Did Hock and/or Tom have an all-hands with the Symantec and CA folks when their acquisitions were announced? Did they keep their promises?

When they acquired Symantec: They swung into action almost immediately- Broadcom does not waste any time - they have a team in place and the template is ready ! They used it with CA then with Symc They will mostly offer jobs to everyone in... — read more 

It ain't over until the fat lady sings as they say... Analysts are warning this deal may not be a slam dunk https://youtu.be/5S-dmbeLEAs

The only way out of this… Is a "unionized type" response to management. Every communication that has come out talks about the shareholders and ends up with "keep doing what you are doing”. In layman's terms, keep bringing in the numbers because Hock... — read more 

Whether it’s Broadcom or someone else cuts are inevitable. No company has two HR, two finance, two IT departments etc. The question here is what other support areas would be impacted. Look around. If Broadcom have it then they probably won’t want the... — read more 

If offered a new job at Broadcom, can an employee turn it down and and receive severance instead?

This could directly impact me depending on when the deal closes

Can the FTC and/or SEC say no? Is there some other scenario that will put a stop to this?

Here's what I don't understand. As a new hire, I accepted a $ amount of RSUs because the current market had vmware undervalued in my opinion; meaning I knew that I would make more money there as the # of RSUs is determined at hire. With the move... — read more 

What happens to it? It is leased from Stanford.

With all the coordination in chat words WFH, Layoffs, …. Etc That shows the quality and strength of the whole over the individual. This coordination can be used to disrupt this and get Microsoft or Google to take over. Start spreading the word for... — read more 

GG WP. I guess I'll get cut by next year. Ciao!

I'm seeing a lot of talk about 50 miles being the cut-off for remote work, is that a hard limit? I'm in NJ and the closest office to my home is in Mellville NY at a touch under 50 miles, but in NY metro traffic that's a greater than 2 hour... — read more 

https://kicksec.io/vmware-too-big-to-fail/

I dont understand why people are just focussing on doom and gloom. It will take them a couple of months or a year to close this acquisition. First off, you all got a pretty decent headstart in pursuing other opportunities. And then, when the deal... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/brian-maddens-brutal-unfiltered-thoughts-broadcom-vmware-brian-madden/

I don’t see anything positive in this Broadcom acquisition for now. To me it's the worst news ever! Perhaps someone is more optimistic that all this won't be gloom and doom for the company?

Just trying to keep us organized: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Main Post by the broadcomguy https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1gTMqgMW Page 2 https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1gTMqgMW?page=2 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Long replies by... — read more 

Automatic out if you are staff or below.

Any advice for anyone who have VMW RSUs to sell? Is it best to sell now?

or will the layoffs only happen on/after day 1?

:( all you need to do is ask a former Symantec employee!

My experience of Broadcom take over of Symantec: They did not follow TUPE rules. Ask about this. Be sure to get a clear answer on wether they plan to follow the laws in place to protect your employment, or not. Management simply said "If you... — read more 

Use “active threads” button to see what threads had a recent reply… the button is big and easy to see… Or you can use the link: https://www.thelayoff.com/vmware?sort=active

With many saying that BRCM will lay off 70% of VMW, how can BRCM still expect to have $13B of VMW revenues? In other words, does any one believe that VMW is THAT bloated that even after shredding 70% of workforce they can still retain 100% of the... — read more 

Does AVGO even have a marketing team? Ot should we pack in now?

So if you have been at VMware for less than 1 year I guess you have no grounds for severance right? What about RSUs that would vest over 4 years.....can you still be entitled to them? Otherwise no point sticking about ...

A number of people have said they work from home/full remote with Broadcom, among others who have stated WFH doesn't happen. I am not sure what to believe, but some have brought up WFH contracts and if this is true, what does that even mean?

I accepted the offer for VMware months ago as a software engineer and heard about the news. I am in a rotational program that allows me to work on two different teams for the first year. Is it possible that Broadcom rescind new grad offers or lay... — read more 

https://www.thelayoff.com/p/@OP+1gTMqgMW I see bunch of people just venting and projecting fears. If you need real info and bunch of good advice, follow this guy's thread, which has been burried below

Broadcom will use this opportunity to get rid of everybody who they see as earning too much, which will be most of the employees who are towards the higher end of the pay range. How much you do and how well you do it will not matter, this is strictly... — read more 

Is it when the deal is officially closed, which is 6 months away?

Does this mean, they will spare Vmware people ? “Following the closing of the transaction, the Broadcom Software Group will rebrand and operate as VMware, incorporating Broadcom's existing infrastructure and security software solutions as part of an... — read more 

Broadcom wanted to buy Qualcomm but that never happened. What are the chances something similar can happen here? I know I'm grasping at straws, but can you blame me?

but we're officially fu---d.

Seriously this is a brilliant outcome for Mikey D and Broadcom, and the 5 years with Dell has made Vmware a better and more profitable company. Doubt there will be many layoffs

https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/company/vmware-broadcom.pdf Both boards unanimously have agreed to the merger.