Reverse integration = It's the money - Avis employé Employé (anonyme) Intuit

intuit has become a conglomerate for web based companies. It buys a new company, guarantees Intuit jobs to the company's employees, then lays off Intuit employees. It calls this reverse integration. Kind of like cannibalizing yourself. The new company then becomes it's own little empire with a shiny new VP and people bragging on twitter about the fancy cars they're going to buy with their money. Then they come in, insulate themselves, do their own thing, don't follow any standards, and basically run their own company under Intuit's umbrella. No regard for its employees. Lays off people based on what they're doing at the moment. Not what they're capable of doing, what they know, or their longevity at Intuit (which actually may work against them since they seem to be laying off older/higher paid workers). They get rid of someone who's a known expert in a particular area and keep the new guy who's been here 2 months. Oh, it's nothing personal. Except when they lay off a high performer and keep a slacker, it is personal. It's supposed to make those who stay feel safe that it's nothing personal. But when it's not personal, it doesn't matter what kind of job you do because it's not about job performance. It's about money. Then they create new jobs with new titles so they can pretend they didn't just get rid of a bunch of people and bring in new ones. That's about CYA. Maybe if you're lucky you'll get the chance to apply and interiew for your old job with the new title--if they decide you're qualified. And if they don't, you get to train the people who are more qualified than you or who came in from the other business or who live in India who got your old job because they're better qualified but know less. Doing the same thing. At MUCH lower salary. They love to say "Its the people." No. Its the money. I can't wait for the Great Place To Work survey results. It'll be fun to see how Intuit spins it this time.