Just thinking of the so many people who were suggesting to leave VMware for a FAANG company after the Broadcom announcement happened. So basically all these FAANGs companies already laid off so many people while in VMware we are still all here (apart... — read more 

If I make my 401k pre-tax contribution quickly say by march/april 2023 and then I get laid off later lets say in May 2023, will I still get full vmware contribution ?

I will be honored to be part of the great Broadcom organization, led by our illustrious CEO, Hock Tan. Under his wisdom and guidance, we will have the privilege of working for a company that is at the forefront of technology and innovation. Being... — read more 

I have been desperately looking for a job for several months now. However, many people have left since the announcement. I wonder how everything would look if the market was not as dismal as it is unfortunately? I think that in that case Broadcom... — read more 

I came to read about the MS layoffs and stumbled on the negative sentiments for VMware's future. I'm not concerned. We have great employees, an incredible market, incredible leadership, our product portfolio is unmatched, and cloud adoption will... — read more 

This happened twice already. Is anybody having similar issues?

Do people at VMware think it was better under Dell? I know it was better prior to the Dell/EMC merger as VMware was pretty much left to its own devices.

https://bid.hgpauction.com/auctions/8421/herita10194?page=1&pageSize=60

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/01/13/vmware-ranked-2-software-company-on-the-just-100-list.html

Friday the 13th

An optimistic outlook: Financial stability: Broadcom is a financially stable company and the acquisition could provide VMware employees with a sense of security and stability, knowing that the company they work for is backed by a strong parent... — read more 

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2023/01/11/nvidia-google-drop-in-glassdoor-ranking.html?utm_source=sy&utm_medium=nsyp&utm_campaign=yh

Anyone know what this rumor is about? Supposedly happening in February.

Well here goes another one. At this point, Broadcom is just like a virus that just is out for destruction of the entire IT landscape https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/11/citrix_tibco_csg_redundancies/

Read this great news: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-09/apple-plans-to-drop-broadcom-chip-by-2025-to-use-in-house-design

: WWO is managed by a nontechnical leader. This leads to interesting decisions about tools and infrastructure. OCTO is simply better at anything running the business. WWO really needs to go away. Tools are changed frequently, even when it's not... — read more 

what is the latest news for the carbon black sbu future?

Now that all the bad management examples have been aired, what are examples of bad internal infrastructure or bad policies, both that make your daily existence more difficult?

August 21 – 24, 2023, at The Venetian Convention and Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. November 6 – 9, 2023, at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. Additionally, building on Korea on April 6 – 7 and India on April 11 – 12. Whats the chances that... — read more 

I'm glad when I hear from others that they got a much better job after VMW, however, I've been looking for a better option for months and I can't get anything better. That's why I'm a little disappointed and depressed, and I already think that... — read more 

Travel expenses Exercise equipments. Can it be used for rent/mortgage too ?

VP of Investor Relations Paul Ziots is gone, I didn't see any announcement about him. I guess he figured his role wasn't needed post-acquisition so he's gone to Pure Storage to join the large cohort of Ex-VMWers already there

And more importantly, why isn't a company-wide hiring freeze implemented? I know the world and work can't stop while we wait to become part of Broadcom, but at the same time, we have to admit that things are not as usual and that some changes need to... — read more 

Seven months since the acquisition was announced our team has halved - part through attrition and part through layoffs. If it continues like this, our entire team will be gone before the merger even goes through. Well played by Broadcom, I guess... — read more 

Anyone know the date? Hearing as early as next week BU’s that lost their GM recently will be impacted the most. Big cuts in sales too

My dad is in Asia and I an a US citizen. He is in critical condition and I want to take long (1-2 months, probably 2 months) leave to take care of him. Is there any leave/policy for this type of situation?

Can all of you who're so happy to say you don't care about staying quit? Do the rest of us a solid and increase our chances of staying if you really don't care.

If I could find any solid job now, I wouldn't think twice whether to stay here or not. Honestly, I thought that getting a new job would be much easier.I wish the market would start improving, but I don't believe that it will happen soon. How long... — read more 

I'm tired of waiting to see if I'll stay or be kicked to the curb. I'm waiting because I don't want to miss out on severance, but I'm starting to think it's not worth it, considering the wait. I might be naive, but I did believe the whole thing would... — read more 

https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/21/broadcoms-proposed-61b-vmware-acquisition-scrutinized-by-uk-regulators/ How many more of these are going on around the world?

I've been asked to sign an NDA before my interview next week and this is the first time something like that happened to me. Am I to understand that this is a standard procedure and I should just do it? I admit I haven't had the need to interview in a... — read more 

For now we can only guess but I'm wondering if the layoff list will be based on performance. What do you think?

Did anyone hear anything about laying off sales personnel?

Appreciate this isn’t really a forum that promotes positivity but with all the uncertainty on what’s happening with VMware at the moment wanted to wish everyone best wishes during the Christmas period and hope you get to spend some real quality time... — read more 

And it has only gotten worse since the acquisition was announced. Are there really people who still like it here and plan to stay even when Broadcom takes over? I can understand staying because you don't want to risk changing jobs in this economy... — read more 

Nicely done. VMware cancels VMExplore and certainly picked the right day and week to announce it many will completely miss it. For those that think nothing will change… another warning shot fired... — read more 

VP told someone it seems 50% lay offs coming in two stages, first laying off underperforming employees and then volunteering then sharp cut, totaling up to 50%

How reliable are rumors about another major layoff round at the end of January?

Hock is said to be so enthusiastic about the Tanzu part of the VMware acquisition that he is legally changing his name to Hock Tanzu. It is also understood that he will also be getting a tattoo of the Tanzu logo, but there is currently little detail... — read more 

Has anyone heard anything official from the European Commission? I believe today was the provisional deadline, as per the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/case_details.cfm?proc_code=2_M_10806