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Estimate: Total Size of VMware Layoffs (January 2020)

Take a stab.

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My sources say 5% around 3k layoffs

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Post ID: @9typ+13e8KvQc

I just heard that Maurizio Carli (EVP WW Sales) & the VP of Worldwide SEs got whacked too.

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Post ID: @8ajp+13e8KvQc

2K of non-Indians, including 1.8K white men and women.
20 Indians in Bengaluru

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Post ID: @8mbj+13e8KvQc

Can confirm over 200 for sure.

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Post ID: @4zqk+13e8KvQc

Stop going to company meetings... they get all Rah rah rah pump everyone up then turn around and whack 10% or whatever every year. Just STOP going to company meetings for nothing.

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Post ID: @4akh+13e8KvQc

About 1000 (feels like it)...

The biggest challenge all firms have now is how fast technologies are changing compared to a decade ago... So, if non-cloud technologies look to be declining and some recent acquisitions have more compelling IP, or the engineering talent can't make the shift to the new stuff, they may have to walk the plank.

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Post ID: @1wot+13e8KvQc

Around 175 people in RnD in Cali
700 global count ...

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Post ID: @1yvg+13e8KvQc

I'm hearing about 10% globally. Insane!

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Post ID: @1ehh+13e8KvQc

As many high as 2000 globally.. this is the deepest I’ve seen

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