Thread regarding VMware layoffs

You must have been way underpaid at VMW then. Pay did not go up with the acquisition.

Well, you may have started really low and got a bump even by Broadcom standards. Anyways, happy for you. Stay forever.. but for those who have experienced what a Silicon Valley company should be, this is a real sh-t hole by a long shot.

Your salary hasn't doubled. Your total comp possibly has, but that only comes once a quarter and will start to tail off sooner or later. And if you get laid off less than a month after a vest you don't get the next one.

They don't want a disorderly exit. They give RSU and keep the people in delusion. Then they can cut slowly and methodically anyone they want and keep anyone they want over a couple of years. Hock and team have mastered this art of cutting on Broadcom, Symantec, CA and dozens of companies. At this point it is muscle memory for them.

Ragoo was paid 50 million to delude the masses for 18 months. Now a new set of people are doing the same.

Will increase R&D spend by 1 billion. We are a tech innovation company. No cuts.

"Not sure what provoked so many downvotes, as what OP said is correct to some extent"

This is the way.....

Seniors have to cut 10 to 20 juniors to save their job. The seniors will keep the spirits up for the juniors so that the whole ponzi doesn't collapse. Keep them calm and cut.

Not sure what provoked so many downvotes, as what OP said is correct to some extend.

P6 field here.
OP is mostly correct, but HT is no visionary. Just a ruthless businessman.
Even our (enterprise) customers quietly say it's better.

My advice to you is, make hay while the sunshines.

I am staff 2, I am doing mts2 work since the acquisition but pay is 50% higher. Can't complain even if I got axed soon. If I were younger (I am 43) I would have left as the work is career su----e.

Your a Senior Staff, what part of the company , what do you do as a Senior Staff ??

as a engineer, I also like B. com better . M

Stockholm syndrome is a proposed condition or theory that tries to explain why hostages sometimes develop a psychological bond with their captors.

What is this sh-t? Get out of here with that nonsense!

Psychopathy, or psychopathic personality, is a personality construct characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited and egocentric traits, masked by superficial charm and the outward appearance of apparent normalcy

The western capitalist corporation naturally promotes these psychopaths to the top. The top ckk sukkers don't have any idea what is going on. The system is one of constant turmoil as companies are born and die as a cycle because of the inherent instability. Broadcom is going to die soon.

I am noticing a severe amount of anger from some folks. I suggest looking at your restricted stock portfolio and having a quarterly countdown to keep you smiling.

not as a charitable organization

who created and sustained this charity? don't you take any responsibility for it?

the innovation summit was cringe. the technical ladder orgeee continues

Dude Mr Sr. Staff, not sure why you posted, su---r.

Same position here but shut the f up and keep coasting till you also get chopped.

Are you one of the ones who coasted up based on who you knew and not what you accomplished ?

I was there for close to 10 years worked my butt off was responsible for what built your appliances for a good amount of time but despite being responsible for a critical part of the infrastructure it was always whoever was buddy buddy with the manager , director etc. that would get promoted. I watched several times as individuals that were just good talkers while doing very little almost nothing, even junior got promoted. That is how VMware was like most of the time I was there.

Not yet. But why should it be shameful?

Agree. It's a free county. You are free to pi-p and su-k di-k.

Hello Senior staff, have you sent the list to be cut for this quarter yet? That's all you guys are doing for the past 9 months. shameless people.

Not yet. But why should it be shameful?

Funny because Broadcom is cutting mostly junior folks - mts2/3/smts. This means your opinion is not valued much. Unfortunately management and senior ICs gang is still strong

OP here, I anticipated some negative reactions, but I must admit that certain comments are quite amusing. Please refrain from being unnecessarily disruptive. Good luck, I am out!

VMware is on a fast track to crazy town. How is Broadcom going to fill this 90 Billion dollar hole? First rule of holes: when in a hole stop digging. Fire everyone.

Hello Senior staff, have you sent the list to be cut for this quarter yet? That's all you guys are doing for the past 9 months. shameless people.

Staff 2 and above should be much happier with BC because they got more than 1K RSU.

hoookaars and piiieeemps are making out like bandits. The senior management and DEs.

VMware employees are like ho----s. We can only do this for one more year. The abuse is brutal. All holes are hurting. No security. No shame. No glory. Just the money is great. The pi-ps (senior management and DEs) are making out like bandits. All of them will retire in one year. The most senior pi-p Ragooo retired with 50 million already. Ragoo gang already retired.

What the hock is going on here ???

Thank you for volunteering for the next round of layoffs and save that extra salary for those upcoming rainy days

Well, there will also be a small group of people who think North Korea is a great place to live and to raise a family. Good on you.. just don’t expect sympathy from others should this venture turn south for you. Now pls, get back to work.

Occasional layoffs …

So occasional! Get a grip.

Then the alarm went off and you drove to the office like a clown

Please crawl out from under HTs desk now, he finished