Western Digital Layoffs 2018
I'd like to see if you think that our jobs are safe (are they) - I am referring to Irvine.
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More Layoffs in 2017?
Are there more layoffs in 2017? Is company on target with Sandisk cost savings and synergies?
Manner is important in business
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-02/battle-for-toshiba-a-tale-of-threats-fury-and-culture-clashes
Toshiba Is Said to Aim for Chip Deal With Bain by Sept. 20, For real this time ?
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/2e3b7da7-f0f9-3b0d-bc88-27a5a8e35a6d/toshiba-is-said-to-aim-for.html
Meltdown @ Seagate
https://www.thelayoff.com/seagate-technology
Any words on acquiring toshiba nand chip division ？any chance ?
without getting this thing，any ssd business will become a joke for sure. Heard big guys have jumped in to compete. Wow, fun to watch how this play out... a desprete poor fighting with 1000B cap billionaires ！
HAMR???
Has WDC given up on HAMR don't seem to hear much about it theses days. I know Seagate are still trying to get it to work..
Massive Cost Cutting is Coming - Expect Large Scale WD Layoffs and Reorg
http://marketrealist.com/2017/08/how-does-western-digital-view-fiscal-1q18/
Any updates ?
On whats to come in the next 3 months ?
HGST WD Singapore Factory is shut down finally.
More than 500 Engineers and Operators are retrenched. This includes HDDs and SSDs technology teams.
Should WD be worried if it can't acquire Toshiba's memory business?
Is SanDisk toast without that R&D partnership it shares with Toshiba? It looks like the executive team is desperately trying to negotiate a deal.
Long Term Plan?
Three different systems, which requires a lot of manual bridging, has made conditions really tough for a lot of people and created so much extra work Lots of good folks leaving because of the chaos. Doesn't seem like there is good long term plan. The...
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Integration status
How has the WD/HGST/Sandisk integration been going? I've heard not well. It sounds like both were rushed and not well-thought out (ERP issues, etc.). Any thoughts?
HQ Move Lament
http://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/24/western-digital-moves-headquarters-to-san-jose-from-irvine/
WD San Jose - 131 Layoff (Last Day: June 2, 2017)
Just sharing the official WARN Notice: http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/WARN-Report-for-7-1-2016-to-04-10-2017.pdf
H1B Visas and layoffs
https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees/reporting-violations https://www.oig.dhs.gov/index.php?option=com_content&id=152 If H1B visa holders continue to be retained and qualified American workers are laid off, these are helpful websites.
Whens the big day ?
Any updates on when it is? Any updates from any campus?
Any Layoffs in March?
Anybody heard about a layoff this March? What day?
Sandisk India division layoff ??
Any info on if and when any RIF in sandisk offices in bangalore ?
Offer from WD
Got offer from WD ! Is it good time to join ?
When is the next round and what percentage?
"Some layoffs will happen". My message to management: make the cuts, get done with it, and assure the employees who remain - no more cuts for another N months/years.
Optional Practical Training and jobs
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-gave-foreign-students-180000-u.s.-jobs-32b-in-lost-wages/article/2613146
Labor department might investigate visas
Multiple news stories mention that Trump might get Labor Department to look into Visa abuses. If you are an older worker who gets laid off while the company continues to retain its workers in various Visas, then it is time to start reporting the...
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This isn't a WD thing it is everywhere
I am an older guy in laid off April 15. I need new skills because I was too pigeonholed at WD. Jeez most people were/are. So now I see these cool jobs for interns that I'd love to do just to learn even though my pay would be a third of what it was...
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Layoffs at Seagate today (12/6)
Read about it here: https://www.thelayoff.com/seagate-technology .
I had a dream: I became the CEO of a Hard Drive company !
I was smelling all day because of this dream. I still recall some details in the dream. From the business point of view, The first thing I would like to do is to shutdown all the R&D facilities in US early next year and let my Asia sites do the job...
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Western Digital Foundation supports Education with a strong emphasis on the STEM initiative.
What about supporting those among us who already pursued STEM and did well, but do not know if we will or will not be employed for the long haul ? Why this double standards? https://www.wdc.com/about-wd/philanthropy/grants.html
Western Digital Layoffs 2017
Do you think that our executives will make a decision to cut people in Irvine.
Any layoff to expect in December ?
Or can we take a few days of vacation time off ?
Why was layoffs not covered in the town hall ?
Change was only covered from a sugar coated perspective.
WD - Famous for the Christmas RIF
I worked there for over 15 years and was the beneficiary of a Christmas RIF. WD will frequently do some sort of layoff in December right before Christmas. I think because of tax reasons but not sure. No one likes to hear layoff, but it would be nice...
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