I forgot to mention

[sraun]

I got to work Tuesday morning to discover that, by the end of the year, I'm going to be working for a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC. The word is that this is a good thing - they say they're leaving pretty much everything intact, they have done this for other recent acquisitions. So we'll get economies of scale (should help with health care, buying various stuff), but will still be pretty much our own culture.

I am cautiously optimistic.

Comments

[guppiecat]

Find out whether this gives you any training options. EMC has some nice subsidiaries and you might enjoy picking up skills there so you become more mobile career-wise.

[sraun]

Rumor has it that it will, but we won't know for certain until the acquisition.

[quietann.livejournal.com]

EMC is based in my area and has a pretty good reputation amongst "computer geeks." Good luck!

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Continuing employment sounds just the ticket. Good show.

K.

[ckd]

If your deal closes before CY2011 I'll be rather envious. (Announced in July, still under review....)