Hi, I'm in Ireland and wondering if I can still take Voluntary redundancy?

We hear talks about Broadcom planning to buy Intel. Anyone else heard this too?

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There will be more cuts and more cuts after that and so on until they lean out the operation. Unfortunately, the fact of the matter remains: most of the people who contributed to the real talent have already left a long time ago. The management has... — read more 

I was let go last year by Broadcom. Do you know how I can get an online copy of my W2? Please help. Thanks.

Heard next round is starting end of this week? Current theme is partner led services, does that mean PSOs will be impacted more this round as well as sales folks?

https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/anexia_vmware_to_kvm_migration/?td=rt-3a

Were remote workers in the US that were told to report to an office offered a severance package if they refused to relocate?

Charlie B. Kawwas sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.98, for a total value of $9,279,200.00.

Spoke to several managers and first layoff of the year is set for end of January, and more to happen around April. Let see if they fire the right people this time, lots of managers and directors must go. Watch out folks!!!

For every upvote there is a downvote Even a previous post pointing this out was deleted by the admins. Great job chaps!

I know chances of it being better than the last one are slim to none, but I'm still going to hope.

If you're not, you haven't been paying attention. The former VMware workforce will continue to shrink, replaced by younger and cheaper newcomers. So many are sitting here on borrowed time but think they're so good that they couldn't possibly be laid... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/netflix-sues-broadcoms-vmware-over-us-virtual-machine-patents-2024-12-23/ https://www.reddit.com/r/vmware/comments/1hlddjq/netflix_sues_broadcom_over_vmware_patents/

Can help you see much more clearly what a sh-tshow your workplace is. And how silly you are that you stress about it.

Two thirds of the company - gone! How this hasn’t reached the tech journalists is beyond me. So here is your easy headline article journo heads, now do your research. A few articles on Hock Jong Un’s winning managment style, err dictatorship... — read more 

Dear HT, As the holiday season rolls around, we wanted to take a moment to extend our warmest wishes to the person who’s truly made this year unforgettable. Your inspiring leadership has taught us so much—like how to survive on a shoestring budget... — read more 

The same executives pushing RTO, not just at Broadcom but across IT, are the same executives that flit all over the f-ing planet working remotely from offices, homes, planes, trains, conferences, and meetings. They are never in one place long enough... — read more 

On the coffee talk today, Our Glorious Leader shared the RTO attendance numbers per region and per office. We all know the "Line of doom" is 70%, which most offices did meet. Cork? 39%. Read that again. Cork is at 39% compliance with the RTO... — read more 

If you’re still holding on at VMware, you might feel lucky, but don’t get too comfortable. “Job security” disappeared long before Broadcom stepped in, and it’s no secret. At this point, it’s not about if the axe will fall, it’s about when. Every day... — read more 

On 13th Dec, AT&T and Broadom informed the Court that "the Parties have settled this action and intend to submit to the Court a stipulation of discontinuance next week." Anyone knows the details how much AT&T ended up paying if it was 1000% or more... — read more 

Consider this If you had 100 shares of VMware stock, each worth $100 in May 2022, your total investment would have been $10,000. Broadcom announced the acquisition of VMware later that month @ $142 per share. After the acquisition, due to a... — read more 

Does anyone have information on when the bonuses will be paid this month? I would appreciate any updates. Please keep the conversation positive and kind, as I'm feeling quite stressed already. Thank you for your understanding!

Inspired by the other hilarious post, here are some potential titles for our former HR leaders upcoming memoir: “Peace, Love, and Policy: How I Brought Flower Power to HR” “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You: The HR Playbook for Excluding the... — read more 

Heard a news today BC is planning to rent WeWork offices to bring people back in office. Not sure about locations though.Any information on this please

Some potential titles that are being floated around for Hock's upcoming memoir “Crushing It: And By ‘It,’ I Mean Your Hopes and Dreams” “The Art of Not Giving a Customer” “Profit Over People: A Sociopath’s Guide to Success” “How to... — read more 

Here are the current issues in Omnissa as far as I can see. Documentation is being pulled from public view at present and not being replaced, soon there will be only a fraction and it will be useless for the most part with no reference to... — read more 

Octane is still keeping ESG (Symantec division) even though we are doing pathetically bad. From 1000+ A-list customers down to 40+. Now we are scrambling for mid-sized and small businesses. Don’t believe me? Go and check Intello. If you compare with... — read more 

$69 billion is a ton for VMware, someone help educate me....how will he get his money back with so many customers migrating off. Even if he can get the top 500 to 1000 to keep paying for a few more years, is that enough to cover the cost of the... — read more 

Nobody gives a sh-t about Omnissa. The product will be gone in 3 years once all the customers leave. It will never recover, never go public, and always be a piece of cr-p.

We seem to have reached a breaking point. Our team meeting discussions demonstrate that we reject executive lies about the financial state of our business. Most employees I know have started to acknowledge that we desperately need new leadership at... — read more 

Omnissa is now going to copy bc and farm all it low spending clusters off to anunta which is a street sh----r organisation with the lack of brains to match. Those that do stick with omnissa will be required to pay extra for native English speakers... — read more 

If you just so happen to be one of those people who have a thing called a soul working in omnissa and actually tell the truth as is commonly the case, you can expect the managers to deny you any promotion or pay rises. If you are vocal and push the... — read more 

https://www.techradar.com/pro/broadcom-is-making-some-major-changes-to-stop-vmware-exodus

It’s baffling how top employees are constantly burdened with extra tasks, as if doing great work means they can handle much more. Meanwhile, those who constantly underperform always get a free pass. It’s risky and unsustainable. Is this really the... — read more 

Yet not enough doers at the bottom of the food chain. Can easily chop 2 layers. It will remove the politics among the Indian chief too. Make some of these people as IC, if they were IC just a few years ago.

cut L2, L3, L4: not needed any more cut L6, L7: save cost cut managers: no one to manage L5 survive most as cheap labor

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/12/new-broadcom-sales-plan-may-be-insignificant-in-deterring-vmware-migrations/ ..... Broadcom will no longer take VMware's biggest 2,000 customers directly. Instead, it will work with VMware's... — read more 

The cracks are starting to appear in the software big time now. Broadcom took all the good developers and left the rubbish behind. In the products right now, bugs have started to appear that are bringing whole production environments down and... — read more 

As the company flows surely and steadily down the toilet, the Shankar decided it was a wonderful idea to send an email containing a large list of promotions he dished out after he canned a load of the slaves, gave them pay cuts and sent their roles... — read more