Time to wake up from dreaming. Place has always been a meat-grinder and none of you are the first to believe it would last. You don't have to like it - just accept it. I do feel your pain and it is understandable that you feel betrayed. Try to put it behind you. No one betrayed you except for yourself. You're first mistake was in believing that you were/are special and that it's the foolish managers that are just too dense or greedy to see that they need you and should respect your sacrifice - BTW, most of them are in deep trouble too and the smart one's realize it. This Corp simply does not care about you beyond what you earn them and even that has a short shelf life. Once you leave - and yes, you really should have the sense to leave - you'll be much happier. And stop for a minute to think about the upside of your situation. With all the bad - probably truthful from your standpoint - being said and discussed here you really need to think about the upside of what you have learned in the rough-n-tumble world of global software/hardware sales/consulting/development/whatever. You have something a lot of people don't, you've seen how the game is played in the 'Bigs' and that's something you can sell to another employer along with your primary skills. You know what it takes to not only survive but to thrive in this business and if you're really as smart as you think you are and you want to move on to bigger and better things then you'll let this unpleasant part of your career go and make something of it. Think about it, if you really paid attention to the Corp and watched its moves over the years you really should have known that you wouldn't last. Meaning if after a few years of employment you truly didn't realize that you should be in a protected position of power (and the pay/options to go with it) then you're not company material and you should have prepared yourself for this day or had already left for something better (if you've ever been to Las Vegas you should have known this already). Anyway, if this came as a shock to you and others, well, thank Uncle L for that second life lesson. Either way, he's been a much better uncle that's taught us all how to make money and survive in this business than he gets credit for. Think about it this way, it is his company and at best, you are a distant cousin not related by blood. Point - Why 'love' something or someone who is never gonna 'love' you back? Now you know so see things for what they are and don't make that mistake again.
These threads say basically the same thing as people who worked there 15-20 years ago. There's really nothing new being shared or said here - well one thing has changed, the forum is a lot cooler than what we had. It was rough then too and there was less opportunity. You will all be fine. Just think like LE and protect your interest from here on. That's our world. And don't foolishly believe any of the other Corps I've seen mentioned here are that different. They are NOT so don't risk yourselves and family falling into that trap again. They didn't get this big in a cut-throat world by being saints. They're chasing the money and prestige just like your current/former employer and guess who is going to be the one's earning it for them? Hint: their brand new employee's just laid-off from......
And one other thing, stop trashing the people, technology and products. This is some really good stuff that works and works well for millions of people around the world. Look around and you'll see that this technology supports systems that keeps us all healthy & safe from nastiness you see in the media. Plus, your next job is likely going to depend upon selling your skills and abilities supporting these products. So, unless you're going to leave the Corp off your resume and tell your next employer that these products are junk, let it go and move on like the professional you're selling yourself to be. Having this job on your resume doesn't s---...Shred away....