As the title states, will they start rehiring folks affected by the CPM last year? My guess is they'll wait a year so your tenure resets and you come back at a lower cost on their books.
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I know of someone that left with CMP package, they got texted by a person in the group that they left, saying that there was opening in area that they used to worked in and if they were interested? The person is kind of a kiss-a$$, don’t know if they will take it?
@j4 I didn't say I was coming back, but I am curious what reasons may be on ones record to stop a rehire if you were not fired.
@e4 why would any come back to just go through that again?
Pay is higher on the supplier side plus you’ve get more job security.
@dh why would a person who was laid off and not fired be ineligible for rehire? If you had a lemon for a manager when laid off can they do something to make you ineligible or would you had to do something to actually deserve it? I was told that some managers will put that you are a thief so you don't get rehired, obviously that is slander and one would have to request their personal records to see if that's the case.
Yes, some rehires are instigated by the company. Otherwise, unless a person is specifically designated not to rehire, it is largely up to the hiring manager whether to rehire an applicant. It is also not uncommon for former employees to work as a contractors.
@OP Rehiring is not based on any effort by the company to wipe out your tenure.
They are trying to be cost competitive with TSMC for fab workers and that results in ongoing efforts to reduce and restructure the workforce, particularly the non-exempts.
This cost pressure is why I expect humanoid robotics to be heavily used in high-cost manufacturing like semis.
But that is a few years away. If the mega cap tech companies are ready to start using Intel Foundry at a reasonable level, then that (extra WSPW) should help a lot in getting the labor costs. Then they will rehire as needed to meet the increased volume.
With LBT, the company has transitioned from holding excess tool capacity, to a strategy which is similar to what TSMC does. They only add capacity when the contracts are signed. All those excess tools were part of the reason why non-exempt headcount was so persistently elevated, pining for the day when someone might want more WSPW.
The excess capacity strategy was a holdover from back when the company had far higher market share. Those days are gone (about 15 years ago) and not coming back.
As Ricky Bobby says, That's d-mb. That is d-mb.
Depends, but the current state of Intel points to No. I got CPM in 2024, went back in 2025 and it was way worse. Kept looking for a job and left Intel before end of 2025. Went to a better company and WAY better pay else where (Also, management was way nicer at new company, shocker).
I know some folks who were CPM in 2023 and still applying for jobs at Intel, they are still unemployed to this day (almost 3 years). Other folks did find jobs outside of Intel and doing quite well, they are a lot happier.
I'm going to agree with @a3 on this topic, don't wait on Intel. Just find a job outside of Intel, I promise you it will be way better than trying to get back into Intel.
Maybe they will. Maybe they won't.
Probably depends on your last performance reviews.
But why bother? Are you gonna sit without the job hoping they rehire you?
Just get a new job and never worry about Intel again.