What part of my experience did you find different than your own? I said the day to day was mostly the same, minus the decrease in comp. I mostly was trying to articulate that the idea that IBM is going to 'super power' Hashicorp is not real, despite what IBM says.

A lot of what was communicated during the acquisition process was how IBM was going to super power Red Hat and help Red Hat grow into an even larger entity, and how Red Hat actually need IBM to survive.

> There are no resources and opportunities after being acquired by IBM.

Got promoted twice, once between teams. Went to multiple countries and I was in product security (cost center ) at the time.

> No matter what they tell you, your day to day will not improve.

I am down to a 40 hour work week, down from 50-60.

> Not long after I left, they laid off a bunch of staff.

I don't see any difference, corporate has laid off many different groups, I guess the only different to the mothership laid off people in the US so it hits closer to your home. I've seen layoffs in Support in phillipines, Documentation in Brisbane, Most of Singapore GLS/GPS.

The USA has always been insulated from the layoffs because execs find it harder to lay off people you meet in the corridors.

> A lot of what was communicated during the

> acquisition process was how IBM was going to super

> power Red Hat and help Red Hat grow into an even

> larger entity, and how Red Hat actually need IBM to

> survive.

Maybe this was in the US, most of the IBM briefing/cheerleading meetings were not held during the APAC timezone so I skipped them and prioritized high value work. I have always assumed that if I needed to know something my manager would tell me.

If i was getting let go, nothing I could do about it if I was already doing the work I was supposed to be doing.