A CEOs and BOD primary job is to maximize value for the owners of the company and that is the stock holders. What is good for the owners should be good for the employees that are left. By every metric intel is poorly valued compared to those that... — read more
Pat in charge does he have what it takes?
https://semiwiki.com/semiconductor-manufacturers/intel/295884-expert-advice-for-the-new-intel-ceo/ LAYOFFS BABY! 1) Streamline the decision making processes inside of Intel. Yes, this means layoffs and re-orgs but it has to be done. Intel needs... — read more
EEOC finds that Intel discriminated against older workers in 2015
https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2021/02/intel-discriminated-against-eight-older-workers-in-2015-layoffs-eeoc-finds.html
Focal/insights review
Did anyone get focal /insights lately ? What was the outcome
Why capitalism s---s!
Hi all, is it time to unionize? What kind of fed up world do we take all the PhD, engineering and business degrees and intel workers get paid less than unionized blue collar workers with high school degrees. It’s time to stand up for... — read more
New ad campaign going after Apple M1
The comments are brutal. Ouch! https://mobile.twitter.com/intel/status/1359556486150635520
Holiday weekend
Work through holiday weekend in IT because of no good reason other than optics, what a joke information security is, wait until survey time zeroes for all these dim witted senior leaders solution group owners and the like.
Intel and American competitors beg Biden for taxpayer bailout
Shameful. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-semiconductors/u-s-chip-industry-calls-on-biden-administration-to-fund-factories-idUSKBN2AB11H
Performance not a metric for layoffs anymore
They won't even bother using that as an excuse. Think SL4 was bad? At least they bothered coughing up a justification last time. Now it's really (fire) "at will", in every sense of the world.
BS.. leaving on Feb 14 Valentines Day
Its ironic that BS who fell in love with Intel will be gone on Feb 14 Valentines Day. 🤔
Chip shortage means all fab stocks should be going up.
Intel marketing needs a make over.
Intel technology and servers used for human rights Violations in china
Not a single intel spokes person or CEO has said anything while talking about inclusion, ethics etc... When it comes to money, all values go out...
Promotions
They just published the vp and above promotions on circuit. What a list. One final gift from Bob swan. Horrible. It was particularly disappointing to see the clowns from the dcg cloud solutions team got promoted. For what? Certainly not for... — read more
Who decides to return
The pandemic has brought many new ideas and ways of living into focus. Perhaps companies who do not adapt to this new reality may be doomed. There is a lot more global opportunities now for people living anywhere they want. Force people to commute... — read more
Focus on Quality - SAM-Lite Surveys will reveal just where Intel is ailing.
PG would be wise to use IQA guidelines and a basic SAM-LITE survey to examine broadly and deeply, across the entire company to see what’s still good and where changes need to be made. Go back to the original Intel Values - a great place to start... — read more
Sunil Shenoy rehired as SVP
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210127005891/en/Intel-Appoints-Sunil-Shenoy-as-Senior-Vice-President-of-Design-Engineering-Group
Pat is best possible chance for Intel...now or never
Retired after 30 yrs. Here's my point: Andy Grove was everything you wanted in a CEO: 1) R&D for new technology aka Microprocessors, 2) TMG Manufacturing excellence aka fab process, 3) OpX aka no useless employees and 4) Marketing i.e. when Andy... — read more
Fun to Watch Intel get Its Due
As a retired Intel supplier (30 years) I witnessed so much dishonesty, arrogance, and corruption. Dealing with AMD and TSMC was always a straightforward effort. But more important, when calling on Intel, was to bow and sc-ape and tell all the... — read more
Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU
https://rosenzweig.io/blog/asahi-gpu-part-1.html
OMAR ishark
Wow 750 million Spec by OMAR in health Care. Brown is always Green!
WTH is wrong with Raja?
Looks like he posted new tweets about how he thought Larrabee was a c-ap GPU. Important to know Larrabee was spear headed by Pat https://twitter.com/Rajaontheedge What's his end game?
New intel ceo making waves rehiring retired cpu architects
Hey everyone! It's safe now to come on back. Need some real talent again! https://www.anandtech.com/show/16438/new-intel-ceo-making-waves-rehiring-retired-cpu-architects
Should I leave Intel or stay?
Not sure if I should stay or go. If I do choose to go, will I be leaving behind job security and good benefits and regret it later? Or is that just a mirage and would I be better off building real marketable skills at other companies?
Intel to Ousource Core i3 to TSMC t
https://www.eenewseurope.com/news/intel-TSMC-5nm
2016 ISP rehire policy change
All those of us who have been ISP’ed in 2016, is there anyway we can communicate to the new CEO to consider lifting this rehire ban. A lot of qualified people would like to rejoin intel but this clause is just making this impossible. May be Pat... — read more
Pat is great but can’t fix the problem ( read fast as censors will delete )
Pat seems to be the man, but sadly he arrives too late after BK and BS, his day was when he was passed over for BK, all was lost in those wasted years. If you know, you can wish and pray and hope. But the only way Intel gets back is if both TSMC... — read more
Where will Intel be a year from now.
I am about to open a Robinhood account and deposit my Covid $1400 handout there. I'd like to bet all this money on Intel but I am not sure if I should go long or short...
Interesting Tidbit on Murthy R's Departure
From the author's insights in the article: Not enough voices at the top The fact that Bob has stated that Murthy’s departure has enabled the company to add more technical voices to the future of Intel indicates that Renduchintala’s id was... — read more
'Yes-man mentality is ruining Intel
We have some really good, competent people working here who could lead us into greatness once again but they can't do anything because of the hordes of yes-men who will nod their heads and agree with everything the biggest honcho in the room says... — read more
Intel Positions
Engineering manager aka Microsoft PowerPoint maker VP aka Powerpoint Reader Principal engineer aka Political engineer Data Scientist aka Microsoft Excel scientist
Good Luck INTC
new CEO, new hope! hopeless till recently announcement, but question is how long the market expect INTC to raise from the slump? time is running out, the window of opportunities are shrinking, panic button was hit and again we could count on hope — read more
Who will help Pat lead?
Which of the current leaders will Pat trust to Fix Intel? Will any former leaders be brought back?
2016 ISP employees not allowed to return but now a brain drain at Intel
Intel thought they were supreme and that the layed-off employees will not be allowed to return though they had one stock-level 4. Now the table has turned and there is a brain drain at Intel. Employees far less deserving then the ones layed-off are... — read more
Mac M1 vs. Intel Mini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59gAjXT7qyw One would think intel needs a strong response to maintain relevance if this trend continues.
Raja getting ready to jump the ship!
Raja has been trying to jump ship for multiple times now. He had his one foot out of the door until Murthy left. He considered himself to be the next CEO. Now with Pat coming in and the GPU program turning out to be a dumpster fire, there are... — read more
Seriously? Is this how you gather up the troops?
Pat G: "We have to deliver better products to the PC ecosystem than any possible thing that a lifestyle company in Cupertino" don't hate the playa hate the game
Will Pat streamline or reduce the ELT ?
ELT in BS era has about 24 VPs. Will Pat have a smaller compact leadership team? Will Pat reduce the VP overhead?
List of incompetent managers
Let’s use this thread to name all the managers who have been pulling Intel down. Who were managers but not leaders. Managers who did more politics than useful work. Managers who did nepotism.