Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

I will never understand racism. Hating people just because they have different skin colors is ridiculous

BK's ham-handed push for diversity... or more correctly to try to get good press for appearing to promote diversity... was just one more dimension of his obvious incompetence and lack of fitness.

Intel has many cultural, management and leadership issues. Trying to lay the blame for them at the feet of a few URMs and women is misdirected.

The failed leaders at Intel that continually get protected from layoffs and promoted undeservedly come from all races and genders. The things they in common is an ability to B.S. and an ability to look out for themselves.

Obviously, Intel has for years generated bad outcomes as a result of d-mb white and Indians that dominate the company, such as the racists and id--ts posting comments here. I personally observed situations in which URM, despite their extremely low representation, made exceptionally impactful contributions to many teams without being recognised for their efforts because they are URM. They are instead victimised for the failure of the entire company, as is usually the case in America — unfortunately.

It’s legitimate to focus on Intel’s misguided effort to over-emphasize URM hires. I personally observed situations where key roles weren’t filled because none of the candidates — highly-qualified though they were — checked the right race/ethnicity boxes. I also observed situations where URMs were hired but then flushed out at the 9 month point because they didn’t pass probation. Who benefits from that?

The best approach would involve engaging with early education efforts in STEM to help build an increasingly strong bench of URM candidates and then actively recruit in venues where high-quality URM RCGs exist, but do so while continuing the pursuit of the best candidates regardless of race/gender/ethnicity. Establishing quotas and other rigid hiring guidances just generates bad outcomes for all plus a side dish of divisiveness.

This post is inherently racist and there’re many racists and ignorant people unveiling their stupidity here. URM isn’t the problem of Intel but white and Indian people are the ones that destroyed the company. URM are just around 5% for God sake! Leave the poor and defenceless URM alone. It’s because of biased people and id--ts like you that diversity initiatives were instituted.

Another racist comment. To say that URM that who only recently constitute around 6% of the company run the company down is just crazy. People like you are supposed to be in psychiatric home because you don’t belong to modern society.

Comparisons to Lisa Su are invalid. She was selected by AMD not because she was a woman or minority - but because she was uniquely qualified for the job. Look at her bio - she is/was a very competent engineer, and got ahead based on merit. The same cannot be said for other female "leaders". Examples: BK put RJ as a two in the box CEO arrangement and she pushed the $7-8 billion acquisition of McAfee - at the same time AMD purchased ATI for a bargain price of $5.0 billion. What a disaster that was for Intel - billions were lost on the McAfee deal - think of where Intel would be if it had denied AMD the graphics advantage they now have by purchasing ATI. Here's another example: See what CF did to HP - she almost drove it into the ground. What were her qualifications ? A bachelor's in medieval history and philosophy + MBA from Stanford ! The point: you cannot "force" the creation of talented engineers based on gender or ethnicity - they either have the qualifications and smarts or they don't. Hiring even leadership based on criteria other than merit and qualifications - has disastrous consequences.

HR sent my group an Engineering intern. This person spent the entire internship refusing to dress appropriately for the job and not leaving the office. At the conclusion of the term, HR pitched an enormous fit when the manager refused to recommend this person for hire. The manager's evaluation and company needs meant nothing to them.

I know many of the younger ones here can't fathom this, but at one time Intel tried to hire the best people they could find. We were pushed by the competitive nature of smart people solving problems in innovative ways.

I really think the way CE! was administered was the beginning of the end of our leadership. I'm still friends with one of the original CCB members and when I tell him how it became he was livid. "It was a process to document and understand change." Then it became the tool of the lazy to crow about how great a job they were doing by doing nothing.

This is what PG faces now. I liked him in the past and think he could have made a big difference had he not been chased away, but now the unproductive are entrenched and I doubt anything he does can truly return the culture to one of innovation rather than one of "Do as your told and shut up"

BK earmarked $300 million for diversity and inclusion hiring and retention. What has that investment produced for Intel ? The answer is nothing ! Meanwhile Intel was outbid by nVIDIA for the Mellanox acquisition by $150 million... sure could have used that $300 million here to plug a gaping ho-e in the datacenter networking portfolio - but no ! Its more important to look PC than to do what's best for the corporation. If women and URM's are that good - why can't they stand on their own merit ? Let them compete with the rest - the best will automatically rise to the top - regardless of gender or ethnicity. How many white women are playing on the NBA for example ? Don't see them trying to force a demographic distribution..... Don't see Toyota losing sales because of lack of diversity in their ranks either... so its all a bunch of BS

Diversity was the issue. The decision by management to focus on the exclusive hiring of URM's / Women was as this took the focus off he underlying issues in mfg.

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What I meant is that Intel's current problems aren't because of the hiring of women or URM. It's because of the leadership the company hired. So, don't blame URM or women for this mess.

@1ebv+1flIvUAj : Have you done the AI simulation with Lisa Su as Intel CEO?

I can think of a woman that certainly has done wonders as a leader: Lisa Su. Intel hasn't been hiring women or URM at the top, and the (bad) strategic decisions are made at those levels, not at the bottom.

Problem is diversity for diversity's sake replacing meritocracy as Intel's core ideology. You can clearly trace the genesis of Intel's current moral and technical decline back to the implementation of these fake 'diversity' policies by the Big Klown back in the 2014-2015 timeframe, which got rid of hundreds of thousands of people-years worth of technical experience and replaced them with unproven, young hires with close to 0 track record to their names. The race and gender of those fired and those hired is mostly irrelevant, the real issue is a stupid policy/ideology, the results of which are now clear for everyone to see. By the way, before anyone accuses me of being and OWG, I'm Hispanic and my 30s.

Ah yes, the classic "its the other people that dont look act and behave like me's fault. Tale as old as time.

No young bright engineer wants to work for a place that harbors people with your crusty a-s ideology.

Keep pointing that finger if it makes you feel better though.

You know who were not women or URMs? Paul Ottelini, Brian Krzanich, and Bob Swan who all oversaw Intel's decline. Stop scapegoating.

This topic is a Trojan horse, and often a waste of time, typically proposed by some old male who remembers how things "used to be".

Yes, some time is spent trying to increase diversity and make an inclusive work environment, and that's a valient effort, but the failures at intel are not caused by diversity. Look in the mirror, the problems are caused by our own incompetence across the board, particularly in manufacturing.

Make sure you include the metrics for young talent leaving daily to companies that happen to embrace diversity.

Some data that might be helpful to baseline your report. Intel is just a government contractor company that failed its last OFCCP government audit across a few protected classes with evidence of systemic discrimination. I've pasted a link to the OFCCP report and article, Intel is reported under the 2019 tab. The report lists the job roles that Intel failed during their government audit. I may have more information if needed.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/foia/library/conciliation-agreements
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20191015