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by hayksaakian 3486 days ago
is there data or statistics about this topic? i'm sure someone with access to this data could determine if market impact and recruitment costs would make it worthwhile
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Anecdote from a recent acquisition experience:

~60 engineers and managers retained as part of acquisition. 1 left before acquisition was final. ~15 left before 1 year cliff. ~30 left within 6 months after the cliff. ~15 are still there after 2 years.

There was a company wide layoff a few months after the 1 year cliff. The acquired teams weren't hit as hard, because it was understood that people would leave on their own.