I will tell my experience of being the guy who works for the company that acquired others, AKA "the others" or "the enemy." First, we are paired with the "lega

I will tell my experience of being the guy who works for the company that acquired others, AKA "the others" or "the enemy." First, we are paired with the "legacy team" AKA --> You, in this case. And mainly two things happen with the "tribal minds" of the two companies collide: 1. My peers will feel that you are X or Y and will start to be condescending with you and make your life harder; 2. Your peers will feel that we are "cheap," "foreign," and ignorant labor that will undo all the good work you did. Because of my personal history, I can feel and see both side's views. And then I like to work with Americans and Natives more than I like my culture. (teamwork spirit is better) Then I start to cut of the backstabbing and politics from my side, BUT I will ask and audit if you are playing fairly with us and consider and talk about the changes that will come and How can I make it easier for you[1]. If you don't play fair, I will have to enforce legal contracts and protect my company from you. If my side is not being fair, I will ask to "rotate" the team. All the people who played fair were granted more work and more time and are right now earning more money and happier on my company or another. And I still really like them. Conclusion: You got your badges, your war stories, and nice/elegant solutions. It was fun, but the owners need money. Nothing personal You need more challenges, and you Can Teach/Mentor better in other places. Thank you, soldier. I do hope we keep in touch because I love the way you did your terraform or scripts. [1] - Telling management to keep you more time, more or fewer hours, Helping you dealing with backstabbing, insulating you from things and doing referrals for another jobs and whatever I can do.