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Having worked at a company that was acquired by Intuit, they gave fairly substantial retention bonuses that vested over the 3 years following the acquisition that ended up being about 4x the value of my original pre-acquisition stock options, though the retention bonuses varied greatly and not everyone got that much. So I’d expect that Intuit is taking care of the employees that are considered key to Mailchimp’s business.


Softening the shock to Mailchimp employees with money would work to some degree. But if they kill the culture then it won't help in the long run.


They don't need them to stick around for the long run, only for now. This game has been played over and over through the decades.




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