Broadcom has unmistakably demonstrated its proficiency in revenue generation, but it appears to lack the skills necessary for effective interpersonal relations. The current situation is deeply concerning, and it is essential to shed light on their conduct. If they struggle to engage with their workforce, it raises questions about their ability to interact with their customers. It is now imperative to bring this matter to the public's attention and share the challenges we are all facing.
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A genuine question out there: employability of a Broadcom sales employee KNOWING this is basically a tech hedge fund/PE masquerading as a “technology manufacturer”.
After speaking with someone on the inside at Broadcom, they are not innovating. Simply farming renewals.
There are quite a lot who just want to stay and watch how this unfolds, market isn’t that encouraging
I'm fine with going to BCOM. Lots of new opportunities in the messes they are creating.
Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised with Broadcom, but I don't think I will and so don't think I'll be sticking around for long and will most likely start looking elsewhere starting in the new year. Company mergers between companies that have drastically different cultures/values like that of BC's and VMW's often experience a mass exodus by employees from the acquired company within a few months to a year from the time of close, something which I'm sure is within Broadcom's calculus on this deal. At this point, it doesn't sounds like I'll have many worth while solutions left to sell after things are either cut, spun off or left to die on the vine, so doesn't look good at the moment.
Why do people think this would have gone any other way? The process was explained months ago by Broadcom folks (remember Broadcom Guy?) and we were told letters will roll out mid to end of Oct. Broadcom is a PE company disguised as a tech company. They know that they have to clean it up before moving in. I don't think they want to make same mistakes VMW made buying companies and never integrating them and collect all the garbage of people, process and systems along the way. If you buy a house you know that it is better to renovate before moving in.
Also if you think it will be any different when folks start working for BC then they are in for a rude shock. Ask anyone who is involved with integration activities for last few months. Everyone is already shocked at the brutalness of how they do things.
Also on internal Slack channel, I have hardly seen folks discussing resigning for full time offers. And transition folks have no choice anyway to walk away. Because they loose everything.
Money talks and hugs walk
Based on what Ive seen, a large chunk of the people still at VMW are either ones that couldnt find a new job or ones that were too comfortable too look.
Me. I need the health plan. I didn't get 100s of RSUs like some people, but the package is better than what I have now.
+1 on the welcome RSUs
When people who got offers realize their total compensation just shot up 200-300% overnight, most, if not all, concerns on how the acquisition was handled, return to office, broadcom’s culture or the lack of “group hugs” will instantly evaporate.
Me.
I stuck around through the last 18 months to see what happens at this point and beyond.
If I get a permanent offer, I expect I'll take it. Same if it's transitional. If I get laid off, so be it - my choice was to give them that choice.
Given the insane amount of welcome RSUs that you wouldn't even have dreamed of in VMware, the question is who wouldn't want to be in broadcom?
Here's a novel thought from inside the IMO, perhaps BC has been dependent on VMW management's ability to provide the relevant data and have the new GMs quickly make strategic decisions?
Garbage in, garbage out
I can confidently say I would not be devastated if I was told I was departing if by some stretch of the imagination they got got China to approve.
BC focus is on profits, not employee satisfaction so what has happened is not a huge surprise. Those joining BC from VMware will find a vastly environment with respect to "colleague support". But this isn't about employees -- only about shareholder value.
Yeah lots of things su-k about this transition and I feel they handled it very poorly but I am accepting the position and moving on. It is a job for me, not a lifestyle and the job market is poor right now. We don't have much of a choice and they know it. So we do what we need to do to feed our families. If I had a choice in a good job market, I would have been gone long ago.