Is VMware a good company to be a sales engineer at? If not, any recommendations of where to go?

https://news.vmware.com/esg/intrinsically-evergreen-vmware-earth-day-2023 That's right. VMware, while in the midst of the highest uncertainty as to its future, VMware is focused on...ESG storytelling. This. This garbage is why we were targeted for... — read more 

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/04/26/tech/microsoft-activision-whats-next/index.html

I have been at VMware for a year and am ready to move on. Long story short, it's been a cluster since joining. Would being at a company for only a year make me look like a job hopper?

Thank you, you royal bags of sh--e, for destroying billions in a deal that people actually want. The UK continues its march towards global irrelevance. Open for business? Not us! We like accepting less. And thankfully we have a government that... — read more 

The Broadcom VMware merger has many of the same characteristics. While the overlaps may be less significant compared to the MS-Activision deal the objections by the UK CMA are strikingly similar and the new aggressive remedy schedule is... — read more 

https://www.telecomtv.com/content/digital-platforms-services/regulatory-opposition-to-the-broadcom-vmware-merger-grows-in-the-uk-europe-the-us-and-even-in-china-47318/amp/

https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/24/cma_broadcom_vmware_stage_2/

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3958788-vmwarebroadcom-deal-spread-widens-amid-notice-of-ftc-closed-door-meetings

SLT announced on an AMA meeting this week that 77 HR employees globally were impacted. Around 50% was part of Talent Acquisition.

What does outside date of 26th May mean? Complete squishing is sometime in Oct at end of Broadcom financial year. Weird end of FY BTW.

Some of you are so afraid of being laid off when we join Broadcom that you are gifting dozens of hours each week to the company in hopes of standing out. It won't matter. Nobody will care that you worked 80 hours last week when it comes to layoffs... — read more 

Heard a rumor that CIBG would be undergoing a major reorg. Anyone heard about it?

Don’t know how someone got 4,000 employees, but for the Carbon Black side of the house, it was around 40 sales managers that were given 2 months notice or offered a package. It’s all based on territory realignment now that CB is it’s own BU and... — read more 

Will there be more layoffs today or was yesterday an isolated incident?

Does anyone feel this is very rushed when the local management can't even explain the changes or how the new organisation will be structured? Questions like; how they will align staff grades when many CS came in Staff, and in TAM staff is hard to... — read more 

Interested in everyone thoughts

A lot of the general managers of business units at VMware proudly list their education background. Except CIBG. Weird, innit?

Frontline Managers, Reps, etc. 4000 CB impacted

Funny you ask because I had none. 🤣 Anyone else have zero bonus conversations?

Has anyone had any trouble applying for other jobs? I keep getting rejected.

Yesterday "EU says Broadcom's proposed VMware deal could restrict competition" Today, stock is up above $125. Clearly the market believes this merger is happening.

Seems like layoffs are being planned....

Isn’t it presumptuous of Broadcom to assume that regulators will bend to its will and finish all their investigations on Broadcom’s timetable?

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/04/12/vmware-ceo-says-sale-on-track-to-broadcom-by-fall.html Seriously Raghu, did Hock make you say that? Did they actually think anyone believes or gives flying sh-t what you think? When this whole... — read more 

imagine company use product have this details: handles very large files easy allows file annotations fast network access backup 1000s of concurrent users tracks changes to files in use for more 20 years poseur want switch company to use... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/eu-says-broadcoms-takeover-vmware-could-hurt-competition-2023-04-12/

So I'm thinking about resigning after the bonus is paid out. Is there a required notice period to give or would I be able to resign efficient immediately? In California for context.

Anyone less than 100%?

What is the morale and attrition like in your team these days? The BU I'm in pretty much is waiting for severance.

Hi all, I'm looking for insight into good companies to apply to for software sales. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Never seen this many jobs posted in last few days. What do you think this means?

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3954593-vmware-discloses-445m-share-sell-by-cfo Zane must be so confident merge goes through…

https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-trade-commission-illumina-grail-acquisition-lina-khan-ftc-antitrust-fd482b11 Our turn next

So BCOM had 5 days to respond to the CMA. 5 days…. They didn’t respond for a reason. They have huge team working round the clock on this acquisition, or they did have a huge team…. They let this slip, but why…

For some reason VMware was recruiting for Product Designer couple days ago, probably due to the fact that employee leaving prior to the merger? Me being an intermediate Product Designer candidate, have got an interview invitation from HR. I did some... — read more 

Everyone knows we have so many redundant jobs..multiple people working on same stuff across geographic. Some places are overloaded and few projects overfilled without work. Broadcom acquisition may not happen with 90% certainty as it creates... — read more 

That’s more worst than acquisition, they can cut 40% tech people, if acquired, only 25% tech layoffs, 15% non tech.