Hi, I got laid off this week, I've heard from my director that there will be few more waves of layoffs is this true? What sh*thole Broadcom is, job market here is horrible not sure how to find something good ffs. TC ±125k euro
Layoffs update
Do we know how many today? Which BUs have been hit the most?
Omnissa india closing
When would EUC india spin off be completed ? Could there be any more layoffs post india close ?
Netapp layoff rumors .. hock tan next acquisition target to combine with vmware?
Deep technology integrations and 20k shared customers. Broadcom can dominate ai inferencing / enterprise AI with chips, networking (brocade), vmware and netapp storage + RAG? Netapp 6.5b revs and 1.5B free cash flow that can go higher.
When hiring will resume
Folks when can we expect hiring to resume in Europe?
SIP repayment
For those who were apart of the SIP (Sales Incentive Plan) and left Broadcom on their own will, did they ask for repayment as they promised?
Rumor is: Layoffs occur Thursday
Managers have a mandatory meeting tomorrow, probably to find out who is impacted.
Omnissa Live: Customer & Partner Comments
Too much vision, and not enough substance in product investment plans. How can Omnissa recover from this disappointing first event? We need answers, not fluff.
Cork Office Lay-Offs
Hearing rumblings of lay-offs in Cork office. Mgmt notified staff yesterday morning but not giving anymore information away currently. Looks like SDE division impacted across tech and SAMs.
Telco and possibly Tanzu
Another round coming as soon as this weekend.
After EMEA layoffs stock will go to 200
After trimming the juniors last week, I expect stock price to hit 200 once wall street see the numbers! HT is indeed the best CEO, we need more CVPs and directors, we can cut all ICs before staff level.
Need more layoffs stock too low
title - HT needs to trim more, stock is disappointing. Noone would work in this trash for low TC.
Omnissa needs its own page on here now
The axe is falling, for the US employees at least.
Restructure vs. Performance
Alot has been said about restructuring vs..performance base layoffs. This is the one area where corporations consistently lie to everybody. To clarify what I mean: Restructuring: Your role is no longer needed and we didn't find a home for you. You... — read more
Beware of the fake 7k
Seen a lot of post about that VMware will be cut to 7k. This is absolute garbage, just ignore.
Ransomware attak on esxi
https://www.spiceworks.com/it-security/vulnerability-management/news/eldorado-ransomware-affects-vmware-esxi-windows-vms/amp/
Former VMware Senior Staff, Currently at Broadcom
In response to any negative perceptions, I would like to express that I find Broadcom to be significantly superior to VMware in various aspects. My salary has nearly doubled, the work-life balance is exceptional, and the work itself is meaningful. I... — read more
BCom layoff package
This was asked before but answer not clear. Anyone know what is the BCom layoff package in US ? This is if your layoff after the 1 year of VMware, after November
Two articles, both bad
https://www.crn.com/news/ai/2024/microsoft-exec-althoff-vmware-pricing-gave-the-world-the-greatest-gift-of-all https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2024/wwt-ceo-on-unhappy-broadcom-vmware-customers-seeking-alternatives-and-wwt-tripling-ai-initiatives — read more
Still better than VMware
I don't care what everybody else says, I've been much happier and more satisfied since we became part of Broadcom. Yes, people are still being laid off but I've noticed that merit actually means something here and if you're good at what you do, you... — read more
Lab Environments Getting Greatly Reduced
With VCF taking up large amounts of compute resources, BCM in their infinite wisdom are greatly reducing the resources for lab environments = having to share or schedule demos instead of having your own environment = su-ks a-s. But if they let most... — read more
RTO policy Cork
With regards to RTO in Cork: Let’s say the „get back in there“ campaign might not work as planned and the numbers of people going to the office will not increase: will we just all get fired because we are not going back or will Hock close the site or... — read more
Broadcom Sells $5 Billion of Bonds to Refinance VMware Loan
The now infamous 'know-it-all poster' refused to acknowledge that Broadcom had to service loan debt to acquire VMware. Well, get ready for his TROLL name-calling. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/broadcom-kicks-off-bond-sale-153619532.html
Omnissa: Re-Launched as an Asian Company
The KKR-owned website has launched with photos of Asian women to help reposition the brand and increase revenue from growing Asia-Pacific countries. Will it succeed? Or will the decline in U.S. and European revenue sink the company?... — read more
Who is ready to
Go to office tomorrow after long weekend I m really pumped becoz the high tech lovly work we do the deep care for customers the honest caring management our kind hearted gem the CEO such lovely team members and managers. Kind hearted... — read more
VMware Sofia - 150 ICs will be affected
Basically the title. Mostly junior folks, manager reductions will come as a next wave. Good luck!
Actively looking for the fire escape
I'm miserable. Overwhelmed due to picking up slack from layoffs. Being told the quality of our work needs to improve while the load doubles or triples. No bump in pay this year. I have no confidence this company cares at all for our well... — read more
RSUs after resignation
If RSUs vest on December 15th, and I hand in my resignation for December 31st, 2024 (3 month notice period) - will I still get my RSUs?
VCF coffee talk
It was very good overall. After the meeting, the consensus is RTO applies only to those who are within 50 miles and no relocation for the remote No more layoff until VCF 9 release
VMware Netherlands - bo-m
The H-bo-b has been dropped.
omnissa
When will OMNISSA get its own layoff page?
Vmware EUC is officially acquired by KKR
Omnissa is Now an Independent Software Company and Digital Workspace Leader with the Closing of Acquisition by KKR, Today, Omnissa officially launches as an independent software company and digital work platform leader, with $1.5 billion in annual... — read more
How is employee morale?
Have things improved lately, or are people still in the state of panic?
This is the HT way
HT’s strategy requires less employees to run his consolidated business and he doesn’t have any interest in a diverse customer base. The target is large enterprise companies and to only provide dedicated software solutions to them. Everyone else can... — read more
Volunteer to Leave
Any transition staffs had volunteered to exit earlier and still got your transition bonus and severance package? Was told by my manager it is kinda difficult and need to seek approval at management level....