Broadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing acquisition

Re:Broadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing acq... by Icathian on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:20PM (#38437685)

I can't speak for the whole org, but my small corner of VMware got cut far more than was reasonable. We already ran very lean, and with the losses there will be no new features on our product for a very long time, if ever. Best we can hope for is maintenance unless they're planning to staff back up down the line (they're not).

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Re:Broadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing acq... by alephnerd on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:23PM (#38437722)

> Best we can hope for is maintenance

This is probably what's going to happen. Companies like Broadcom and PANW want pretty high margins on their product lines, so they're pretty mercenary in getting it done.

If you got an offer letter, you should probably survive if you can justify your value over the next few months (in my experience w/ M&A)

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Re:Broadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing acq... by Icathian on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:29PM (#38437802)

I got an offer letter, but I've already got an offer elsewhere and will be leaving shortly. I'm not interested in picking up the pieces of the mess they've made. It just makes me very sad, my team was amazing and deserved better.

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Re:Broadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing acq... by alephnerd on Monday November 27, 2023 @03:44PM (#38437984)

Yep. If I was in your shoes I'd leave as well. If you got a very competitive stock grant, that means they really want you. If not, best to leave elsewhere.

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