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Indeed. I expect mass layoffs basically immediately.
by ebg13 6y ago
Indeed. I expect mass layoffs basically immediately.
- nemo44x 6y agoYes the redundant orgs will probably be mainly laid off eventually. You don’t need 2 HR’s, G/A, etc. Sales will probably be reduced quite a bit and the engineering team will stick around.
- Axsuul 6y agoSlack's culture is very different from Salesforce's so I think they will at least keep around HR.
- kyawzazaw 6y agoWhat did Salesforce do with Tableau, MuleSoft and Quip?
- Miraste 6y agoThat's a big indication Salesforce will get rid of Slack HR.
- Axsuul 6y agoSlack will continue to be Slack[1] according to the CEO which doesn't signal a culture change. 1. https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1333901111254675456 https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1333901111254675456
- Miraste 6y agoEvery acquired company always says that, practically verbatim. It's meaningless, the CEO doesn't have a say anymore. Salesforce's designs are the relevant direction now, and they're not telling. Facebook (Telegram, Oculus, Instagram) and IBM (dozens of companies) come to mind as specific examples of acquisitions in which the former CEO insisted that business would continue as usual, only for the management teams to be gutted and the company culture eradicated.
- Axsuul 6y agoGood point (also, don't think you meant to include Telegram in there)
- Miraste 6y agoMy bad, I meant WhatsApp.
- sgerenser 6y agoMaybe it hasn’t been long enough yet but I hear Red Hat hasn’t changed much post IBM acquisition.
- freedomben 6y agoI work for Red Hat but opinions are my own. We're still remarkably separate from IBM, just as was promised. I do find myself collaborating from time to time with IBMers but most of the time we're pretty separate. Their culture is very different than ours so it can be interesting when we team up. I think Red Hat is having a big impact on IBM honestly. They seem to be really embracing Red Hat tech and culture. I was really worried when the acquisition happened, but I no longer am worried about it. In fact, for the first time in a long time I'm optimistic about IBM. I'm looking forward to see what they do.
- ebg13 6y agoRed Hat was independently profitable. Slack is currently not.