Newer Irvine listings with crazy WTF asking prices from equity sellers
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Microsoft already had an office in Lake Forest for a long time, and the purchasing of Blizzard is just switching of owner, so there is no material impact to the job market here. Unless Microsoft decided to hiring more people locally here but this needs it to open new line of business (which requires more engineering effort to justify the extra headcount).
Funny you brought that up. I dont know about now but that office in Lake Forest had a small team dealing with MSSQL development. I worked there as db developer few years ago.
Blizzard activation is huge. They may or may not hire more. All i am saying is that MS has a bigger footprint in Irvine.
It's an all cash acquisition, so no conversion to MSFT shares. Question is, are the unvested shares accounted for?
The Motor Court Company
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I personally knew people who live in Bay Area during weekdays in cheap accommodation and commute to Irvine during the weekend , PRE Covid.
Then you have LA people who are buying in OC?
The trend will get worse?
Then you have LA people who are buying in OC?
The trend will get worse?
Irvinehomeseeker
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The proposed Orchard Hills 4 New SFRs will make a great destination for Bay Area buyers with deeper pockets that OC localsThe California Court Company said:
irvinehomeowner
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Don't let Liar Loan see this thread.
sleepy5136
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yeah the only thing that prevented the inflow of Bay Area/LA folks to move into OC is the lack of tech jobs outside of Google/Amazon. With remote work now potentially being the norm going forward, people can now make the decision to live wherever they want.The California Court Company said:
scubasteve
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Apple is opening up a design center in Irvine so buy now or get priced out forever! #RSUs
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...n-new-office-to-bring-wireless-chips-in-house
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...n-new-office-to-bring-wireless-chips-in-house
The Motor Court Company
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well it will be harder for Apple to appreciate more now?.its stock almost tripled since the Covid low. do you think it will triple again reaching 9 trillion market cap in two years? so don?t need to worry about new Apple hires now. it is the people who are tenured but want to make Irvine home for their kids and family and more bang of the buck for housing, that only need to work in bay area for less than 5 days a week.
scubasteve said:
Danimal said:
Microsoft already had an office in Lake Forest for a long time, and the purchasing of Blizzard is just switching of owner, so there is no material impact to the job market here. Unless Microsoft decided to hiring more people locally here but this needs it to open new line of business (which requires more engineering effort to justify the extra headcount).
Ready2Downsize
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Most likely activision employees are getting an immediate vesting of options.felixcat said:
felixcat said:
Funny you brought that up. I dont know about now but that office in Lake Forest had a small team dealing with MSSQL development. I worked there as db developer few years ago.
Blizzard activation is huge. They may or may not hire more. All i am saying is that MS has a bigger footprint in Irvine.
CalBears96
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Ready2Downsize said:
It's an all cash acquisition, so no conversion to MSFT shares. Question is, are the unvested shares accounted for?
The Motor Court Company
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so at most, current Activision employee now has more chips to bid up house prices! it certainly won?t help, just like Broadcom employee?
The list of government agencies investigating Activision Blizzard has grown to now include the SEC. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed the video game publishing giant, including CEO Bobby Kotick, for records pertaining to employment, separation agreements, and communications between senior executives. The Wall Street Journal report says that the SEC is investigating whether Activision Blizzard disclosed information about harassment and discrimination claims to investors in a timely fashion.
Activision Blizzard issued a press release on its investor relations website confirming they are cooperating with regulators and authorities. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said,
?We are deeply committed to making Activision Blizzard one of the best, most inclusive places to work anywhere. There is absolutely no place anywhere in our Company for discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment of any kind. While we continue to work in good faith with regulators to address and resolve past workplace issues, we also continue to move ahead with our own initiatives to ensure that we are the very best place to work. We remain committed to addressing all workplace issues in a forthright and prompt manner.?
Two months ago, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard for facilitating a culture of abuse, harassment, and discrimination. The suit alleges that employees engaged in activities like a ?cube crawl? in which men drank large amounts of alcohol while moving from workstation to workstation ?groping? or otherwise harassing female employees. There was also an account of the infamous ?Cosby suite? in which Blizzard employees set up a room at Blizzcon in 2013 where men attempted to ply women with alcohol in efforts to sleep with them.
https://www.theverge.com/platform/a...ard-investigation-sec-activision-bobby-kotick
Maybe this is a blessing. You guys thought better.com was bad. I would avoid this with a 10 foot pole after I read this article.
Activision Blizzard issued a press release on its investor relations website confirming they are cooperating with regulators and authorities. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said,
?We are deeply committed to making Activision Blizzard one of the best, most inclusive places to work anywhere. There is absolutely no place anywhere in our Company for discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment of any kind. While we continue to work in good faith with regulators to address and resolve past workplace issues, we also continue to move ahead with our own initiatives to ensure that we are the very best place to work. We remain committed to addressing all workplace issues in a forthright and prompt manner.?
Two months ago, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard for facilitating a culture of abuse, harassment, and discrimination. The suit alleges that employees engaged in activities like a ?cube crawl? in which men drank large amounts of alcohol while moving from workstation to workstation ?groping? or otherwise harassing female employees. There was also an account of the infamous ?Cosby suite? in which Blizzard employees set up a room at Blizzcon in 2013 where men attempted to ply women with alcohol in efforts to sleep with them.
https://www.theverge.com/platform/a...ard-investigation-sec-activision-bobby-kotick
Maybe this is a blessing. You guys thought better.com was bad. I would avoid this with a 10 foot pole after I read this article.