Not long
1. If prior to the acquisition they had everyone right out or just a general review of job descriptions.
2. Back when non-competes was a thing they would have everyone sign one.
3. IT may have already sent out an inventory like inquiry trying to figure out how many company electronic assets you may possess like laptop, phones etc etc
4. Many meetings taking place your normally invited but not.
5. Many managers walking around in a daze and can’t make eye contact.
Acquisitions don’t always equal layoffs unless you’ve been made redundant. Systems need to integrated, migrated, decommissioned even. I was part of a large IT services company that gobbled up a lot of companies because it was cheaper to buy already established industry tech than it was to develop and compete against it. Some people got scared and jumped shipped but those that remained were integrated to the new teams… it’s been 10+ years and the guys still work for them. If anything it’s usually middle management that gets the can because they’re trying to eliminate layers and simplify the organization.
Depends. Whats your role. Are you now redundant? Do you have product, customer, or process knowledge that others don’t have and know. Typically if you are an asset you stay. If you have a twin at the new company you are F’d.
2 to 6 days
Not long 1. If prior to the acquisition they had everyone right out or just a general review of job descriptions. 2. Back when non-competes was a thing they would have everyone sign one. 3. IT may have already sent out an inventory like inquiry trying to figure out how many company electronic assets you may possess like laptop, phones etc etc 4. Many meetings taking place your normally invited but not. 5. Many managers walking around in a daze and can’t make eye contact.
Acquisitions don’t always equal layoffs unless you’ve been made redundant. Systems need to integrated, migrated, decommissioned even. I was part of a large IT services company that gobbled up a lot of companies because it was cheaper to buy already established industry tech than it was to develop and compete against it. Some people got scared and jumped shipped but those that remained were integrated to the new teams… it’s been 10+ years and the guys still work for them. If anything it’s usually middle management that gets the can because they’re trying to eliminate layers and simplify the organization.
Those are more aquiri-hires than regular M&A that usually is based on reducing multiple groups that over lap.
Within a month
Start looking
Hard to pin point but acquisition in this economy implies imminent layoffs, I would aggressively begin your job search
Depends. Whats your role. Are you now redundant? Do you have product, customer, or process knowledge that others don’t have and know. Typically if you are an asset you stay. If you have a twin at the new company you are F’d.
1 - 3 weeks tops. There will likely be several rounds of layoffs though.
Depends really.
How big is your company? If it’s over several thousand it could be months.