At least it wasn't Oracle
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At least it wasn't Oracle
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Re: At least it wasn't Oracle
#2I've worked for companies that got acquired and also acquired other companies.
Year 1 is usually nothing and things stay the same unless there is some serious fat that needed trimming. The interesting years are 2 and 3. That's when the parent company tries to optimize things (e.g. streamline the sales force), create synergies, etc and you start seeing the changes. Depending on where you are in the acquired company, it can be heaven or hell.
I'd like to read blogs about the acquisition at the end of year 2.
Re: At least it wasn't Oracle
#3I've worked for companies that got acquired and also acquired other companies. Year 1 is usually nothing and things stay the same unless there is some serious fat that needed trimming. The interesting years are 2 and 3. That's when the parent company tries to optimize things (e.g. streamline the sales force), create synergies, etc and you start seeing the changes. Depending on where you are in the acquired company, i…
This always seems to happen because the drivers of the company usually get tired by that point or the large portions of their please-stay incentives have been realized and they leave. I've seen it happen w/ an IBM acquisition just like this one. While they don't "blue wash" things as much as before, years >= 2 are where what the company previously did stagnates and what exists is leveraged to the maximum to satisfy enterprise sales needs.
Re: At least it wasn't Oracle
#4Red hat always seemed like a fun company to work for to me. I'm not sure how my opinion of that will change now IBM is holding the ropes.
Re: At least it wasn't Oracle
#5I've worked for companies that got acquired and also acquired other companies. Year 1 is usually nothing and things stay the same unless there is some serious fat that needed trimming. The interesting years are 2 and 3. That's when the parent company tries to optimize things (e.g. streamline the sales force), create synergies, etc and you start seeing the changes. Depending on where you are in the acquired company, i…
Absolutely true. When the company I worked for was acquired by a BigCorp year 2 was when pretty much 80% of the original engineers left, despite fairly large golden handcuffs.
Re: At least it wasn't Oracle
#6I've worked for companies that got acquired and also acquired other companies. Year 1 is usually nothing and things stay the same unless there is some serious fat that needed trimming. The interesting years are 2 and 3. That's when the parent company tries to optimize things (e.g. streamline the sales force), create synergies, etc and you start seeing the changes. Depending on where you are in the acquired company, i…
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#7> after some consideration, I’ve decided to share my thoughts as a narrative timeline. Trust me when say that I have given this format considerable thought. It is likely the safest way (regulatory-wise) to deliver my thoughts on the topic.
Does anyone have any idea what regulations might impinge on Chris's choice of format for sharing his thoughts?
Re: At least it wasn't Oracle
#8> There were no folks reaching out from IBM saying, “Psst. Hey, man. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! GO GET HELP!”
That doesn't mean that there aren't folks who feel that way. There could, for example, be people within IBM afraid to speak out, even privately. There could also be people who have already left IBM who felt that way prior to leaving.
Re: At least it wasn't Oracle
#9I've worked for companies that got acquired and also acquired other companies. Year 1 is usually nothing and things stay the same unless there is some serious fat that needed trimming. The interesting years are 2 and 3. That's when the parent company tries to optimize things (e.g. streamline the sales force), create synergies, etc and you start seeing the changes. Depending on where you are in the acquired company, i…
I think it depends on where you are in the company.
For some areas change is immediate, others much slower.
Re: At least it wasn't Oracle
#10With Oracle/Sun it was pretty inverted...the first year was a huge cash infusion, and if anything Sun hardware projects had greater potential than before.
And yet, within 5-6 years the entire hardware division imploded.
And, meta-comment: this site layout is frustrating on mobile, the text runs off the left/right edges slightly and it refuses to allow pinch/zoom. Sites really need to stop writing code to intentionally screw with readers.