Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

The legacy of BK?

Am I wrong here?

Won't BK go down in history as the person who raised costs (conflict free materials), reduced employee productivity (TWWW), threw out experienced people with no chance to brain dump before they left (ACT), lied to employees (saying that stock level was used in the past for layoffs during the BUM - it wasn't), overpaid for Qualcomm's unwanted manager (Murthy), promoted then killed a mobile computing push (tablets/phones/Broxton/Sofia), lost tons of money during the mobile computing push (contra-revenue), sunk billions into a fab to immediately idle it (F32), oversaw the end of Moore's Law (Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake) while rearranging the chairs on the deck of the ship instead of showing a clear top-down focus on execution like Grove did (all gender restrooms, reality TV show, drones, BMX shows, etc.)?

And of course, diversity. Without rehashing the obvious long-term damage that any favoritism does, I'll simply remind everyone that BK ended our sponsorship of the Science Talent Search because it wasn't diverse enough. A decision that Barrett and the industry thought ridiculous as it's obvious that we should be sponsoring the top STEM talent. I guess BK believes more in quotas than results.

Am I wrong here???

by Anonymous
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@JfgXM4P-3oum Look at the BOD and compare to TSMC. Then compare the chairman of TSMC to Intel, Intel BOD and CEO are jokes as are the chairman compares to TSMC. The virtuous cycle and the monopoly can hide incompetence for only so long. It is now exposed and you should hear the jokes about intel. Even within Intel at the senior levels they are laughing, LOL

by Anonymous
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@3tcv

PSO fckued Intel by allowing TSMC and Samsung to get to huge scale.

BK is just accelerating the move.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @3crn+JfgXM4P

@3oum

Really???

The same BOD that promoted Renee to President?

The same BOD that gave Stacy Smith a promo for contra revenue?

These clowns are just as clueless as BK.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @3juw+JfgXM4P

I'm just shocked the BOD hasn't done anything about him yet. That's very, very puzzling to me.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @3oum+JfgXM4P

BK will go down as the CEO that fcked Intel. Why? Intel's two crown jewels have been lost on BK's watch as he meekly surrendered process technology leadership to TSMC/Samsung, and ceased all major innovation on x86, surrendering the CPU architecture performance lead to ARM/Apple as well. This in order to become a commodity foundry, which is what Intel is becoming.

On top of all the other items detailed by OP.

by Anonymous
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Just for clarification, it is F42 that is laying idle, not F32.

F42 had the big hullabaloo with Obama visiting the site and praising Intel for all the good, high paying jobs it was keeping in the US. I think this happened under PSO. What a crock of sh--e! And all the incentives that the City of Chandler and the State of Arizona probably gave to Intel to build the new factory there. What a waste. What a shame. I'm glad I left with a good package.

Peace out forever, Intel!!

by Ex-Intelian
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Post ID: @2fub+JfgXM4P

ahhh... good point, OP (re: BK continuing with TWWW).

-tmj

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @1edo+JfgXM4P

OP here, yes, I meant that BK continued TWWW when he had a chance to tell people it was stupid and end it.

At least under PSO it was a limited test to gather data. I can respect gathering some info when other companies are doing something different and you want to see its effects. But now those companies are moving away from that style while BK and Tunmore are doubling down on it, despite all studies saying the opposite environment is the best for workers. If you challenge them on it you effectively hear "it's non-negotiable, shut up". I'm sorry, last I knew this company was data driven, and if you can't produce real data to back up what you're doing then you stop doing it or face the consequences of wasting money. And I don't mean the "we polled people and they say it's about the same" reasoning that CS uses, I mean before/after sound meter levels and other unbiased data.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @1lzc+JfgXM4P

Gold post except for TWWW. You can blame that one on Tunmore. It started when PSO was still around.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @1iuf+JfgXM4P

Very well said, OP. Actually downward path started since Andy Grove stepped down, but BK is accelerating it as if there is no tomorrow.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @xmo+JfgXM4P

Very well said OP.

Worst CEO ever!

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @neq+JfgXM4P

BK will go down as wearing the best clown shoes.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @cgw+JfgXM4P

You're wrong about TWWW unless you meant he continued to push it under his watch. TWWW started LONG before BK became CEO in 2013. I had to deal with that sh*t back in 2010 or 2011. I don't exactly recall but it was ~5 or so years ago.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @tmj+JfgXM4P

@JfgXM4P-opjMust s--- yet he is making big bucks ruining the company

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @gyp+JfgXM4P

His legacy is a toilet! He's been sheeting on Intel and the employees from day one.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @jjo+JfgXM4P

I feel a little sorry for bk. Clearly he is out of his depth.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @opj+JfgXM4P

BK legacy is easy! On his watch Intel went from leader to follower on Moores Law, that will be the thing most remember, LOL.

As a follower,, no virtuous cycle and the end of relevancy

by Anonymous
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