Software Engineering Career
13h
2528
L4 Google -> 45 interviews, 5 offers, AMA
Tech Industry
8h
337
Stocks are Ponzi now?
Tech Industry
3d
41999
What happens when most of your team is Indian?
Tech Industry
20h
1824
Why doesn't OpenAI offshore and reduce expense by 80%
Tech Industry
8h
842
The man I love hates me because I’m Vietnamese
VMware is in the process of a merger, as many of you have probably heard. It's expected the merger with Broadcom will close in October. I don't know if my role will be impacted, but it's possible given Broadcom 's reputation. At the same time, we're expecting with a due date in March. After briefly panicking about the impending merger close, I started interview processes with a few companies and am in the process of interviewing. Broadcom has only 2 weeks paternity leave, but it's not quite clear we'll be forced into their benefit system (VMware blind suggests yes). Did I pull the gun on interviewing too soon? What would your suggested order of operations be? For some context I'm a staff II and am fairly confident I can get offers at some top companies. I do like VMware's WLB and that would be a primary motivator for staying if Broadcom doesn't touch it. TC 380k #tech #paternity
Having been through a merger last year with a company that oracle acquired, this is my advise. - don’t assume anything good about the new company. They may or may not honor any of your previous arrangements with your current company . Oracle did honor everything but it took a lot of time to resolve all the confusion. So lot of escalations. - always look out for your own interests . If something is not written and signed for, assume that it might not go your way - layoffs and reorgs are very common after mergers . Don’t trust your manager or director when they say your team is not affected. - make sure your new company maternity leave kicks in on the day you start. Again in this market, it’s risky to take long leaves the first year you Join - if you are confident your job is safe , staying with current team is better for WLB during maternity leave
You can negotiate a paid paternity leave in an offer. Even though you will not have tenure. They may give it to you or they may not. I was able to negotiate that into an offer. Ca paternity leave sucks you gave to go on unemployment for part and the company makes up the rest. Something to consider, Broadcom's pay is insane. I know ICs who are making $1.7M...i had my 1st kid at Broadcom and it was fine.
Oh yeah WLB. :) if someone is paying you $1.7 its not for WLB.
There’s a 60-70% chance you’re going to get laid off, I’d try and leave ASAP
I have been at broadcom for less than a year and from what I am told ( since most of my colleagues ended up at broadcom from an acquisition, they don’t really lay off engineers. Sales, Marketing, HR, legal etc. is where they are going to cut. As for WLB, it shouldn’t change too much merged companies still functions the same way pretty much as long as the results are there every quarter.
Is product management part of the R&D org at Broadcom like it’s at VMW? Also, do engineering and product follow a similar career ladder and comp bands? I couldn’t find any good answers to these so thought I’d ask here. Thanks!
I am a Product manager. I am not sure if it’s the same in every org but in mine Product and R&D although not part of the same org, are working hand in hands almost like we were the same team. The career ladder is the same as well.
My 2 cents is that you should stay and then get 2 months off after baby is born (2 weeks paternity + 6 weeks PTO from your manager —> Broadcom has unlimited PTO)
I imagine you will be fine since you are a senior engineer
I would interview and see what you get. You MAY get an offer at Broadcom, you MAY get asked to stay in a temp role to help with handover for a few months, you MAY get laid off at the end of the month. It appears they are doing your acquisition a little different than they did the Symantec or CA one. As far as WLB, the first 6 months here post acquisition are people figuring out where the bathroom is and how to work the copier. It’s a weird time. As long as your boss is cool with it, you should be able to figure out a paternity leave that gives you more than 2 weeks.
Broadcom gives generous severance packages. So it might even work out that way for the good. If you do not have any visa issues, you can wait this out I think. OTOH say you get a good offer now, just take it. If you don’t get laid off, you’ll be better off with Broadcom money-wise; it will show in two more years.
No. In fact, you want to interview and potentially jump quickly. Many companies have a 1 year requirement for paid paternity leave rather than unpaid FMLA. If your due date is several months out, you’ll have good luck negotiating an exception. If it’s only a couple months out, it’s going to be an extremely hard sell.
Yes, although many places will also open up paid parental leave after six months. You can definitely ask about it
I see. It seems like most of the FAANG companies for example don't have minimum service requirements though