Unless you have a time-trusted crystal ball, mind meld / telepathy with Hawk Tan, hang on the coattails of Mike Hayes, Zane Roe, Kit, Mark or are close to the BC acquisition team, PREPARE yourself for being JETTISONED after the deal closes.
Economy is tanking so will new opportunities. This is particularly true for overpaid recent remote hires.
Be mentally ready to jump this sinking ship. Find a better job, first by improving yourself.
While you are here, take full advantage of Take1, Linked Learning, and other free learning tools — they are invaluable in building skills. Using leetcode, biginterview, etc. will come in handy too.
Wisely utilize the remaining time to make yourself more marketable. I am doing just that…
Don’t be an ostrich, don’t bury your head in the sand due to excessive workload or exec doublespeak.
You are solely responsible for your career and family.
Likes of min* /HR & execs want people to stay here so they can squeeze millions or HR minions can cash out their retention RSU’s.
Although, you and I, if we stay at VMW, will eventually get royally shafted…
VMware: Great company and benefits, good WLB, awesome campus, cafeterias, culture, and top class Halloween concerts. 👍🏻
Too bad, insatiable human greed got better of VMW. 🤬