Uh? I think it’s pretty random to say that kind of stuff without knowing anything about the new company. I can’t see any decent company firing newly acquired employees because they want to move fast…
Works both ways, right?
Probably the key negative was:
> This is a simple task
Is it? OP has no idea about the software it's being integrated into, and while it may _seem_ like a simple task in principle, it may not be, and it's a judgement on the work that's on another team to deal with. Quite easy to fall into a trap of trivializing work that you yourself aren't responsible for.
Also,
> he doesn't have an answer
You sure? Literally speechless?
Right! May be the team/manager he was talking to - had no capacity left for the current quarter. There could be dependencies on other teams that might require some planning etc