Tech Support. Two North American support centers, now one. 40% of your support during north american business hours had been laid off. Customer complaints have risen dramatically the last two years. North America has not had steady human capital... — read more 

Vmware management made mistake in growing vmware faster in last 4 years since 2012 layoffs. They did not plan headcount to revenue growth properly. EMC and Dell need to target vmware execs and VPs, directors in layoffs. they made mistake and they... — read more 

Vmware employees need to be prepared for more rounds of layoffs. proactively look for jobs and transition from vmware.

Sorry that this news came so suddenly. You'll be missed. I agree that you have to pay for talent so just curious to know what expertise you had versus level and pay within VMware?

To be assigned 7 more the next day.. say good bye to he treadmill. There's a ton of system admin by proxy jobs... you can now be a vmware customer calling support to ask them to Google the answer for you.

Very sorry to hear about layoffs. Been there years ago... Worst feeling in the world!

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I've been reading all this, and thought I'd share. I once had a great job, was very dedicated, accomplished, and successful as could be. Gave my soul to it. One day, after a decade, they told me I wasn't good enough anymore. Gave me severance, and... — read more 

Maybe it went here: Financial filings indicate that EMC's top-six executives, including long-serving CEO Joe Tucci, stand to collect approximately $147.2 million in cash payments and accelerated equity awards should they leave the company or see... — read more 

I've been reading all this, and thought I'd share. I once had a great job, was very dedicated, accomplished, and successful as could be. Gave my soul to it. One day, after a decade, they told me I wasn't good enough anymore. Gave me severance, and... — read more 

" . . . corporate profits are high, and the stock market is booming. Yet most Americans are not sharing in the recovery. While the top 0.1% of income recipients—which include most of the highest-ranking corporate executives—reap almost all the income... — read more 

Now piss off

Your support kind of sucked, but it was bearable. If you are moving it to India now I might as well start learning Hyper V and KVM on my own...

Are we EOL-ing VMware products now (since #Dell turns to shit every product they touch)

Was moved to new unit (a new initiative, still in progress) a month back based on my good performance. Got impacted yesterday, usual shit - "Business priorities and resources realignment". It's hard to believe as I started as fresh graduate a year... — read more 

If all that we are left with is the stocks , Then commenting in this platform, or any other , and saying things without any evidence, starting rumors - will make the stock price go down. That is what traders who short stocks wants. And no one can... — read more 

VMware grew from 14,000 to 27.000 or 90% (FTE & contractors) from 2013 to 2016. Revenue only grew 20-30%. Senior management took their eye off the ball and over hired. Now the rank and file are paying for their lack of planning or knowledge on how to... — read more 

Former Walt Disney World employees who were laid off and made to train their foreign replacements have filed class-action lawsuits against Disney and the consulting firms that provided the foreign labor. The layoffs at Walt Disney made national... — read more 

heard someone mentioning that its difficult for vmware to bounce back ? with nutanix and amazon, msft killing the vmware growth ? you think the stock hit bottom already ?

Are they planning on laying off Dell Folks due to this deal?

I was the highest paid on my team, had several years of only 4s and 5s on reviews, and had six years service, and I'm hearing from tens of others throughout Palo Alto where people with long experience and high pay that they were let go. Some of the... — read more 

Having been hit with the layoff, I reflected on my experience when joining the company, the years in between, and the road to the end. It was a much smaller company 10 years ago with the feeling of a family - everyone watched out for others. But that... — read more 

We've (guys on this board) got featured on the front page: http://www.businessinsider.com/vmware-employees-vent-about-layoffs-2016-1

I'm not a VMware employee. I'm an alliance partner. What I'm seeing is that most of these cuts are coming from vCloud Air. Is VMware giving up on that product? My perception originally was that vCloud Air would be rolled into Virtustream. Of course... — read more 

I read thru mine - anyone get any legal advice?

Since he joined VMware we are lowering the guidance and then beating the same and patting our backs for that. Even this was achieved with dubious means. Please read this... — read more 

We still have lot to achieve with VMware... Since PAT came on board - we are achieving our quarterly - yearly targets. Current Dell-EMC deal is a catalyst for current uncertainties. I hope that deal falls apart and we get spun off as a independent... — read more 

I read an article in the fall that alleged VMware's management had been juicing reported software growth for a year by quietly allocating SaaS to the license category. There's nothing wrong with the accounting, they just didn't tell investors about... — read more