Since Jan last week till date, I have had 5 rounds of interviews (telephonic and in-person). They would occur randomly - suddenly two rounds over a period of three days and then again a lull for two weeks and so on. Recruiter doesn't respond to... — read more
Airwatch feedback
Hows the Airwatch team / business doing ? Have been coming across few PM / Dev openings in Bangalore. Is it a good team to work with ? Is VMware continuing to look at it as an important entity and continuing to invest in it ? Is it prone to layoffs... — read more
New layoffs round coming in May
Usually, it is in July. But this time it is being prepared. Confirming company direction in hiring Cisco like culture. The policy is hire as many and the kick out who does not become obedient.
Atherpal staff, start your exit plans now!
VMware have announced it intends to acquire Atherpal. My advice to the existing staff is, get out while you can!!! https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2019/02/advanced-remote-management.html
Which BU is impacted most
When is the actual layoff happening. Which BU is getting impacted.
Recruitment frozen ??
I had an initial round of interview for a post at Bangalore. Then no response from th recruiter.. doesn't even respond to multiple emails.. Is recruitment happening or frozen ?
BizJournal article about the layoffs
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/02/01/vmware-layoffs-palo-alto-hq-vmw.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo
Time to leave
It has become patently obvious that there is no future at VMware. When layoffs are the main and only go to for management to solve the mounting issues, then it becomes obvious how inept and desperate they are. My advice to everybody is to start... — read more
Do we have an idea how many were affected in the end?
I know that’s hard to figure out, but does anyone have an idea how many people were affected by layoffs and, if somebody knows, what number were they targeting? In other words, can we expect more, or is that about it for now?
Stop laying off our best people!
Honestly, it's like the goal is to leave all the dead weight and cut anybody who actually has any knowledge and contributes to the company. Each time when we have more cuts, I'm left in disbelief when I see who is gone. Who is the genius who makes... — read more
Do we have a picture of what positions were targeted the most?
I can’t get a picture of what positions were the main target of these layoffs. Does anyone else have any info? Or maybe the main criteria was to eliminate a little in all departments.
It is a lie that this layoff is rebalancing of workforce
It is a lie that this layoff is rebalancing of workforce. The layoffs at EUC workspace 1 intelligence team targeted only the people who were hired via an acquisition in March 2018. The manager did not personally like the people and because he is the... — read more
More today?
Can we expect more layoffs today?
What's with hiding the number?
Why exactly is WMware refusing to say how many people were laid off as part of the latest layoffs round - especially here, in the US? What is it they are trying to hide? Could it be that the numbers are much larger than anybody suspects and they just... — read more
Farewell
So, my number came up and I was let go yesterday. 14 months before retirement. It could have been avoided and they had multiple options, yet this is the path they chose to take. I'll be fine but this leaves quite a bit of bitter taste... Farewell... — read more
Layoffs confirmed to the Media
https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/vmware-confirms-layoffs-limited-number-let-go-as-part-of-workforce-rebalancing-
https://www.facebook.com/TheLayoff/posts/2036924736403972
https://www.facebook.com/TheLayoff/posts/2036924736403972
Bangalore - Master Thread - VMWare Layoffs January/February 2019
Layoffs seem to be all over the place, let's try to consolidate Bangalore related info in this thread.
Engineering / VxRail / QE (Palo Alto)
I've seen a list with 8 names on it today, all let go. I am hearing the cut may be a bit bigger but that's all what I know so far. Maybe someone else can chime in on the timing, etc.
Austin Office Layoffs (1/29/2019)
3 SLED core ISRs, 3 Healthcare core ISRs, 5 core Commercial ISRs, 2 core Enterprise ISRs were let go. All in Austin office. All these positions were inside sales. Rumor has it alignment is to make the field more happy, and turn the inside sales role... — read more
Will we be affected today?
Does anybody know if any US locations will be impacted with layoffs today? I'm nervous because it's the end of the month, and it's been mentioned several times that the last week of January is usually when layoffs happen at VMware. Add to that... — read more
Vmware Bangalore EUC Workspace ONE 13 people were fired
Mostly people from Testing were fired . 3 months severance package
End of January layoffs
It usually happens in the week of 20 - 30 of Jan. In my team its happened on 27 Jan and once on the 24 Jan 2017. A friend had weekly 1-1 and no one doubted it. They usually chuck out people with 2.5 to 5 years in VMware. New hires dont need to worry... — read more
Vmw shares
PG and the rest of the execs sold millions of their share, is this the downfall of vmware?
CEO
Hearing some chatter that PG may be leaving soon.
January 9 layoffs?
Typically on Jan9th every year - as clockwork; management decides to cull areas of business I'm somewhat new at VMware, so I can't tell if this is true or not? It'd be nice to be prepared if it is, because I'm assuming that it'll be "last in first... — read more
EUC Bangalore downsizing on maps ?
heard people talking of EUC bangalore downsizing coming Jan..
vSphere was designed for data center.
Now people want to masquerade it as cloud and force feed customers. Customers ain't buying. People keep clinging to this delusion about "private" or "hybrid" cloud: cloud is cloud, private cloud ain't cloud, it's enterprise datacenter that has been... — read more
insidea sales moved to Barcelona
All inside Sales and support and related functions moving to new Barcelona site.Biggest impact is Cork Ireland and Milton Keynes in Uk.Option to relocate for some ppl buy not all anx a lot can’t for family reasons.Best of luck to all those affected... — read more
VMware Layoffs 2019
Is there going to be any reorg or VMware Layoffs in 2019?
Work went to BNG
PSO in MK (UK) is seriously depleted and managers all gone. Much work PSO already gone to BNG.
The deal is closed -VMware buys CloudHealth
What was announced at the end of August, now is official. VMware acquires CloudHealth Technologies( if someone didn’t know, a cloud computing startup company based in Boston). An official statement from VMware confirmed the purchase, but the value of... — read more
Cuts in UK?
Anyone heard any rumours about cuts in the UK yet? My manager was suggesting it might be a possibility in the next 6 months.
Next Layoffs?
Saw manager-only meetings happening quite frequently in the last week of April. Does anyone know if the lists are being prepared?
Job migration to jump
Recent org changes will lead to more rapid job migrations from Palo Alto, Seattle, Cambridge, Atlanta and Beijing to Bengaluru
Fewer layoffs expected; Dell reverse merger unlikely
Good news, layoffs accross the company might be fewer as shareholders oppose reverse merger with Dell Technology.
Heard about cuts in Ireland
Infra/Sysops/NASA teams cut to half. Other teams frozen. Bulgaria site to double workforce and Cairo support center coming up. Most job openings coming masked from Dell.
VMware will lay off 159 employees beginning March 12, according to documents filed with the state of California.
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/vmware-cuts-159-employees-amid-dell-technologies-buyout-rumors/2018/01/
If VMware lays off when doing well, just wait now that Michael Dell can't shut his piehole
Seriously VMware lays off big every January and smaller in July, and that is when the company is doing fantastic. Just wait until Michael Dell is done opening is piehole and tanking VMware stock. Seriously W.T.F . Stay away Mike and let VMware make... — read more