guys, will we get any SIP bonus for Q1FY24 or not? We have not received any communication from the management or sales leaders. I understand they need to be careful but complete silence on such matters is not a good sign of their leadership. what do... — read more 

I agree, HT plans to acquire more underperforming vendors to merely cut their costs isn't a savvy tech vendor's growth strategy. It's a simplistic PE financial manipulation playbook. It requires persuasion skills to convince hapless banks to loan... — read more 

collecting paycheck with anger well done BC pay a lot to create unfairness

I quit back in September and I have already received W2 from my new employer, but not from BC. Do you think it may take a while for BC to send W2 due to ongoing re-org processes/layoffs ?

i wanna increase my AVGO stock price

then you know what to do

Broadcom is the worst employer I've ever worked for. Interior doors have been broken for more than a week. There is less restroom service than vmware used to have -- and that was legendarily bad. The vending machines have prices beyond gouging. ... — read more 

Riot Games, the game studio behind "League of Legends," announced layoffs affecting 530 employees, or about 11% of its global workforce. The Los Angeles-based company, owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, will provide a ****minimum of six months'... — read more 

Today, I turned down the job offer and couldn't be more happier. Numerous opportunities await, and the responsibility lies solely with oneself if the past two years weren't utilized for preparation. It's a tremendous relief to know that the demanding... — read more 

you should not forget it is extremely hard to get promoted in future collect pay check, prepare for interview

Here are the totals by age from the OWBPA summary provided to me last week. Note that the OWBPA summary is listed by organization/decider/jobTitle/age, so these are aggregates. Presumably, only job titles for which layoffs occurred were included... — read more 

I have only 3 years of work experience, I’m young and afraid of making stupid decisions, I know I’m overthinking this but hey it’s a big decision for all of us.

It took Broadcom 18 months to get all of the requisite approvals needed to finalize its $61 billion purchase of VMware. But once the deal was sealed in late November, CEO Hock Tan moved swiftly, announcing layoffs of thousands of employees, selloffs... — read more 

So the countdown begins, it's currently 12:10am and only 8 hours 20mins until we find out what's going on. To people in GSS what's your end plan? I'm in the company just shy of 5 years and I'm out the gap. To anyone in all other sectors what's your... — read more 

Was VMware doing product development in China prior to the zero-day? I don't see any comment on this site on this topic.

Hey. I just wanted to check on the turtles? How are they doing?

Wondering if a anyone has seen the full OTE in the most recent pay cycle? If not then when?

Personally I want to get out of support, it’s not for me. It’s stressful, and highly demanding, more and more is expected out of us everyday. I heard from a colleague that’s been around for a long time that years ago there used to be a proper... — read more 

They are requiring everyone to return to the office and they have taken out the free snacks and put in for pay vending machines. Everyone is required to stay at their desks, except for short breaks where they can use the restroom and get a snack from... — read more 

Utterly knacked that Broadcom is trying to save every penny but keeps these do-nothings around. I know they are a line item. Can Broadcom not see that not every line item is profitable? SSMs add nothing of value and I've yet to see one do so. — read more 

Anyone on the transition team with an October layoff scheduled think you're getting axed earlier? Anyone know how common it is to layoff earlier than the letters?

Anybody else feel quite trapped by all the info they given to us. RTO won’t be strictly mandated but management have said regional leaders want more people in office?? Managers themselves don’t know how to clarify it either.. And with prod volume... — read more 

"Revised model: All required support staff will be scheduled to work for a few weekends/holidays in a shifted schedule" Nope. Not gonna do it. Today's shifted schedule is tomorrow's "just work weekends too." Just not going to do it.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4661041-broadcom-will-be-a-different-company-in-2024

Just curious how all of you lucky folk are holding up, honestly. Hearing Sales is getting paid at 100% OTE which is HILARIOUS considering some of the reps that got offers can't close a freaking door. Meanwhile, myself and other colleagues who blew it... — read more 

For those of you in sales with offers, would you mind sharing if they moving you to 50/50 sales comp or 60/40 or other?

Sign the document, collect the money, see you on the other side. Can’t wait!

Plan is to stay for a few months until I get the time to find a job elsewhere, I want to how long is the notice period under bc.

Anyone get their separation agreement? I’m baffled by what exactly I’m signing on 1/26, as it reads that I may OR may not get severance calculated once signed? Broadcom HR is no help with understand when and how severance is calculated. They also... — read more 

This is becoming ridiculous. I thought that after the acquisition was finalized and the initial culling was done, things would settle down for a while. Instead, we keep hearing about more cuts every week. For how long will this go on? I don't think I... — read more 

Are china R&D layoffs happening right now?

https://www.nutanix.com/blog/9-predictions-for-vmware-users-of-unexpected-broadcom-consequences

Do we still get 5 days off for volunteering under BC?

The perfect place for EUC! At long last we may get some certainty and pave our own way. Let’s do this!

How many times a day do you hear the word Hock? Greater than 10? Time to leave.

The Layoff should eliminate the VMware company, since it doesn’t exist anymore. All posts should be done under the Broadcom channel.

BC removes all unwanted products and services. Some folks may feel bad, but at our VP level these are necessary. Many services & products contradict & need restructuring in India too. Skills retraining is the necessacity of the hour.

so on average, each engineer can use more hardware 50% improved on efficiency