This has been a problem at Intel. Too much bloat.
Even after these layoffs, I can guarantee that you can point to at-least 2 people who work with you day to day, whom you would not miss. Not because you don't like them or they dont agree with you, because they bring no value. And a lot of times it is even difficult to see how they keep surviving (its not just politics).
These are the folks who you ask question and nothing comes back till you follow up 3 times. And even then it feels like they are doing you a favor.
These are the folks who sit in big meetings and never have anything meaningful to contribute
These are the folks who speak up in meetings but they just derail with either a super vague question that cannot be answered in the meeting and nor is the scope of that meeting
These are the folks who always find reasons to believe something cannot be done vs spending time, creating something and showing whats possible.
Having said that. I must say that I also work with some very good folks. Who are passionate. Put in a hard day of work. Are great team players. Whether they agree or not, always find a way to move the conversation forward. And most importantly create value.