silverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoBroadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing its $69 billion acquisition of the companywww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1455arrow-down111cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1444arrow-down1external-linkBroadcom lays off many VMware employees after closing its $69 billion acquisition of the companywww.businessinsider.comsilverbax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareTygr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up94·1 year agoIf your company is being acquired, you need to assume you, the employee, are disposable and not the reason for the acquisition.
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down1·1 year agoParticularly Broadcom, which is where old technologies go to die.
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoThere are several places - Computer Associates was the olther classic place - until it was bought by Broadcom.
minus-squareflambonkscious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOh, did they? Well that’s some shit that floats upwards!
minus-squarePacmanlives@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago Oracle has entered the chat *
minus-squarejollyrogue@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoYup. Warm up that resume and work on an exit strategy.
If your company is being acquired, you need to assume you, the employee, are disposable and not the reason for the acquisition.
Particularly Broadcom, which is where old technologies go to die.
Isn’t that IBM?
There are several places - Computer Associates was the olther classic place - until it was bought by Broadcom.
Oh, did they? Well that’s some shit that floats upwards!
Yup. Warm up that resume and work on an exit strategy.