Thread regarding VMware layoffs

Layoff with no sevrance

For those with visa, Broadcom is getting rid of them without paying severance, by not renewing visa.
Your last date is visa expire date.
My manager said sorry and even offered to help find another job before my H1 expires.
Now I wish I had declined the Broadcom offer.

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Post ID: @OP+1rqLsUa7

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It's not layoff.

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Post ID: @2gbg+1rqLsUa7

"Now I wish I had declined the Broadcom offer."

Have you not been getting paid and allowed to stay in the country longer by accepting the Broadcom offer?

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Post ID: @2txx+1rqLsUa7
they say a visa / green card is a privilege, not a right.

Incomplete statement.

Visa approval is a privilege, not a right.

Visa application is a right.

As someone said below, either there is a job position or not. Broadcom can decide that, it's their prerogative.

If there is a position, Broadcom should apply for renewal of the visa, provided it's legal.

If Broadcom is not renewing because there is no position, they should pay the severance.

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Post ID: @2fnn+1rqLsUa7
How can not renewing visa be legal? Sorry to hear

Just like they don't accept appeals for declined citizenships - they say a visa / green card is a privilege, not a right.

Not my words. Immigration's.

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Post ID: @2for+1rqLsUa7

"Now I wish I had declined the Broadcom offer."

You are one of the thousands that have reached this conclusion. AVGO culture doesn't have the word "empathy" in their vocabulary. It's a private equity mindset focused on the exploitation of workers to maximize the profit delivered to shareholders.

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Post ID: @1pcn+1rqLsUa7

@op have you received word there is no severance or is that a thought process??

Be as the justification for not renewing the visa is, your position is not required, hence eliminated, but that is also the justification for severance eligibility.

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Post ID: @ict+1rqLsUa7
How can not renewing visa be legal?

A visa does not come with a legal requirement of indefinite continued sponsorship.

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Post ID: @hso+1rqLsUa7

Not all VMware people with Visa. I think it depends on which BU you work for.

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Post ID: @xcj+1rqLsUa7

How can not renewing visa be legal? Sorry to hear

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Post ID: @okk+1rqLsUa7

Ask your manager to connect with Broadcom VP and put you on layoff list to get severance.
Many managers have helped their team members by discussing with BRCM VPs.

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Post ID: @mso+1rqLsUa7

how nice of your manager, atleast. mine inisists on deliverables with visa expiring shortly.

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