How many % will get FT offer ? how many % will get Transition offer and what % will be asked to leave ( no offer till 30 OCT) Do people on FT offer will get letter/email like 1 week in advance compared to people on Transition role ? If I don’t accept... — read more 

You know what every company needs for an improved bottom line? A super diverse labor pool, obviously! Because nothing boosts profits like having people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, right? 🙄 Who needs the simplicity of a... — read more 

To the trolls trolling DEI, just stop. We get it, you don't like it, but guess what? We are here to stay, you guys are in the minority now. We are the captain now!

Submitting countless applications and dealing with rejection emails and final rounds with no offer is completely demoralizing. I don't know how the rest of you are doing, but I'm starting to panic.

Can someone please post the email for VMware payroll? I had left VMware and need to update my address on file for tax purposes. Thanks

So If I have understood correctly the ones in this list will receive anyway an offer from Broadcom (a proper contract?) and then eventually be laid off from Broadcom? Or anyway we will know our fate end of October anyway but it will require some few... — read more 

Some Sr.Directors in Core Sales are now telling ICs that they are on a pick list of potential hires and freaking them out. This will not end well. The way VMware has handled this and the politics and behaviour afterwards have convinced me that I no... — read more 

Do new hires typically still receive the minimum severance (2 months) in these scenarios even if they're still on probation?

What tone-deaf, self-involved mo--n thinks it's appropriate to continue to post sh*t about going to McLaren races? How is this valuable to anyone's morale? Customers? For someone that has absolutely nuked their reputation in the field and has been... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vmware_techeducation-innovation-activity-7109435333078904833-cA84/ I'm not residing in Egypt and I'm damn impatient to grab hold of that severance package!

You can imagine the feelings of those people like me going to start @vmware in a few days …wtf

Though I am remote, I would be happiest for the Palo Alto folks if they make it a grand success that will never be forgotten. This is not the end of life

I am sure vmware has much better software talent that BC. Then why wouldn't they consider laying off from their own software divisions?

Ever since it was clear the deal was gonna go through, my boss seems to have doubled down on work and also the asks to my team. I can’t believe anybody who “knows nothing” about what is going to happen would behave this way. Now, he may not know... — read more 

Does anyone know if the letters have already started to be sent in the United States?

Is there any information about employees who will either be part of transition or get a permanent employment whether they will be asked to relocate (if they are in a place where there is no Broadcom office)? Apologies if this has already been... — read more 

Broadcom will get a much different company than it expected, at least when it comes to its workforce.

Will we be asked to return our home office monitors and other accessories, if we are let go, or just the laptop?

I heard rumors that the Specialists will be laid off in the 1st wave. Can anybody confirm this or heard the same?

Viewed a few comments from folks that emails sent 16th+4 will contain offers Transition BC offer Question please? When it safe to say you are Day 1. From comments only after Close. Post closing? So Folks could be navigating their teams, not... — read more 

I heard from the VPS townhall, that broadcom will be keeping people based on their GitHub commits? Do you think that's a good metric?

You have townhall today, what do you expect to happen? I wish I could create a poll here: I already have a job/jobs offer I have interview/interviews lined up fate is my master

Will this dissapear to partners when the merger is done? What do you think?

I have a staff of healing and a ring of fireball too. Do these need to be turned if we are eliminated?

Why do we have highly-paid individuals for low-level work, such as Business Intelligence (BI), Data Governance (DG), and Data Quality (DQ) in the CDTO group? We often say, 'If you don't want to work on critical P1 applications, work in BI; you'll... — read more 

Any one has idea on this? Thanks.

So people can either focus on work, or focus on finding another job, rather than one month in a mess?

I don't know about you, but after last week's all hands, this all anybody has been talking about on internal calls that don't have managers on them and I suspect that people have pretty much checked out or quiet as crickets on those that have... — read more 

Getting rejects from everywhere. Anyone with similar experience. Feels like this is the worst time to be looking for a job with VMware in your resume.

Now what?

Unlike many other tech companies having a lots of "start-up-like" projects or some divisions for getting into new business, Broadcom only focus on most profitable parts to archive strong "GDP per capita". Divisions with less profitability are fragile... — read more