Thread regarding VMware layoffs

Well hey, if the shoe fits.

Must be cool to know everything.

I am a long-time (>10 year) employee currently in a transition role. My managers have told me if I'm interested in sticking around full-time, they'd go to bat and try to find me an FTE slot. However, after a few months of being inside Broadcom, I've decided it's just not for me.

Over the past 4+ months, I've spoken 1-on-1 with at least 40-50 former VMW people in my working group who are now BC FTEs and with one exception they've told me they're not really sure if they want to stay long-term. Others on this thread claim their network of ex-VMware colleagues are happy they're now at BC, but that's definitely not the case in my corner of the company.

"I so love the immediate calls of racism. Mature, very mature. So thoughtful. Thanks for your contribution."

Well hey, if the shoe fits.... and as far as maturity, I and others aren't the one coming on here and bi--hing about DEI on every single godamned post.

“ assume that you were not an employee of the EUC BU.
It's been the worst 2 years of my marketing career, so far” sounds like you are still on the EUC marketing team… hope they drop you and fill the slot with someone that actually wants to continue on post divestiture.

If DEI at VMware was less about the diversity of skin color and s-xual orientation and more about the diversity of viewpoints and skill sets, it would have been better received.

I so love the immediate calls of racism. Mature, very mature. So thoughtful. Thanks for your contribution.

"I know a few people who are now working at BC post-acquisition and it sounds every bit as awful as I had imagined except worse."

And I know many people that are very happy post acquisition and more than one has told me how much of a relief it was to be freed of the dead wood

"I know many people who are happy. Easily hundreds. A lot less politics, no DEI ki-ling us, more focused, stock that actually grow, etc. See the actual turnover rates since you don't believe."

Oh really? Are they racist people such as yourself?

"I know a few people who are now working at BC post-acquisition and it sounds every bit as awful as I had imagined except worse."
I know many people who are happy. Easily hundreds. A lot less politics, no DEI ki-ling us, more focused, stock that actually grow, etc. See the actual turnover rates since you don't believe.

There is something on TV I don’t like!

The death moans of corporate loyalty.

Someone seems salty?

"VMware was the best company I ever worked for."

I assume that you were not an employee of the EUC BU.
It's been the worst 2 years of my marketing career, so far...

Well, I was at many different tech companies before landing at VMware. Most of the ones I was at prior had brutal working environments and the stress was awful. VMware was the best company I ever worked for. The leadership genuinely seemed to embrace the workers and the company culture was great. That is why it was all the more tragic that a company such as BC bought them. I left VMware shortly after the announcement was made because BC smelled exactly like some of the companies I had worked for before. I know a few people who are now working at BC post-acquisition and it sounds every bit as awful as I had imagined except worse.

So yeah. People are bittersweet about it. Its like something nice was taken away from them. I'm still bitter about it and have been gone for over a year.

A part of it is self-promotion and virtue signaling to help them get a referral to another job by a contact who sees their post.

Vmware was a cool tech 20+ years ago. Ah vmware workstation was a must have in the lab. But everything is in da cloud right. "So who cares about on premise": said salesmen.

Nope because of $$$$$$s: https://www.infoworld.com/article/3712861/why-companies-are-leaving-the-cloud.html

Those same people have probably received/given many opportunities because of the connections they’ve made.

Most people nowadays are chasing $$$ and titles and leap frog companies very couple years. Finding a “home” that cares about you beyond your contribution metrics is amazing, and getting harder and harder to find.

So you can cringe all you want, but a lot of folks value their careers for reasons much deeper than their paycheck, and if that’s not you then you’ll never understand.

Maybe people enjoyed their time and wanted to express some appreciation for their time or the people they worked with. If that’s not the sort of person you are, that’s fine too. As others have said, don’t read them.

I am moving on. However, the truth is overall I had an incredibly rewarding career at VMware working alongside some of the best people in the industry. I am exiting BC on my own terms, with my head held high. I respect the decisions of many who have decided to stay, but BC is just not the place for me.

I posted a short farewell note on LinkedIn to express my gratitude to my current and former VMware colleagues, who have supported me over the many years of my tenure. For me, it was the right thing to do, and the response to my short post has been incredible and uplifting. (Aside: It also garnered me an unsolicited offer for a job!).

If you are so cold & soulless as to dismiss these expressions of gratitude, then you have the ideal profile to work at Broadcom.

Don't read them then. It's a grieving process to lose a long held job. If people need to write 2000 words to help heal, why not let them?