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Hock Tan's 'synergies' are getting old fast

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·16d ago·2 comments

Is anyone else completely exhausted by the constant cycle of acquisitions followed by 'optimization'? It feels like we are just buying companies to gut them and pump the stock price. The VMware integration has been a total disaster for morale. You can't claim to be a top-tier tech shop when the primary strategy is cutting staff every quarter to satisfy the Street. I’m tired of the 'walk on water' rhetoric from leadership while they hand out pink slips like candy. The culture is effectively dead. If you have an offer from outside, take it. This ship isn't steering toward innovation anymore; it's just cutting fat until there’s nothing left but the bare minimum.

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·16d ago

It's the same playbook every single time. They acquire a company, slap the Broadcom label on it, and immediately start pruning the product portfolio and trimming the headcount to boost margins. If you aren't part of the core high-margin business units, you’re just a line item waiting to be deleted. The engineering talent is fleeing because innovation isn't the priority anymore—financial engineering is. Watching them strip-mine these legacy brands is depressing for anyone who actually remembers when these companies were pioneers in their respective fields.

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·16d ago

Honestly, why is anyone surprised at this point? This has been the business model for over a decade. The market rewards them for it because the stock goes up, so they have zero incentive to change. If you're looking for a stable, long-term tech culture where you can settle in and build things, you're looking in the wrong place. It’s a ruthless environment designed for maximum shareholder return, not for employee satisfaction. Take the equity, update your resume, and move on before the next round of 'synergies' hits your department.