workers at the senior director level and below whose years of employment and age add up to 70 or higher. Business Insider obtained a full copy of the... — read more 

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.