Kodak, Nortel, Nokia, BlackBerry, Motorola and now Intel…

Middle-level managers were not laid off but transitioned to Individual Contributors. This is how the organizational layers were reduced. However, upper-level managers still retain their direct reports.

LP still short of 550 , so let’s prepare for next one

Is there a continuation plan in place, or will Intel be felt flat-footed (again) if LBT decides he wants to go to Los Angeles and give the Lakers some depth at the 4? Bron at least needs one more ring to match Kobe.

I know last 2 weeks people have been notified if they were impacted. Are there notifications this week too? Or is Intel done with this phase of layoffs in the USA?

Is HR asking for them to be deleted?

I have been a L0 employee for 24 years before I left in last October's layoffs. I have observed the managers and management over the years at times wondering if decisions being made are right or, if the right people in the right positions but never... — read more 

I remember that working remotely allowed many of us to watch Netflix instead of doing work. Some even bragged about how little work was being done in a week. After covid, our competition returned to the office and some worked long hours. We... — read more 

Intel has moved forward with its latest round of mass layoffs, with job cuts in some states much higher than originally anticipated. According to a report from The Oregonian, Intel initially informed Oregon workforce officials of plans to cut more... — read more 

If not, why? Why are we laying off so many people if hiring has not been completely eliminated?

Why does every layoff post on LinkedIn sound like.. I am devastated to be impacted… but eternally grateful for this opportunity to realign my professional synergy? Bro, we got laid off, not inducted into the Hall of Transformational Growth. It’s okay... — read more 

2009 - 79,800 ||||||||||||||||| 2010 - 82,500 |||||||||||||||||| 2011 - 100,100 |||||||||||||||||||||| 2012 - 105,000 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 2013 - 107,600 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 2014 - 106,700 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 2015 - 107,300... — read more 

Michelle Johnston has no direct reports anymore. Is she on the way out?

How bad will it have to get for the remaining blue badge techs to unionize? All I know is I'd probably make more $ at UPS, who's employees got guaranteed raise percentages for 5 years by striking last summer. Seems like a lot of benefits of working... — read more 

Intel CEO has bad news for employees As Intel makes harsh cost-cutting decisions, Tan recently gave a grim update to employees about the current state of the company. “Twenty, 30 years ago, we are really the leader,” said Tan during a conversation... — read more 

I'm not the smartest or most hard working person on my team. I don't have a fancy degree from an Ivy. I don't always go into office 2x a week despite being hybrid. I'm not always on time for meetings, and when I am, I don't always have something to... — read more 

Intel will lay off nearly 700 employees in Chandler, Arizona, significantly increasing the initially planned 172 job cuts.

We've all seen the headlines where there's thousands of US headcount being laid off, and some teams in Israel being impacted. But I haven't heard much if there are big HC cuts in China, India, Vietnam, Eastern Europe, Costa Rica, or other lower cost... — read more 

Intel is significantly increasing its planned layoffs at its Chandler, Arizona campus, with nearly 700 employees now facing job cuts. This is a major escalation from the initial estimate of 172 job losses and is part of a broader restructuring effort... — read more 

They're cutting loose the newer, talented, and hard-working employees who actually care about the company's success, while keeping the lazy, incompetent dead weight who have been coasting on their seniority for years. From what I've seen, they are... — read more 

I left Intel at the end of 2024. Last week I talked to about 8 friends at Intel. These friends are high flying grade 11-14's. I was really taken back at how beaten down they were, and they have seemed to give up. They seem to believe that Intelis way... — read more 

And if layoffs have been truly performance‑based. It’s mixed, at best. Chances are we lost a lot of people we really needed.

The company will be dead very soon, as good engineers will leave due to the toxic environment and toxic managers.

When someone says “troll” what they mean is “I don’t want people to believe you but I don’t have a rational counterargument so you’re a liar”. But when you look at what “the trolls” are saying it all boils down to “Intel didn’t suddenly get competent... — read more 

How McKinsey & Company infiltrated Intel and made billions capitalizing on the downfall of a tech giant.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/intel-facing-a-blackberry-moment-as-thousands-laid-off-ceo-says-too-late-to-catch-up-with-ai-as-firm-falls-out-of-global-top-10/ar-AA1IqiWm On the other hand, I know some employees taking month long vacations... — read more 

I'm still getting used to a good part of my team being gone. Still have no idea what's going to happen to the rest of us. I'm almost sorry I wasn't affected.

By most accounts it was the low performers who were removed. Ronler appears to be more than that, but there was an urgent need to downsize TD and the fabs at that site after having grown headcount so much in the race to 18A (which is yielding nicely... — read more 

Hello, got impacted by the layoffs last week. I am deliberating between COBRA and switching to my husband's insurance. If anyone has any insights/ suggestions, that would be very helpful

Any word or speculation on technician impact? Mech, IWS, UPW, WATR, Chems, Gases, etc.

Let's be realistic, as most layoffs are never performance-based. Most managers have non-arm's-length people on their team or within org.  These people will always be saved first. One's comfort employees, family, friends, and people of similar... — read more 

So far spared compared to other places so was wondering if the big cut is coming soon.

Any layoff reports from Intel Asia? China? Vietnam? Malaysia?

https://ccwd.hecc.oregon.gov/Layoff/uploads/LOT9293/WARN%209293%20-%20Oregon%20Job%20Listing%20Revised%20-%20071025.pdf

Our team got decimated (~40% HC reduction). When I asked my manager how he made the decisions, he admitted that he kept people with kids/family because he didn't have the heart to cut them. A lot of the younger guys, who were absolute rockstars at... — read more 

I sometimes feel like lbt is preparing to split the foundry, then keep downsizing products until they become buyable by some other company. Am I going crazy?