eeek .. eeek eeekkk!! Et Tu Disney!!
What these people do not understand and cannot contemplate is that when a merger happens, a whole bunch of people will lose their jobs in the process. There is no need for two sets of administration. This is also the time when the ax falls on the lazy, the incompetent and the now-disconnected brother-in-law.
Usually people on both sides are affected, but a company I once worked for lost its entire management when the new company took over and fired every one......................