[digdigdag]

Ten years in IT, I've been part of roughly 4 acquisitions across a few jobs. Each time the line delivered to the employees is more or less the same: "don't worry, we don't intend to change anything. It's business as usual".

Then a few months in, the warning signs begin. New HR documents to sign. New benefit schedules. Then there's some turbulence from above -- talks of upper management getting reshuffled. New org charts.

A few months after that, there's new customers to support, new SLA guidelines, new meetings for us to attend. _Then_ it's your organization that starts getting sacked.

It's all just a cynical dog whistling to get people to stay complacent and continue turning the cog while they pull the rug out from under you.

Thankfully I've become adept at the skill of jumping ship when I see the first leaks, if you know what I mean.

[petepete]

In the only acquisition I've been involved in, the morning after it was officially announced we came into the office and the (brand-colour) orange walls had been painted grey.

[throwaway8689]

Imagine the opportunities for 'insider' trading in the painting and decorating business.

[renewiltord]

Reminds me of Oracle's acquisition of Sun. Day One after acquisition sun.com redirects to Oracle. No "Our Wonderful Journey" post. Nothing. Bam, 301.

[imwithstoopid]

why jump at the sign of a first leak? you can usually get another full year of slacking off at full pay while the parent company dithers around

unless you see truly greener pastures elsewhere, getting acquired is one of the best gigs in IT

[livelielife]

for some people a job is just a job, and any job is potentially ok.

some other suckers like myself, we need something more out of our jobs; it sucks to be like this; it makes us easier to exploit.

[itronitron]

I've never been more miserable than when I have been paid to show up and do nothing.

[throwaway8689]

Only time I'm more miserable is if I'm told to work on something I know is going to get canned.

[malermeister]

That's why wfh is so great: You don't show up, you do nothing and you still get paid.

[oblio]

And you've just figured out one of the reasons return to office is being pushed now.

[malermeister]

...and also why workers, myself included, will fight them tooth and nail over it.