I was emailed on Jan 18th that I was going to receive an executable separation agreement on Jan 26, but it never came. They said this was required to receive severance pay. Did anyone else not get a separation agreement yesterday? If not what... — read more
Shady way doing settlement agreement
I’m shocked that BC have one person dealing with alot of emea redundancies. Explains all the fxxx up but them. BC and HT king of making people redundant should know by the redundancy process by now!! Why are people in Ireland getting 6wks for each... — read more
New Round of Offer Letters Coming in Ireland
Those that declined will get another chance. These letters will have more RSUs. Sign date extended to Jan 31. Should hit your inbox soon. Clearly acceptance rate was not what they wanted. The need to compete with the severance package for... — read more
Those of you that have signed and received offers, how strictly is your team about coming into office?
No one comes info office in my region (emea) and ONLY my manager wants everyone to return to office 2-3 days a week. The office is pretty much empty, none of the other teams come in, I’ve witnessed this a good bit. However no one seems to be... — read more
Separattion agreement
It is finally here. Despite I am very glad to have chosen to leave and decline the offer letter, reading the document they sent us is disturbing. I personally experienced racial discrimination. I also observed favoritism at VMware by many managers... — read more
Two clubs
Staff 2 and above. Staff 1 and below. The only difference between them are RSU.
RSUs
Could anyone share some RSU grants they were offered, what position (Sales or BU) and what level they were at VMW (P1,P2... etc.)
Broadcom SIP and Q1FY24 payout?
guys, will we get any SIP bonus for Q1FY24 or not? We have not received any communication from the management or sales leaders. I understand they need to be careful but complete silence on such matters is not a good sign of their leadership. what do... — read more
Why the AVGO Business Model is Not Sustainable
I agree, HT plans to acquire more underperforming vendors to merely cut their costs isn't a savvy tech vendor's growth strategy. It's a simplistic PE financial manipulation playbook. It requires persuasion skills to convince hapless banks to loan... — read more
more than 80% are unmotivated
collecting paycheck with anger well done BC pay a lot to create unfairness
W2 from Broadcom or VMware ?
I quit back in September and I have already received W2 from my new employer, but not from BC. Do you think it may take a while for BC to send W2 due to ongoing re-org processes/layoffs ?
Asking for CEO - what can I do to bring you to office
i wanna increase my AVGO stock price
work for your own future, do not work for others' RSUs
then you know what to do
Beware world outside of North America -- awfully awful
Broadcom is the worst employer I've ever worked for. Interior doors have been broken for more than a week. There is less restroom service than vmware used to have -- and that was legendarily bad. The vending machines have prices beyond gouging. ... — read more
Food for thought...
Riot Games, the game studio behind "League of Legends," announced layoffs affecting 530 employees, or about 11% of its global workforce. The Los Angeles-based company, owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, will provide a ****minimum of six months'... — read more
Anything is achievable
Today, I turned down the job offer and couldn't be more happier. Numerous opportunities await, and the responsibility lies solely with oneself if the past two years weren't utilized for preparation. It's a tremendous relief to know that the demanding... — read more
if you are lowballed on rsu
you should not forget it is extremely hard to get promoted in future collect pay check, prepare for interview
OWBPA summary
Here are the totals by age from the OWBPA summary provided to me last week. Note that the OWBPA summary is listed by organization/decider/jobTitle/age, so these are aggregates. Presumably, only job titles for which layoffs occurred were included... — read more
I really want to take severance, but getting cold feet thinking of all the tech layoffs this year. Am I being too scared?
I have only 3 years of work experience, I’m young and afraid of making stupid decisions, I know I’m overthinking this but hey it’s a big decision for all of us.
Broadcom moves roil VMware customer base
It took Broadcom 18 months to get all of the requisite approvals needed to finalize its $61 billion purchase of VMware. But once the deal was sealed in late November, CEO Hock Tan moved swiftly, announcing layoffs of thousands of employees, selloffs... — read more
Ireland Monday 22/01/2024
So the countdown begins, it's currently 12:10am and only 8 hours 20mins until we find out what's going on. To people in GSS what's your end plan? I'm in the company just shy of 5 years and I'm out the gap. To anyone in all other sectors what's your... — read more
VMware Zero-day
Was VMware doing product development in China prior to the zero-day? I don't see any comment on this site on this topic.
Turtle check in
Hey. I just wanted to check on the turtles? How are they doing?
Comp- Has anyone seen rhis yet?
Wondering if a anyone has seen the full OTE in the most recent pay cycle? If not then when?
How to get out of GS
Personally I want to get out of support, it’s not for me. It’s stressful, and highly demanding, more and more is expected out of us everyday. I heard from a colleague that’s been around for a long time that years ago there used to be a proper... — read more
The key to Broadcom's profits
They are requiring everyone to return to the office and they have taken out the free snacks and put in for pay vending machines. Everyone is required to stay at their desks, except for short breaks where they can use the restroom and get a snack from... — read more
I cannot believe they are keeping and pushing SSMs
Utterly knacked that Broadcom is trying to save every penny but keeps these do-nothings around. I know they are a line item. Can Broadcom not see that not every line item is profitable? SSMs add nothing of value and I've yet to see one do so. — read more
Transition Early Layoffs
Anyone on the transition team with an October layoff scheduled think you're getting axed earlier? Anyone know how common it is to layoff earlier than the letters?
VMware Ireland
Anybody else feel quite trapped by all the info they given to us. RTO won’t be strictly mandated but management have said regional leaders want more people in office?? Managers themselves don’t know how to clarify it either.. And with prod volume... — read more
New GS work scheduling
"Revised model: All required support staff will be scheduled to work for a few weekends/holidays in a shifted schedule" Nope. Not gonna do it. Today's shifted schedule is tomorrow's "just work weekends too." Just not going to do it.
Broadcom: Will Be A Different Company In 2024
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4661041-broadcom-will-be-a-different-company-in-2024
How are the chosen ones doing?
Just curious how all of you lucky folk are holding up, honestly. Hearing Sales is getting paid at 100% OTE which is HILARIOUS considering some of the reps that got offers can't close a freaking door. Meanwhile, myself and other colleagues who blew it... — read more
Sales comp in BC: 50/50 or 60/40?
For those of you in sales with offers, would you mind sharing if they moving you to 50/50 sales comp or 60/40 or other?
Counting down to Monday in Ireland
Sign the document, collect the money, see you on the other side. Can’t wait!
How long is the notice period in Broadcom contract?
Plan is to stay for a few months until I get the time to find a job elsewhere, I want to how long is the notice period under bc.
Separation agreement???
Anyone get their separation agreement? I’m baffled by what exactly I’m signing on 1/26, as it reads that I may OR may not get severance calculated once signed? Broadcom HR is no help with understand when and how severance is calculated. They also... — read more
Still no slowdown in layoffs
This is becoming ridiculous. I thought that after the acquisition was finalized and the initial culling was done, things would settle down for a while. Instead, we keep hearing about more cuts every week. For how long will this go on? I don't think I... — read more
Are china R&D layoffs happening right now?
Are china R&D layoffs happening right now?