It’s clear that any acquisition brings with itself the elimination of certain positions especially within the acquired entity. So, I believe the main question now should be, what jobs and the positions have the highest potential to be eliminated right away or soon after the acquisition goes through? Who should start packing their bags?
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This company is in the business of making money. They are run lean, IT, Marketing, HR, any non product related functions (Engineering and Tech Support) will be cut deep.
The people left will have exceptional bonuses, salaries, RSUs, and respect from H.T.
Don't expect your career to grow as the business is insanely flat. Between IC and H. Is maybe 4 to 5 layers, the most.
Good luck!
I went through Broadcom (semiconductor) acquisition from (then) Avago a few years back as an engineer.
Engineers that are working on developing or supporting product lines which Hock wants to keep are basically safe. Hock likes "sustainable business franchises" - product lines that are highly profitable in markets that Broadcom is the leading (or close to leading) provider so we can just churn out generation after generation of upgrades to the same product line and pretty much have guaranteed revenue and profit.
Anyone not in engineering is definitely not safe although they keep a few of the old HR/IT/legal etc.
Basically anyone that is not in Sales or Engineering. G&A in past acquisitions was completely gutted - about 95% of these people will be gone. It is the only way for Broadcom to show value is to dramatically cut expenses.
If you are in a country where they don’t have people today - one person may be saved.
Keep in mind, one never knows what they may or may not do. The good news, say what you want about them. They will not tell you what you want to hear; they will be very direct with you and anyone that won’t have a job but will be told soon after the deal closes.
Broadcom is not for everyone, but the people that are offered roles in Engineering will be treated better than they are today.
Bottom line: it most likely will be rough for most of the people currently employed, but no one posting on here truly knows what they will do. We are speculating based on how they treated every other acquisition. Be prepared and we all may be surprised by how this transaction is handled.