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I worked at a PayPal acqui-hire. For a while, it was pretty good! We suddenly had EBAY RSU's instead of maybe-someday-money and the work didn't change (as the

by gamache 13y ago

I worked at a PayPal acqui-hire. For a while, it was pretty good! We suddenly had EBAY RSU's instead of maybe-someday-money and the work didn't change (as the mothership decided what exactly to do with us). That lasted about three months, after which our product got spiked and we were tossed in on very PayPal-y projects. To answer your question: not really. Some of us found a niche at a place like PayPal, but a lot of us tried and weren't cut out for it. My heart goes out to StackMob and its employees. Get paid.

rhizome 13y ago
Same happened to me somewhere else. My advice for these situations is ASAP or GTFO the acquired unit. ASAP, lateral into the larger company if that's the kind of place you think you want to work, or GTFO the whole place whenever you feel like it. Regardless, get away from the acquired company so you don't become deadwood.