Topics regarding layoffs at Riverbed Technology Inc.

Topics regarding layoffs at Riverbed Technology Inc.

Tone deaf town hall, showing off luxurious presidents club, and flashy “Vegas” studio for SKO and Webcast while no raises in years.

All while engineering in the comments begging for raises for their hard work stating we haven’t gotten raises in years, and then Dave lectures the entire company stating he’s answered this question THREE times and goes on an unhinged tone deaf rant... — read more 

Is Riverbed’s Ai good?

I don’t know anything about Ai but I keep hearing about it and it sounds like everybody thinks its important. So I have no idea…. Is Riverbed’s Ai good or not? No haters no bs I just want to know what to think here.

Spies amongest you

Are you an older employee? Maybe a long time older employee? Have some medical issues? Want extra time to spend with your new baby? Have your ducks lined up because your manager will exploit your humanity to lay you off. Riverbed leadership will only... — read more 

Where can I find info on severance?

Can somebody please help me out? I've heard there's a possibility of layoffs before the end of the year and I joined a little over six months ago. I'm petrified that I might be affected and I'm not even sure if I'd be eligible for severance. Is there... — read more 

Layoffs in winter?

Anyone aware of any further plans for sizeable layoffs? Everything's gone silent.

How is RT still here?

He is such a bag of hot air, making claims about all the great things we're doing but all the products still have all the same problems. A lot of talk with little action and progress. New things don't make old problems go away. The new stuff is... — read more 

Has riverbed gone down the drain yet?

What’s the latest on rvbd? . Are they hitting their revenue goals? Did Tworek and his useless Dunning Kruger brown nosing loser staff members achieve anything with their POS “observability” product ? Are they still laying off senior experienced... — read more 

Only about 5 years behind the competition

“Today’s announcement builds on Riverbed’s years of experience in AI and automation. Riverbed Aternity’s expansion of its Intelligent Service Desk capabilities marks a significant milestone to empower organizations with more sophisticated... — read more 

Why are we still here?

I came here to find out if there are layoffs coming. Instead I found this short and sad gist of the state of affairs. Maybe I shouldn’t fear the layoffs after all? Riverbed is a shadow of its former self with ZERO chance of profitability or... — read more 

New Acceleration leader

Anyone seen the new guy for Acceleration? Does he come into HQ? Is he the miracle for our woes or just the next dude to wipe out more value? Curious to see if I should speed up my exit

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What is the end game?

I can only see bankruptcy and liquidation is the only end game I can think of. The other options would be IPO or acquisition. There is no way they can IPO until they become reasonably profitable, which I see no path towards. Acquisition would be... — read more 

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| 1517 views | | 7 replies (last January 21, 2024)
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F your package

F Riverbed's HR/Legal cronies. The default package handed out is a complete insult to those who gave it their all. I hope you did right by you by not accepting their original cr-p offer. Shame on you.

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| 1200 views | | 3 replies (last January 19, 2024)
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COBRA

Did anyone else receive four months of COBRA covered by Riverbed?

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| 1721 views | | 5 replies (last October 26, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1pduFouH

Riverdead

Y'all ready for Bloody Thursday? Good luck and condolences to those left behind to pick up the pieces.

Resource for creating tailored resumes

Tim Grant, the founder of Blue Triangle (a Riverbed partner) just released a beta of his new project, an AI-based resume writer which writes tailored resumes aligned to specific job listings based on your work history. It also has other job-hunt... — read more 

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| 1231 views | | 1 reply (October 14, 2023)
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Expiring annual revenue

Yep… RVBD is living on renewals. Renewals pulled their a$$ out of the fire for every quarter so far….ARR : annual recurring revenue. But it’s not recurring forever. Especially if there are no new innovations. And there aren’t. Also note... — read more 

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| 2111 views | | 6 replies (last October 20, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1p3amSo7

Official Riverbed Communication Channel

Let’s make ‘the Layoff’ the official channel for communication as the company will no longer afford its people this courtesy and respect. The silence from leadership is deafening. MB where are you? Crawl out from under your rock and face the people... — read more 

Work/life balance

My work/life balance has completely disappeared. I'm getting more and more work which I'm expected to finish by a certain date, while nobody asks if it's even possible or not. I have a feeling this is intentional. Riverbed wants to force us to leave... — read more 

Prediction for the end game

Prediction for the RVBD End game: Vector Capital cuts down to the bone to be profitable. Lots of layoffs, elimination of everything nonessential. There is still a good bit of revenue to be had for a while from SH /NPM renewals and continued... — read more 

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| 2222 views | | 6 replies (last December 18, 2023)
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The knives are out for the old guard

Riffed…. The Knives are clearly out for any knowledgeable Old Guard and senior level people. Packages su-k. Two months for nearly seven years. WTFMofos But what can you expect from this broke a-s company. Pretty clear that high quality work on... — read more 

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| 2742 views | | 18 replies (last September 27, 2023)
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Severance?

Are severance packages still being handed out post-Vector buyout? I suspect cuts to my team is on the horizon.

I honestly don't know how long I can last...

Started here less than a year ago, and trying to make it to a year mark but man it is difficult. Had I known what I was getting into, I wouldn't have jumped ship from my last place to this, but as somebody who came from a place that ran like a well... — read more 

More layoffs?

Are more layoffs coming? What about departments like HR, Marketing, Finance, etc?

Splat

The sh*t is hitting the fan today

Layoffs

When are layoffs going to happen?

What's the Vector, Victor.........

Looks like the white knight has arrived! Read the filings carefully to see how much Danny and his band of merry id--ts will be receiving in severance......

Your dictatorship is stupid

I bleed red, white, and blue and thank you for your service but for God’s sake, stop with your militaristic ways of management and attitude. It’s ineffective and no one gives a flying phuck. Your pewpew training isn’t as transferable as you might... — read more 

All they want is cheaper

One year under TB, another round of layoffs or restructuring, whatever they call it. QAD didn't hit their revenue targets but did hit our EBITDA goal, which seems like its the only goal that matters since its directly tied to everyone's bonuses. On... — read more 

We need relevant and useful tech

Riverbed is going to go out of business if they don’t develop some relevant and useful tech. Use your experience as a stepping stone to a better place. Sadly, this here is the truth. This used to be a great place to have a career, but lately, it's... — read more 

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