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I was doing contract work for a company that was bought out in April. I had
been doing work for them for close to 5 years. They told me 4 months
earlier that they would be winding down my work. Supposedly they brought on
new writers before the buyout. I later found out after the buyout that that
the parent company already had a staff and that consolidation would occur.
I have not yet heard what happened to the existing writers.
Jon
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> From: Eric J. Ray <ejray -at- RAYCOMM -dot- COM>
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: FWD: Sterling Software
> Date: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 1:20 PM
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> Name withheld upon request. Please reply on list.
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> My company, Synon, has been acquired by Sterling Software. So, they say
> that layoffs are inevitable, but are trying to convince us that
> engineering (of which the writers are a part) is pretty safe. But I'm
> wondering how documentation departments usually fare in mergers and
> acquisitions. Anybody out there been through this, before?
>
> And, on a more individual note...any Sterling Software doc people out
> there? If so, is there anything you can share about what it's like
working
> for that company? Should I be worried?
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