Seagate sold their ASIC team to Broadcom. I wonder if WD will do the same ? I'm aware of a couple of projects being completely mothballed at WD today.
Trying to connect with WD employees who were recently laid off
Hi there. I am trying to connect with WD employees who were recently laid off and still searching for job. I am on the same boat and wondering if we can share our experiences and lessons. Using this platform because we can comment anonymously.
No layoffs today, right?
I haven't heard about any, does that mean we're done?
More RIFs today in GO.
Management seems to be shooting themselves in the foot by letting go of their talent and keeping the folks certainly good at kissing butts. It’s a shame. I guess they feel like they don’t need marketing anymore or social. Just my two cents.
87 Cuts
Western Digital Cuts San Jose Positions Western Digital initiated job reductions within the Bay Area region. The San Jose headquarters saw 87 job losses. A WARN notice confirmed the January 20 date. Western Digital stated these job changes are... — read more
I became a millionaire today
I am really happy today and grateful for being in this place at the right time. I have hit the 1 million dollar net worth because of the stock surge as a Staff Engineer with 5 years of experience.
IT has been gutted and business pays the price
This CIO has not only gutted the workforce, but also the systems. Poor culture thrives, and online articles are the focus versus getting the business to be effective through delivery and commitment. Get someone effective in Singapore to replace this... — read more
Western Digital Layoffs 2026
Do you think there may be small/medium/large Western Digital layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
Layoffs today at WD IT
There were around 100 ppl let go from IT today.
Serious concerns about your current CIO
I’m concerned that the current CIO may not have the depth of experience required for a large semiconductor manufacturing company. His background at PagerDuty, while relevant in a different context, does not clearly demonstrate the capability to lead... — read more
Potential layoffs coming
In some orgs, not enough people took the "career transitions" package. Despite record margins and a good business environment, discussions are under way about how to (1) pay for the promotions needed to have a viable career ladder for individual... — read more
Hiring Freeze and Budget Freeze
I'm hearing not good things the last week or so.
HlB
let’s see how this plays out
Elliott was correct
Not so long ago activists investor openly communicated to the BOD and shareholders that splitting the company was the best path forward. Fast forward to today and it seems clear they were correct. Both sides stock is on fire YTD. No doubt AI... — read more
Reorg
Any thoughts on the reorg ?
Huawei developing SSD-tape hybrid
What do you think of the tape ssd drive? Huawei’s in-house development of Magneto-Electric Disk (MED) archive storage technology combines an SSD with a Huawei-developed tape drive to provide warm (nearline) and cold data storage. MED technology... — read more
JK let go so soon after the split
Unreal what has transpired. Glad I was able to stay on the WD side. And we have a leader who actually is personable.
Buyback, really!
what’s the point
Truth or Not
Admiral William McRaven’s Advice for Avoiding a Leadership Minefield In his new book, the famous admiral talks about the value in having an informal board of advisers willing to give you the unvarnished truth. Too many confuse the truth with... — read more
Cramer touts the data center, look out
let's see what happens to the data investment thesis
When do you usually hear back on your counter offers ?
Hi All, it is been a week that I didn't hear back. I emailed the recruiter once, but didn't receive a response. Is this normal with WD?
Are "new grad:...." job positions temporary in Western Digital (WD)?
Hi All, I was wondering if these NEW GRAD positions are used to temporarily fill the jobs? Will these employees get fired in the near future? Any rumors?
What’s up New Western Digital
Hopefully new management will drive Western Digital towards much better position after split from SanDisk.
WDc stock holder received SNDK stocks
Haven’t seen any sndk stock shown yet in the stock plan account. Is it 1/3 insurance delayed?
Seagate to Acquire Intevac
https://investors.seagate.com/news/news-details/2025/Seagate-Announces-Agreement-to-Acquire-Intevac/default.aspx If Seagate buys Intevac, WD needs to buy from Seagate its HDD media fabrication tools. Does Seagate want WD to learn how to make HAMR... — read more
Pay up WDC before you split
Judge says do it now! https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/western_digital_told_to_cough/
Come Full Circle
acquisition of SNDK held promise, and not believe in separation of WDC and SNDK
DG’s Last Sc--wup - STI
STI 78.7% of Target!! How messed up is that?? Revenue up 5% sequentially and 41% yoy. But sc--w you all…Good Riddance!
This means no layoffs, right?
I mean, if we beat earnings and revenue is up year-over-year, there's no need for cost cuts? I'm sure the leadership only does cuts when they absolutely have to. Instead, we're going to be commended for job well done and we'll all probably get... — read more
Mr Excitement!
an exciting, motivating earnings call, go WD
CFO is out
WJ is out effective February 28th. This is exactly one week after split expected to close. Why now? Not a good look at all.
Hiring Freeze?
Is WD actually hiring? How long does it usually take to get an offer after your final panel round?
Mike Cordano joins Micron!
Mike Cordano has joined Micron as Global Sales Chief. Thoughts??
Another Cycle
just when there's momentum, new flash headwinds, and this goes back years