I thought we'd be rid of all the useless, repetitive meetings that VMware was known for and we'd be able to fully focus on doing our jobs. I was so, so wrong. What the he-l, Broadcom? What happened to the always touted "efficiency first" approach? Nothing has changed. Absolutely nothing.
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Broadcom is not employee friendly company,
Ha! It is an employee hating company.
Everyday, you bump into some policy that is like shoving your face in dog doo doo.
All thanks to one sad old man.
If we will have AI, why do you need cheap labor from India? That’s the first to be replaced!
Management at BC is absent since the takeover. I used to get a response from my VMW manager but with this new BC dude it’s crickets all around.
This culture is expected to continue in Broadcom since most of the "busy bee" culture warriors are retained.
Wait for it.....
Broadcom is not employee friendly company, but somehow efficient for its size. VMware was coasters place, much worse than Microsoft/Oracle or Amazon. Pay was above average, but unsustainable due to poor products outlook. Overall I would rank Broadcom 7/10 and VMware 5/10 eg Amazon 8/10 Microsoft 7.5/10
Future of tech industry in a nutshell:
- AI will do coding and code assembly
- Cheap tech labor in India ($ 5 / hour) will run some automation after code assembly from AI
- CEOs in US will pocket millions (as usual)
- Tech workers in US will be un-employed and struggling to pay mortgage and bills
- Politicians as usual continue wars across the globe to keep defense industrial complex running
This is Great Depression in the making.
I knew VMware was circling the drain as soon as I joined a few years ago, because of the number of "me too" thank you emails that would go out after every announcement email. You know the kind - people send out these long emails announcing some minor thing, thank about 30 people, and then you get 20 "this is awesome thanks" emails from the 17 execs up the chain and other random people who just want to increase their visibility.
So many people doing so little actual work and getting in the way of people who wanted to actually accomplish something.
There are many "Thank you" email warriors too even though those warriors don't know nothing about the topic. All dog and pony show in tech industry. Unfortunately there is no innovation, tech companies are turning into code factories. No one is bothered about customer satisfaction.
Leaders think that they are working by being in all these meetings. The operations team and the chief of staff runs these meetings and make sure the leaders are feeling good about doing something. You can't get rid of the meetings. Then it will be obvious to everyone that there is no need for all these layers and layers of leadership. The CEO needs a certain number of SVPs. The SVP needs a certain number of VPs. The pay is justified at all levels using numbers. So, the pyramid perpetuates. This is also the reason for RTO. The leaders need to feel that they are doing something by physically overseeing the worker bees.
This is the way….
It amazes me how the poor management and leadership have been kept around through these layoffs. They seem untouchable, while solid producers have been cut.
Sounds like the before and after constant is you
@op how dare you? You have the audacity to think anything about Broadcom? You imagine yourself the Tan?
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Jokes apart, well you thought wrong.
The incompetent managers are the ones that can easily sell their soul to the new cult leaders. Intelligent managers have more self respect and leave.
Strangely, many of the most incompetent managers have been retained while really capable ones are being let go. I'm sure Hock knows best.
They won't change the leaders because the scam will be outted by the new leaders. They are just trying to put lipstick on this pig. Hock is collecting 1.2 billion per year and will keep this circus going for a bit longer until the whole thing is written off in one big kitchen sink earnings report one of these upcoming reports. Then those who remain will need to pick up the pieces.
Gotta free up some time for ol Hock’s circlej--ks about attendance
vmware had "busy bee" culture since there were tons of Managers / Directors / Senior Directors / VPs. That "busy bee" culture didn't take off since keeping employees busy will not produce any positive outcome. Management wanted to secure their jobs by creating fake "busy" culture to get their bonus that eventually ended up producing most useless products ( most (90%) of the products scrapped even before they went to Production !). There is no innovation at all. Innovation comes only when employee has tranquility mind. Not when you have dozens of useless meetings , Sprint meetings, Politics and distractions. This culture is expected to continue in Broadcom since most of the "busy bee" culture warriors are retained.
Useless meeting or not, the only thing that matters is your division’s LINE OF DEÀTH!
Kim Hock Un has spoken.
Now STFÜ and get back to work bïtch.
And I think that enough time has passed for things to change if they were ever going to change.