Thread regarding Symantec Corp. layoffs

Everyone should start looking for a new job

It can take a couple of months to find a good fit. Once you have a verbal offer and are negotiating the package, if possible, ask for a start date which is after when you think the next round of RIFs will be.

This is the best strategy. It gives you the opportunity to negotiate a better package with a new company, maximises your chances of getting the severance package, secures your future employment and allows you to take extended time off. Start your new job refreshed, happy and with energy. The worst case scenario is that you have to quit a (day?, week?) before you start the new position, missing out on the severance package.

Good advice that needed to be on top, originally posted by @10L0pXOf-vcm.

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@10Me9AEM-6ztw Thanks for the feedback.
BTW, I am from bay area and I don't have any visa restrictions.

Good luck to everyone.

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Post ID: @6rru+10Me9AEM

Where are you located? The SF Bay rea is tech job market is smoking hot. An above-average engineer will land a good position with better total compensation. As long as you don't have visa issues, you can afford to be a little picky to find a good fit, rather than just grabbing the first offer you get.

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Post ID: @6ztw+10Me9AEM

I have not given a interview in past 10 years. How is the job market?

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Post ID: @6bhi+10Me9AEM

Yeah. Starboard and Silver Lake are chop shops. Whoever they sold the assets to, the new owner has to cut costs by a lot to make the products sufficiently profitable and get a return on their investment.

We had plenty of politicing VPs who grew their little fiefdoms instead of really co-operating with their internal competitors to make the company stronger.

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