Intel PEs and Senior PEs are worthless commanding $400K+ compensation but delivering grade 8 work. Most need to go.

You have people that don’t want to share success in a toxic work environment in some groups. You have people, everyone, that hates training. Why train a guy who’ll outshine you? May not be in your best interest to give the best knowledge to this... — read more 

OpenAI has been making it rain infrastructure deals. The AI startup just dropped another $38 billion on Amazon Web Services, adding to agreements with Oracle, Microsoft, AMD, and a plethora of other deals that total over $1 trillion this year so far... — read more 

A simple google search would tell any prospective employee to stay away… not to mention threads were people are trying to piece together what’s going on because leadership is being super shady. It screams toxic in the worst possible way.

https://www.datawrapper.de/_/gAWmw/

Haven't heard anything in FM yet

I am thinking of retiring next year. I hope they pick me.

Just in this week they are laying off as many blue badge technicians as possible to replace them with green batches, multiple managers confirmed Just go looking for jobs and you see "semi-conductor or any city intel fabs are in" are the key words... — read more 

Mid-November layoff is already on going at the moment. They are planning to have about 13-16 technician per manager. This is a step closer to replacing all the blue badge techs with green badges.

I think that’s a simple litmus test for deciding who is expendable. If you don’t know how to start a simple chat how are you going to engineer cutting edge technology?

How is this possible? AMD doesn’t even pay as much as Intel. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amd-stock-soars-after-company-says-its-data-center-revenue-will-jump-60-over-the-next-3-to-5-years-234017497.html

Another 6 people in my group of 30 got layoffs yesterday from VSE in RA. Came out of nowhere. Of course they kept some of the more useless people. I haven't seen anything posted about it. Strangely quiet and quick.

Yeah back when Intel CEO's gave a sh*t about the company and actually had a vision.

Nothing is working People are leaving Robots are malfunction Human are loveless Id--ts are rising AI more stupid Intel is sinking Stock will crash Layoff is still going Hiring is freezing up Money is still printing No food to eat No water to... — read more 

Intel's CTO and AI chief leaves for OpenAI after just seven months in role — follows another AI data center exec out the door, Lip Bu-Tan to take up the slack | Tom's Hardware https://share.google/N8vbWxNr8o0YGrv59

Yes you heard it here first a high up manager confirmed.

Is it true all ROC personnel CPM'd this week?

They must be doing things right

I know it was talked about with HC reductions but am a little shook my fault for not exploring the job market coming up to 10 years at intel, does anyone know details about severence packages that recently been laid off in Oregon? Is it the same as... — read more 

Watch closely and observe the clinical precision of LBT in cleaning up the deadwood, scammers and imposters in leadership. Absolutely brilliant! MJ gone Christoph gone Saf gone Ann gone Pambianchi gone Lavender gone Sandra... — read more 

No, not that Craig Barratt. #WhatAreWeGoingToDoWithGrandpa?

And I’m seeing some solid information sharing... but also simultaneous social unraveling within the same space. Oh man, what a time to be alive.

https://x.com/sk7037/status/1987998832270127601?s=20

This is the best scenario for a turnaround.

I am going to be laidoff and need to find another job quickly that has similar salary, ie $200k+ and bonuses.

7K global. So it's starting again.

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2025/11/intel-says-software-engineer-took-top-secret-documents-after-getting-fired.html

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ceo-pushes-back-on-elon-bold-plans-to-build-a-chip-fab/ The manufacturing landscape will experience paradigm shifts as Elon makes moves that are incomprehensible from your narrowly defined viewpoints

I wonder how many relationships/marriages have ended due to the last few years of chronic stress at Intel. The chronic job insecurity will take its toll. Job and relationship loss cover 2 of the 3 types of major loss events that throw people off... — read more 

Intel finalizing plans for mass IT outsourcing to Acenture and Infosys this will allow Intel to realize a significant headcount reduction aligning with Lip Bu Tan’s plan

Has anyone read this book? All Intel employees should. https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/books/dying-paycheck

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/r1lw3rwjbe

What should I learn and study to get a job there?

No layoffs needed. People are just walking away at a steady pace (which gives me some hope, since it shows the job market is not as terrible as I feared). We even recently backfilled two positions, that's how rough it's gotten (and you know the... — read more 

We are going to charge 25 cents up to 99 cents the next few years to bring up our revenues if the economy wind tail doesn’t meet the wind head anytime soon. Start updating your skills on banana and coffee too just in case.

Just post this here so people think we aren’t going to lay off anymore.