Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

Decrease bureaucracy, do we really need an approval for every single step that needs to be taken - tell finance to back off a tiny bit

Finance is the least of your problems. In engineering, we had an MRC to decide if one should wipe front-to-back or back-to-front.

Stop f---ing reorganizing every six months, keep P&Ls stabile for a few years - do you really need to shuffle things this often? It introduces confusion and instability

Some level of reorg every year, for sure. Is it stupid? Yes -- it takes 18 months for a new organization to start performing.

However, I realized a while ago that the reorgs have nothing to do with the organization performing. Consider the microprocessor division. It is on a cyclical reorg between"

"We are combining Server, Desktop, and Mobile to better align efficiencies around the common core architecture."

"We are splitting Mobile away from Server and Desktop to better serve the mobile customer needs."

Repeat.

What is going on?

This is done for the executives. Executives need experience running a large design organization -- the microprocessor group is split up between Server/Desktop and Mobile to create 2 executive training positions. Two years later, one of the executives now needs experience running a really big organization -- so Server, Desktop, and Mobile are combined together again.

Excellent post, @2vlm, reposted so more people can read it.

Most of the gripes outlined here are low level - I'd agree with pretty much everything the OP listed.

However, its' low level.

Nothing has been specified as it relates to the strategic direction of the company and that's where the most of our issues resides.

Anyhow, I appreciate the effort OP, this is a good low level list.

@W4HGC4s-2dhp we need to grab drinks and chat. The stories I could share about TMG 😟

Present scenario may seem the ICF and process and even tools thought is laughable but 3 to 4 years ago it was not. But even now the idea is not bad, otherwise what's the chime in running a company ..then it simply means we have given up.. the higher management from outside never used Internal tools and hence their love for external. This is where they are failing to understand importance of internal and killing innovation. And this mentality of theirs has forced everyone to abandon internal and work on external tools thus having limited knobs to control.

The new higher management are design guys, they only know how to design using tools and process. They think TSMC is good but they don't inflict learning from TSMC down to Intel process to improve it instead just say TSMC is good and shift to TSMC, huh. If fab capacity is low , put money and work on increasing it. Put money in improving the process. Don't fill your pocket.

I have worked on both internal and external tools and speaking based on that experience.

Process wise I have not worked on external process but I am sure if (big if) AD and Fab put their sh-- together and let go their arrogance and collaborate well with external customers things may come on track. Else Intel will be history.

How was KZ who lead AD until 2016 and left for TSMC? How is YZ leading it now?

The people inside TMG don’t know how to run manufacturing. You are correct TMG is now full of SA promoted yes man who have little openness to innovation and change. It is the SA way or outta there.

It laughable the thought ICF or Intel tools are capable of competing with the external ecosystem.

Ask anyone internal that had designed externally or reverse engineered TSMC 10 or 7 products how good TMG is.

The crux of the grim future of Intel is the failure of TMG and LTD to deliver on their commitments. What is even more egregious is their deception about the true health and prognosis. How anyone honest in those organizations can sleep well is beyond me.

The higher management folks from outside have ruined the innovation drive and energy of Intellites.

They have zero experience of running manufacturing and with design experience they will never be able to understand challenges in manufacturing world.

With so much money in their pockets they should bring innovative ideas to keep the jobs instead of laying off people.

The outside folks couldn't prove their metal in their past positions so I don't know how they can rudder the ship to right direction. So far it's not in the right direction.

TMG folks need to let go off their arrogance and resurrect ICF again.

Designers never understand manufacturing challenges and b--ch about it being easy. What I am getting at is higher management folks from outside will never understand the effort of manufacturing. To them it's design goes in and chip comes out . With this mentality they have restructured TMG and asking TSMC for help. Intel was in strong position to sell their In house tools along with the process but due to lack of vision of new decision makers they lost that opportunity. Now they are at mercy of TSMC, Cadence and Synopsys.

It is pity to know the new decision makers comes with such low vision which does not justifies their position.

If I have to switch jobs within the company there is no pay increase while these unworthy visionless decision makers comes from outside with significant pay increase and do all the damage to the company. I have failed to comprehend this in my brain. This itself has forced me to be in a position to not be in love with Intel anymore...

Don't rug out your visionless mind by saying you have to take tough decision of layoffs. Prove your position's worth by bringing innovative projects on the table that way you don't have to layoff people....

Don't prove your immediate presence by taking destructive decisions of layoffs or restructuring...

+1 Yes they need to do all these things, but they won't. The place is run by bean-counters and MBA's, so Intel get's out what it puts in. Intel's hubris is leading it down the well-worn path of Xerox, HP, Kodak, Polaroid, Yahoo, Motorola, Palm, etc etc. All the decision-makers are simply making too much money. They have no skin in a game of innovation. All they know is status-quo. And that's all we'll get.

1 priority is setting a new strategic vision consistent with intel competitive strengths and resource it correctly w/o the fictional bickering of VPs, fellows. Requires a big reset of cultural and all the senior VPs.

Rome has almosted burned to the ground and the outpost are running wild, yet the BoD is dallying in selection of a new visionary CEO, amazing the stock holders have t revolted

Top post !!!

"Increase competition" lol. Intel is one of the highest paying companies and YOU STILL SCREWED UP 10NM. They need to fire people. Intel is too nice to its employees.

casting pearls before swine

OP, your advice will not work. If bureaucracy is reduced, lots of managers especially high level will become very obviously useless. Intel compensate well to PE and above. The problem is Intel does not promote PE base on technical talent but base on political skill especially in recent years. This is why overall Intel is not attractive to top notch talent.

#gold #advice for the management

+1