Topics regarding layoffs at Splunk Inc.

Topics regarding layoffs at Splunk Inc.

My experience at Splunk.

My experience at splunk was a terrible one. So as I leave soon, I figured I would put pen to paper. I’ve worked at 5-6 big techs and the US govt. Splunk is by far the lowest and most messed up of all I’ve experienced in 25 years. And there is no... — read more 

skunk destroyed in court wins $1

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fair-wins-court-sides-cribl-203500790.html Ruling affirms fair use for interoperability in the tech industry; Splunk awarded $1 for copyright and contract violations SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)... — read more 

Joining Splunk

Thoughts on joining Splunk right now? Going through interviews currently.

remember this?

It was a s-xual harassment lawsuit against Skunk filed in October 2023. That lawsuit was settled yesterday, on March 1, 2024 literally the next day, when they went into court on February 29, 2024. It meant that Cisco didn't want to inherit any... — read more 

past exec terminations are laughable

Skunk is know for firing people left and right at all levels. This is a list of termination agreements with former execs including former CEO Doug Merritt. These agreements force execs to waive all liabilities including being fired fir age... — read more 

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| 920 views | | 2 replies (last February 2, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1qQovZIM

Any new info on layoffs?

Is there any new info on layoffs? How many will be cut during integration? I haven’t heard much. Some say that maybe half of us will not make it to Cisco. Is that true?

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| 940 views | | 1 reply (January 30, 2024)
Post ID: @OP+1qPUIBgs

SPLK silently letting go old an new timer splunkers

I had an scheduled meeting last week with a fellow splunker and the individual never showed up . When I have tried to contact him I've realized he has been terminated . This is EMEA and looks like it's a continuation of the thanksgiven bloodbath. ... — read more 

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| 1341 views | | 2 replies (last December 6, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1pUAtHo1

Splunk is firing people rather than laying them off

I've noticed more firings taking place than usual in the last few months. This is starting to look like the company is trying to thin out the workforce but without any extra expenses, such as severance. I have to admit, this is much scarier than... — read more 

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| 1320 views | | 8 replies (last November 9, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1pldRkSy

Splunk phantom

Now that Splunk has been acquired, what's happening with the phantom product as we just got it stable

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| 1081 views | | 2 replies (last November 4, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1pqkQKTP

Hatchet job

Layoffs started today. Everyone’s in the dark. Leadership has no idea what’s happening, many managers are on vacation. Not related to Cisco acquisition my a-s.

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| 890 views | | 4 replies (last November 2, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1pnrPRW9

Too many good people lost

I'm not sure whose idea it was to lay off some of our best people, but whoever made that decision is an id--t. I understand that people with more experience earn more, but if you get rid of them you are also getting rid of important institutional... — read more 

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| 1080 views | | 2 replies (last November 2, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1po8YTvJ

The slower the integration, the slower the layoffs

Long time Cisco employee here. I started as part of an acquisition. A word of advice: Drag your feet on every integration to cisco tools, services, and experiences, and jump to a new Cisco team at your first opportunity. Cisco buys acquisitions... — read more 

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| 1370 views | | 4 replies (last October 26, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1oMziNQ4

splunk will settle

There are at least 2 class action shareholder lawsuits related to securities fraud that skunk has to settle. I'm assuming cisco has calculated these costs into their offer. It's a headache to resolve because they inherit all lawsuits and liabilities. — read more 

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| 770 views | | 3 replies (last October 25, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1oNhybyS

Aquisition is planned to close Q3/2024

Deal is planned to close Q3/2024. In mean time Splunk has enough time to cleanup/trim their Employee base to make the aquisition more attractive for Cisco. With result these people will be layed-off before close and don't get any benefit from their... — read more 

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| 1440 views | | 8 replies (last October 21, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1oJMfurb

Splunk finally acquired!

By Cisco... fun times ahead. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cisco-to-acquire-splunk-to-help-make-organizations-more-secure-and-resilient-in-an-ai-powered-world-301934777.html

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| 1120 views | | 9 replies (last September 23, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1oIDFJo4

Best Glassdoor Review for Skunk

https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Splunk-RVW26386982.htm 0 May 30, 2019 Most Disgusting Place to Work Anonymous Employee Former Employee Recommend CEO Approval Business Outlook Pros The benefits are good enough. Cons An... — read more 

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| 1060 views | | 2 replies (last September 11, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1owhiImW

Gold Partner for 10 years

I have never posted on here, but heard of this site from one of my employees. I am a gold partner of splunk's with over 20 years of tech/security and splunk exp. Never in my time have I experienced the arrogance I come across or just the d-mb... — read more 

Reminded of my illustrious Splunk Mgmt Team Recently

Speaking to some colleagues from the company I was at before Splunk, I was pleasantly reminded of a story with one of my managers at splunk. I was going down to see a customer contact. The customer contact told us several times he could meet myself... — read more 

Ouch….New Leadership Is Horrendous

Spot on from someone there for 5 years….not 17 days. Even funnier. Like only one good thing about working there. RIP Splunk. Pros Pay - Benefits - Work Life Balance Cons Zero opportunities for promotion. - Internal opportunities are limited. -... — read more 

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| 1220 views | | 4 replies (last August 13, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1nIKna1K

Went back to my prior employer

Go to splunk, here for few months, asked to get into class trip mode on a trip and to all and get on that site to all know where everyone is coming in from to all get an Uber together. Like, never in my tech career was a company trying to be so cheap... — read more 

Forma

I remember several years ago they had some stipend for employees to get 400-500 a quarter to get massages or therapy cause splunkers were so stressed out from “working” (partying, getting high); now I wonder how the shareholders of a publicly traded... — read more 

Splunk HR

Leaving Splunk this month. I tried to bring my issue up t to HR and I was made to feel like the problem and the person who caused the issues. Instead it was a manager who was the perp. All Splunk HR did was question me and ask me if I was sure this... — read more 

New cto took the money bait

https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/former-google-and-visa-exec-joins-splunk-as-cto/ Splunk Appoints Min Wang as Chief Technology Officer Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), the cybersecurity and observability leader, today announced Min Wang as Chief... — read more 

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