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Jan 9, 2025
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Ojiisan
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I have spent the last 9 years at PE backed companies. I am afraid it is long
enough that now it is my thing and I will be stuck in these roles now because of the experience with exits and M&A stuff.
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So the company I work for was bought two years ago and now that company CompTIA was bought a few months ago. The sale..
BYU Grounds
Truly Addicted User
Jan 9, 2:50pm
One of my rules is "never work for a PE-backed company." I like my life.
lagryffe
Jan 9, 2:53pm
It was great before we were bought two months ago.
BYU Grounds
Jan 9, 3:01pm
I plan on starting a job search while working and collecting my check and commissions
BYU Grounds
Jan 9, 3:02pm
I think it is tough to work as an employee that was there before an acquisition...
Tokolosh
Jan 9, 3:25pm
I have spent the last 9 years at PE backed companies. I am afraid it is long
Ojiisan
Jan 9, 3:33pm
I’m on my 5th PE sponsored company. They’re fantastic if you find the right niche. I don’t do tech or health care. I
WDaddy
Jan 9, 4:31pm
I haven’t noticed much difference between PE-backed and public companies. Any
Odysseus
Jan 9, 6:00pm
And that is what this company was privately owned
BYU Grounds
Jan 9, 6:09pm
It is a system where the very few get rich
justAnotherCoug
Jan 9, 2:53pm
PE ruins everything. Totally destroyed one company I worked for.
TerpCoug
Jan 9, 3:07pm
My boss took me to lunch earlier this week to inform me of my impending
JohnnyC
Jan 9, 3:36pm
ThomaBravo has that reputation. I enjoyed working for a Vista company...
Pwride
Jan 9, 3:50pm
IMO, PE firms don't make hard decisions at all. They optimize profits at the expense of everything else and exit soon
Rules For Thee
Jan 9, 4:01pm
I went through a TB acquisition last year. Rough when they laid off a bunch of people but has been fine ever since.
touchdownbyu
Jan 9, 5:20pm
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