Welcome on board to all our new colleagues for whom hard work isn't frightening or different.
Ignore the cr*d that people are posting - none of it is true or backed by proof. Now isn't the time for sour grapes.
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The disconnect is astounding. Hock talks about community and serving customers but he has laid off so many from the community that served customers, yet 445 people have liked this post from Hock so far. Syncophants all of them. Welcome to the sweat shop.
Q&A was interesting! you can see where most vmware colleague thoughts are:
bollywood dancing? no
diversity pods? no
work from home? no
free coffee? no
free donuts? no
at least he is honest!
I've just watched Hock's speech during Coffee Talk. I appreciate his candor and agree with some of the points he mentioned.
One thing I feel is that he has a strong craftsman mindset. He is very much focused on continuous improvement and mastery of a particular skill and believes in consistency and discipline. His style is a traditional, self-proven approach and he shies away from trying modern methods or innovation.
VMware was geared more towards a passion mindset, where a lot of importance is placed on motivating employees to ensure work is enjoyable and fulfilling. There was an open acceptance to groom a diversity of people, not just experienced personnel who can contribute with minimal training from day 1. Sometimes a bit extravagant too in organizing bashes or printing tees.
There's no right or wrong, just very different and dependent on which style suits your values or personality. Personally, I prefer a middle ground balance between the two approaches.
He also said that “Customer Facing Roles” which means sales are not required to be in the office. That was a huge relief. The closest office to me is 45 miles. That would have been a ridiculous commute.
Still working from home. Walking on water isn't that hard as long as it isn't real deep.
This is Hock. He is a CEO, very good salesman and private equity all in one.
You won't see him running with a bunch of investment bankers because he is one.
You won't see him running with a bunch of salesman because he MAKES the sale himself.
You won't see him running with a bunch of accountants because he knows those numbers quarter by quarter for each BU.
@wri+1pPvgnmc - he only said 'walk on water' for those <50 miles and wanting to work remote.
Broadcom software flat out su-ks. Had their drivers and support SW been a revenue generating BU they would have gone under long ago.
That said, VMW does have a lot of cruft that needs to go, or doesn't fit with BC's vision. But to slay the $61 billion goose? Well, I guess I don't understand business.
Welcome to the Broadcom Hunger Games! Ignore the snarky B.S. comment about the willingness to work hard. Broadcom trolls have to make themselves feel superior somehow.
To the laid off VMware employees: many roles (and the people in them) were eliminated as duplicative. The people laid off were not some kind of mental defectives. It's just easier for BC to retain their own who already know their systems and only take on what they "think" need and don't already have. Remember that these people don't know you personally. So, being laid off is not a measure of your personal value. And, while it affects people in _very_ personal ways, it is Not Personal.
You were smart enough and skilled enough to be part of building VMware to a company worth spending $61B to buy. You are good enough to contribute to another company's success. Maybe even a competitor. ;-)
"Where was his c-suite? Do they ever show up on calls?" - no because they work most of the time. I'm serious, CEO can have a privilege to talk for an hour in front of audience, C-Levels don't, they need to keep the machine running.
Looking at the vmware layoff posts. You've all suffered far more in your imagination than in reality with Broadcom.
I'll say this, I expected to be much more motivated to job hunt after the talk than I was going in and I wasn't. I came away thinking, "OK, this is just a no-nonsense man who's direct and wants to make a lot of money". That, I understand and can work with; in fact, a heck of a lot better than some of our leaders in the past who'd talk for 30 minutes on personal topics, DEI, "a family", and the many other platitudes that seem so common in corporate America today. I'm here to make money, you bought us to make money, high level, our goals are aligned.
I'm remote and >50 miles from an office, so the only really scary thing was the "walk on water if you want remote". I'm not sure my performance reaches that level; so I hope that doesn't mean the end for me simply be virtue of geography. If it does, it does, but I actually came out of the talk more interested in and motivated to perform for BC.
What C Suite lol? Hock doesn’t have an entourage. He does this on his own and is always direct and transparent.
By far the best all hands / ceo talk I have watched. First time I watched the entire talk, he went well overtime. Answered every question in detail with examples and explanations, no vague answers
Where was his c-suite? Do they ever show up on calls?
He did well as expected mature businessman but this doesn’t mean people agree with what he tries to convey