Did your org protect managers by turning them ICs, and their RnRs remain almost (or) the same? While good engineers doing the job are seeing the exit doors, there's still room to protect the friends

People start turning on each other, and work becomes a battlefield overnight. The saying “dog eat dog” has never fit Intel better than it does now.

Multiple leaders working on Intel's Ohio One project have recently left the company. The departures come as construction has slowed and the project faces significant delays. Among those who have left are the company's top Ohio lobbyist and the... — read more 

Original: If LBT wants to execute to his vision of a slimmer Intel, with hyper focus on 3-4 areas (PC, Server, AI, IFS)... he's going to bring in his own guys he trusts to execute his goals. Let's be honest... he can't trust anyone in ELT today who... — read more 

1) Capital misallocation non-primary business ventures, cost cutting, stock buybacks 2) Failed management misguided programs, general incompetence, arrogance, strategic blunders, bureaucratic processes, focus on politics I would say... — read more 

Intel’s top Oregon executive, most senior female leader, is leaving the company - oregonlive.com https://share.google/rE3nOHv8g645VaNDl What is going on Mr Tan. Come clean.

https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1749/intel-announces-key-leadership-appointments-to-accelerate

Posobiec’s post reads: “Tariff the foreign remote workers. All outsourcing should be tariffed. Countries must pay for the privilege of providing services remotely to the US the same way as goods. Apply across industries, leveled as necessary per... — read more 

https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/09/ai-bubble-us-economy/684128/ This is a long read so you have been warned up front. Those with ADHD/ADD take your adderal first and don't complain. Good article talking about a potential AI bubble... — read more 

A new list is being prepared. This will be finalized by the end of Sep 2025 when the affected employees will be notified. The affected employees will leave Intel sometime in November. Not sure which BUs besides Intel Labs will be affected by...

I have seen a person come back 2x and get severance 3 times, that’s a lot of cash. Does this also happen at other big companies?

Since the CEO forced you to drive to work causing traffic jams, even if you like RTO, would you now see the benefits of public transportation like trains and buses? Self driving cars are just more expensive and less efficient train cars and buses... — read more 

Qualcomm CEO Reportedly Says Intel’s Chip-Making Technology Not Good Enough... — read more 

My whole team has banded together and not a single one of us showed up to the office. Go ahead and fire two dozen people who make the wheels on the bus go round because you’re mad ELT has su-ked at its job for a LONNNNNG time. How very Intel that... — read more 

There were very few people that decided to spend the first week RTO as required by Intel couldn’t even make it four days. It shows the caliber of Intel employees

Source: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-sends-harsh-message-on-intel-stock "The U.S. government just announced it’s taking a stake in Intel, and let me be clear: I abhor this idea. America has thrived for over 200... — read more 

I was hired as a fully remote engineer 2 years ago. There is no campus nearby. There's been rumors that fully remote will be the next to go. I need the money. Anyone have any insights of what's coming down the line for fully remote engineers.

In 2017, a tax bill cut a key incentive starting in 2022 to look revenue neutral. The bill was still a massive tax cut overall. The cut removed the writeoff for R&D… That change made it more expensive to hire people in R&D. This included... — read more 

Why?

Does anyone know the grades that a senior manager can reach at Intel?

My team has 12 people and only 7 showed up at the office today. A lot of people are hoping that they will just get away with it.

tell your RTO first day story ? Was it all you dreamed ?

It’s been like 2 years already. Delay delay delay. What the fu-k are you people doing all day?

Seeing, hearing, and sharing the same air space with all of you reminds me just how much I hate you people. And this dump a-s company. Too bad I’m too big of a piece of trash to get anything else too. Intel stink. What a fkn loser.

The global IT is being outsourced hence your RTO reprieve

Intel "Corrupted Inside" acronym Incompetent Non-Talented Engineering Lackies ​ The Good Inside has since long gone. ​Welcome back to the office lackies!

The new visa scam by those who have OPT (Optional Practical Training) when they don't get picked via the H1B lottery, is to apply for O-1 visa. So many are now applying for O-1 visa since they couldn't get in to USA workforce through H1B. The... — read more 

From the AT&T board https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1w2xikUC

Life is too short to carry the blackness. If you are feeling this way all the time about work, I would suggest you take a good long look at yourself and decide what you want to do. Sometimes the harder thing is to walk away and start over somewhere... — read more 

Intel is now a government guided sh-t pile. Soon even the government will realize it is not worth keeping afloat.

One reason for Intel's failure is people telling lies. Cheating beomes a norm, without any publishment. If the manager tells a lie, everyone agrees loud even though they know it is a lie. People are trained to be slaves, because objection to... — read more 

Intel pays more, can attract superior talent. Maybe the Indian H1B is just a fraud.

I am certainly and dont want to drive every day to a place I dont like and people I dont like

You probably already know this, working there. Since BK and ACT, Intel has been hyperfocused on getting more work for the same or less money. ACT, the layoff when no layoff was necessary was the give away, but there were other things, like the... — read more 

So, after doing some cloud/DevOps/Python nonsense, my mission at Intel is over. I think I’ve been getting the usual market compensation, but now, for economic reasons, I have to leave—no hard feelings about that. Out of pure curiosity, I browsed... — read more 

Most companies I have been at clearly state the company’s bonus structure for employees. For example level A 10-15% bonus potential Level B 15-20% potential etc. Does anyone know if there is something like that at Intel? Does a "FPGA Enginner Grade... — read more 

This sort of thing is happening in every company where H1Bs are hired. The entire H1B system is corrupted and Trump should just reject all current H1Bs and all future H1Bs and all current Green Cards process while the person is still on H1B... — read more