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bitsnbytes on Oct 9, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: IBM is splitting itself into two public companies

That pretty much sums up my experience with IBM when they bought our company as well. I had a colleague who quit immediately finding out they bought us out because he had worked for them before. I gave them the benefit of the doubt but he was right and I left once they started to integrate us into the borg. Just about everyone ended up leaving not to long after either.

laurent92 on Oct 9, 2020 [–]

Don’t you have golden cuffs? Aren’t you heavily incentivized to stay, at risk of not getting the money you’ve worked on for years?

edem on Oct 9, 2020 | [–]

When I was hired the company wasn't offering options and I negotiated a fair market price for my work so I was able to "just" leave.

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