Many exceptional employees, engineers and team-mates left over the last day or 2. What's gonna happen with support especially? Seems like there's nobody experienced left.
Sales Incentive Plan
Signed welcome letter stating 60/40 split and being asked to sign a SIP that states 50/50 split? Is this leverage in reversing decision and getting SA? What next, they halve the salary? B*llocks all this.
VCF π2 Summit
VCF π2 Summit does not cover any cost related to an attendee's travel or accommodation while onsite. However, π2 Summit does cover limited coffee and snacks provided during the event." Pay your flight, you hotel, your cab if you wat to attend!!! BC... — read more
Sales incentive plan
Sales incentive plan stipulates that if you leave before year end, you must pay back ALL your comission earnings in that year. Seriously? Get me the f*ck outta here!
Upcoming Letters for Some WFH Staff
I’m not the WFH troll that lurks on this board. I have it on good accord that starting this weekend, for a subset of US VMware offices with seating capacity, employees still classified as Remote and within 50 miles will be asked to physically come... — read more
Now that the transition is over
Is anybody still missing the old VMware?
VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers
VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/vmware-admits-sweeping-broadcom-changes-are-worrying-customers/
BC is gearing up for more acquisitions
https://www.ft.com/content/0a4013b6-b3b9-49fd-87a9-bd0da5e229b1 They would need more cash to make more acquisitions won’t they?
Glassdoor's Algorithm is cr-p
I can't believe that VMware is ranked as the 7th best place to work in 2024 based on some Glassdoor algorithm: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/americas-best-places-to-work-2024/ Did Uncle Hok pay them off?
Anyone still working from home
Just "hope and pray" that your final severance pay is not reduced. Broadcom payroll is calculating "days employed during transition" based on badge in data. "Office presence" is sure shot way of not losing your gold coins.
Grateful to VMware
Grateful to VMware for all they did for me over the years. For the friends I've made, and the career opportunities I now have that I've declined my offer. I for one will not be calling the company or solutions now that I'm leaving, I hope you won't... — read more
Ireland reductions
Approx 100 support engineers left VMware, some due to attrition even before the offer letters even came out. We know there were 360 redundancies being made apart from that in different areas like HR, finance etc. You add the numbers and... — read more
CB layoffs when?
Admin and GTM is very likely gone, but will any of R&D survive? Rumor of 2 death waves coming, as early as next week--any idea who is first to go? Wondering how deep R&D cuts will be the first go around.
Severance offer deadline
Deadline to accept severance offer is on Monday 19th, does anyone know if that means before Monday 19th so by Sunday or COB Monday 19th. My solicitor appointment is booked for Monday morning on the 19th but I’m worried if that’s too late to sign or... — read more
Severance
Signed BC contract, but now want out. Any advice on getting severance with an exit?
Did anyone receive their retention RSU paid out yet?
Did anyone receive their retention RSU paid out yet? I only received the severance paid today.
Another Broadcom u-turn on WFH
Broadcom goes back on its word again. Those tagged as REMOTE in India and USA in workday are now expected to return to the office. Timeline has yet to be agreed, but everyone is now expected back into the office, a HR announcement was sent to... — read more
Taxes are going to be fun...
ETrade reported the converted RSUs as gains. Definitely paying a CPA this year.
UK - Reference ?
Anyone know the current mail to get a reference ? I already left VMware so I don't have access to Workday and whilst I was promised one when I resigned, I never got it and manager doesn't respond on LinkedIn.
When is next round WWLO happening
Will EUC and Carbon survive till then.
Severance Paid
For those waiting on severance and signed on the 26th, you should be getting that paid out this Friday. I get paid 2 days early and it just hit my account
Don’t let imposter syndrome get the better of you!
After slaving away in the company for 3 years, I took voluntary redundancy without any offer in hand. I’ll be leaving next week and I’ve only now started creating my CV. For many weeks I postponed creating a CV because it gave me the ick, my... — read more
When is VRadio
I need an inspiring week of innovation
How many hours are you working on average?
On a typical day, since the acquisition? Have your hours increased?
How are things going over in the UK?
Any idea what’s the acceptance rate for the offers?
1/26 separation, applied for COBRA but Ins is awaiting Bcoms payment
Has anyone been able to get confirmation of payment by Bcom for cobra? Insurance has me “pending” due to waiting for Bcom to confirm or pay for insurance Feb-Apr. This is in the US.
UK employee just signed
UK employee who has just signed and accepted their welcome letter. Firstly, I was in the fortunate position to be offered a welcome letter, as many people were not. Sometimes having a choice is more difficult, sometimes it is easier. Although I... — read more
EUC transition employees
If you've been slated to go to EUC upon divesture and you're transition, good news! Hr is working on options, you can opt to decline, accept or stay on transition. If you're fte, you're stuck. I'm unsure of the timeline of the announcement as... — read more
Any vmw transition employee still work from home like me and worried on severance
Heard that Salary and 50% transition bonus both will be cut for each day not in office. Scares me. Can they decline severance pay if not coming to office ? I live 47 miles from office and ignoring RTO. Worried about badge reports and my final pay in... — read more
Superlatives
Here's a blow-off-steam stupid post. Plese post snappy superflatives that describe your experience with Broadcon, both negative and positive. Broadcon su-ks so hard it removes material from far away black holes.
Dutch VMware
When do the Dutch get their letters? Looking forward to seeing a couple of Chief Technologists get their marching orders. No use in Hocks world.
OMNISSA
I saw that VMware applied for a new trademark called OMNISSA. (https://trademarks.justia.com/983/65/omnissa-98365706.html) It's registered as EUC business. What do you think about it, could it be the EUC BU to be sold?
Severance
Anyone know when it should hit our direct deposit? Understood 3/15/24 is absolute latest.
Figure out who's leaving the company: dump, diff, repeat
From RachelByTheBay: One common element of the larger places where I've worked is that they tend to have a directory service of some sort that keeps track of who's an employee and who isn't. You can learn some interesting things by periodically... — read more
EUC recruiting
Does anyone feel sleighted that they didn't get a choice to turn down the EUC transition offer? I had seen this question in one of the townhalls but HR kind of gave a PC answer. Just wanted to take an informal poll here.
VMware Technical Support
ex-CA now with Broadcom chiming in So what's going on in the world of VMware technical support? Have they asked a lot of you to stay? Transition? Straight layoffs? What is the general VMware technical support situation right now?
There is hope
At the moment it is all doom and gloom here. I want to share a bit of good news & I know this is going to get a load of down votes! I decided to decline the Ireland offer letter (not once but twice thank you Hock!) and spent the past few weeks... — read more
What’s the plan for EUC now?
With news Carbon Black isn’t being spun off and instead is rolling under Symantec, what does this mean for EUC and the sale of that division?