Whites, you guys are useless. All the remaining ones in the company will be thrown out in the next 2-3 years. intel needs only people who really do work - not old rotten farts having the thought that this world owes them a lot of money just because... — read more
Well my neighbor didn't get laid off
Hopefully soon though
Irresponsible of Intel to do such massive layoff without even looking at Intel's huge uncontrolled unnecessary spending
Intel's problems cannot be solved by its massive layoff, the problems lies a lot in the rotting culture that have developed within Intel. Many department managers and high level managers playing office politics to grow their turf rather than doing... — read more
If ODI is pending long before layoff announcement and one gets ISP, isn't it better to have filed with EEOC in the first place?
EEOC offers some sort of protection from being terminated in the middle of investigation. Did Intel HR fall to this level??
The Motley Fool - Intel Corporation: It's Time to Replace CEO Brian Krzanich
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/05/05/intel-corporation-its-time-to-replace-ceo-brian-kr.aspx?source=yahoo-2 only after privately communicating these cancellations to industry and financial analysts did Intel publicly confirm them to... — read more
Fat Cats love it when you turn on each other. It's all part of the plan.
Plan A: "Erode solidarity and keep the rabble in line. As long as they are at each others throats they will never organize enough to pose a threat. If they ever do manage to put their differences aside it could mean big trouble. " Just ignore any... — read more
PMIC project
How will be the future of one of Aicha's favorite project --- power management ICs
Intel has something called Curry technology
OMFG this is actually a real thing! LOL
Virtuous circle
American hires single H1B to fill skills gap. H1B hires only H1Bs. They hire only H1Bs...
Aicha: "sites will be closed" "2 FW sites maximum"
Discuss ....
Median time in Grades 6,7 and 8
Does anyone have any idea what the median times are for Grades 6,7 and 8.
Repo Man checking in
I forgot to mention and thank all of you for all the severance details. Makes my job and commission higher. Be seeing you
A warning for the young women starting at Intel
There will be managers who will take advantage of their positions and manipulate you. They are typically already married, show you favoritism and see how far they can get with, they have no morals. I can name quite a few at the AzFSM site; Chandler... — read more
Does anyone know info on the London UK office?
There is a mobile dev and UX site in London. Does anyone know anything about their fate?
Round TWO coming in two weeks, list of people associated with cancelled projects already being circulated in HR and metrics being applied.
List of people associated with cancelled projects already being circulated in HR and metrics being applied. Employees will be notified after the 21st of May. There will be redeployment there termination will be immediate like the ISP but paid till... — read more
What is QGS
I left intel 3 years ago so I don't know what is TLA QGS means? Can someone help me out?
Advice on how to minimize tax if you will be receiving severance payment
You should call HR and request that they max out your 401K and your HSA saving contribution for the the remaining pay checks that you will be receiving until your last day of employment. Of course this is assuming that you can afford to max out 401K... — read more
Repo Man here
Start sweating it out losers. My que is growing and chances are YOU will be on it. I love tech layoffs and make a good living making a profit off it. Be prepared for that knock on the door.............Sheriff's Office! LOL!. Sleep tight ladies... — read more
Its not my Monkey and its Not my Circus Anymore - Adios Intel!
Retiring (not by choice) after 23 years under the big top All in all Intel was good to me over the years. The last few years were horrible - let’s not minimize that. But what do you expect, Intel recruits from the human race so there is a lot of... — read more
Intel Ireland Tech VSP’s
Intel offered VSP’s in Ireland today to the technician staff. The methods they employed were peculiar. They generally open up vsp’s to allow people the option of a package. However today they offered certain techs the option of applying for the... — read more
Unemployment benefits
Guys, Do you think laid off folks can get unemployment benefit? Look like the date of receiving the benefit depend on your severance payment. If I read it right, it could be a year later depend on your payment. Have never been unemployed before... — read more
Will VSP become ISP in late June? Any message about this?
Will VSP become ISP in late June? Any message about this?
ISP appeal result?
Has anyone appealed their ISP and heard back regarding the outcome?
iPhone 7 modem - what now?
With Broxton and SoFIA SoCs gone from the pipeline, how does this affect the modem win for the next iPhone? Can the comm effort still be successful even with the SoC projects killed?
A More Rational Look on The State of Intel
I was ISP'd last week and have read lots of articles on this site and elsewhere. It would be helpful to take a 10,000 foot view of the situation. In the beginning .. there was the humble PC, then the Workstation, then the Datacenter Server ... The... — read more
During this time of Intel crass incompetence, some light relief..
On August 04, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia: "In Russia, live like Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live in... — read more
Get back to work losers
The drive thru is backing up!
The de-evolution of intel in 4 phases - Learn & Enjoy
20 yrs. ago: CEO: Engineers Smith and Jones, just why do you think it’s a good idea to have two separate groups working on the same project? Explain your rationale to me, because I'm just not getting it. Engineer SMITH: I should be leading this... — read more
VSP offer ratings
Anyone offered vsp with a focal rating of outstanding? Anybody knows criteria for being allowed VS..
Overseas American Factories - I Get That.
I understand having American factories overseas; with the exception of the currency devaluations. However, the direct replacement of American Workers here at home with cheap substandard H1Bs - that is taking things to the point of insult and... — read more
Can they do Performance based ISPs beyond this week? I hear every group has been asked to shed some headcount.
Wonder how they will do that..
Whoever Blocked This Site on Intel Network
Welcome to the 21st century. You cannot control the flow of information any more. 99% of people are accessing this via mobile phones and are not controlled by corporate overlords. Instead of blocking us from posting here, you may want to encourage... — read more
How aboit Intel San Diego?
Anybody knows? There is no reason to keep them for cost reduction, I think.
Intel has blocked this site in the company
I can't access this site from the company. Also there is 0 news on the layoffs inside the company website. Only news are Diane Bryant was promoted to executive VP, Stacy smith promoted to oversee sales and manufacturing, BK compensation increased.
INTEL Mobile headaches
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-may-totally-sunk-microsofts-223708509.html This week, Intel revealed that it won't release its next-generation Atom chip for mobile devices, which was code-named "Broxton." Competitors like Qualcomm and ARM have... — read more