So I'm not going into specifics but I do want to ask, did your company or the company your working for get purchased by an investment company and d...
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Hi Adam,
I've been involved with 3 different acquisitions - including 1 where I was the one being acquired. My take from having this experience a few times:
Hi Joe, this is unrelated but its been on my mind for a while, I use WorkTango all the time and I have an idea to make it useful even after I leave my workplace and start a job search.
What if every WorkTango recognitions could be monetized, I would subscribe to a service where my recognitions follow me around workplace to workplace, I could invite people to comment on my personal profile, Think LinkedIn without the other noise, all the while building my resume enhanced by AI.
As a worker I would get a more accurate resume and not have to ask myself the question, what do I think I do, but rather what I have been seen to do.
The UI could look a little like this, WordProcessor meets ChatGPT, you would import recognision and use those as attributes to write the resume.
My goodness I'm looking at WorkTango I didn't expect such informed answers so quickly, thank you! by the way I like the pitch WorkTango is offering on the website it's very strong, I have also had good dealings with some of your customers (Allianz), small big world π.
I'm going to reflect on what you have said and see if I can prepare some contingency plansπ€, it's been a while since I was a developer but as a consultant an a proprietary skillset, I think I should switch back to what I love.
Oh wow, small world, just got told that we are using it. Im feeling much better about the company now by the way, I look forward to using WorkTango it looks great!
Ah! ForgeRock! I helped answer some due-diligence questions so your company could make the decision to buy. Enjoy the Rewards and Recognition product, it can be a useful tool with building a positive work culture π
This has been very well put...
Very well detailed and explained.
Until now, I've always been on the acquirer side of this and as a result I've not thought so deeply about it. At the moment I find myself on the other side of the proverbial fence and - like you - I love where I work and I don't want it to change! Very curious about the answers shared in this thread. Thanks for starting the conversations!
I've worked for a few companies that have been taken over by big "investment" type corporations. Some have lasted well, some have been unceremoniously dumped after a few token months of pretending to support them and some have muddled along until they managed to find better funding or support themselves.
In the process, people sometimes get shuffled around in the organisation and there are redundancies which are usually what I would call a "terrible management decision and no wonder we're going bust".
Generally, since I've been working on core clients' projects, not much changes for me as a developer except the branding on the pointless free pencils and stuff they dish out.
Change is stressful. Take care of your well-being, and be mindful of how the stress is affecting you.
Being in an acquired company will have a period of turmoil and uncertainty.
Being in the acquiring company can also have a period of turmoil and uncertainty. Especially if the area you are in happens to be the area that the acquisition is strong in.
Support roles in an acquired company is often hit hard for letting people go.
So I'm nervous, should I be searching for a job or is it alright I really don't know, people say we should always keep our CVs RΓ©sumΓ© up to date I guess that's always true, and maybe just leave when I'm ready not because I smell danger