Any hint as when or what to come? How many more to fill 8100 quota?
Scott's Valley Closure
A few months back there were rumors swirling around here on an impending SV closure. Whatever happened to that?
October / November 2016 Reduction?
Is it coming? What are your thoughts?
Dave Mosley at Longmont today
Any news Longmont folks can share?
Separation Pay Plan
Can no longer find the document in my.seagate.com. Being updated? Taken down for other reasons? Last one I saw was dated June 15, 2015.
Knock knock..... time to open door
Sad to say.
Helium HDDs
Seagate was behind WD on 8TB and the company was decimated during the first six months of this year, leading to a massive RIF. They caught up with their 8TB on air and were able to be aggressive on pricing given a bill-of-materials advantage (less... — read more
Too many Design Centres !!
If the company has to do well, design centres need to go. What is the point of two client design centres when the market is disappearing. SKDC and SSDC are both inefficient, cant get a good product out. The leadership is bad, the guy on the top is... — read more
Employee appreciation
Hope you all got 30% raises like our Mr. M https://biz.yahoo.com/e/160728/stx8-k.html Anyone who gets promoted at SeaChange gets a 30% raise, right? Guess I know where the rest of my 0.9 % raise went!
Usually on a Wednesday
Which one in September for the next RIF? 7, 14, 21, 28?
September layoffs
I hear that layoffs are coming this month. Anyone know which groups will be affected? Core teams? Will Shakopee be closing? I heard CSSG is ramping up so that's one group that I assume won't be impacted.
Definition of bribery
What is the definition of bribery ? Cash , cash equivalents ? Or s--ual favors ? How much cash receipt or cash equivalents received is considered bribery ? I know of a department/s in China who collected cash and cash equivalents . Thinking very hard... — read more
Flash Fabs in China
300 mm running
Pay raise percent and bonus percent?
Pay raise percent and bonus percent. When and how much?
Seagate outsource dothill to India 2017. Huge layoffs is expected. Currently dothill has 240 employees.
Most likely scenario : 200 jobs will be Cut.
Shakopee people moving to Bloomington?
Any news here? SHK location basically shutting down?
Any feedback from the All hands? Should we run the race of the turtle (slow steady) or the rabbit (jump ship and move on to another company)??
Any feedback from the All hands? Should we run the race of the turtle (slow steady) or the rabbit (jump ship and move on to another company)?? What did you get from the All hands? Any thoughts?
Is it me or does it seem quiet?
Prior to previous RIFs, there was a good amount of chatter (here and on site). I noticed HR seems to be behind closed doors at my location quite a bit lately. Perhaps they are trying to keep the leaking rumours to a minimum this time?
If you're Steve Luczo It's what what you do....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaEFUwt5eT8
Itchy hand and restructuring
Due to numerous warning.I could not itchy wrote here. Believe or not rmo seagate is safe for 2 quarter.. we will get s$1 increasement n 10 s$profit sharing..horray.... sorry US. Axe still sharpening
The Figures Are Out....
Total net profit for final quarter $70 million. Total net profit for 2016 $248 million. In comparison the total net profit for final quarter 2015 was $138 million and for the whole of 2015 $1.7 Billion. Can someone therefore explain to me how the... — read more
Travel freeze?
Saw some foreign Faces in w3. Seems like travel freeze is not executed or maybe there is no governance for some teams
Eliminate the fats to achieve the cost saving targets
Why have facility and posh office/ building in one of world's most expensive cities? I would rather have that R&D office in US (Proudly proclaimed Designed in USA, rather than Singapore!) Moreover, there are many redundant old folks in Seagate... — read more
FALLING HDD MARKET
The prediction is that HDD in all portables will reach EOL this year; HDD life in all PCs will end by next year. Well, HDD as main stream in data centers or clouds could survive a little bit longer, let's guess, say three years or sooner! So for the... — read more
Mosley gets a nice hike & Poor Phil gets a chance to earn higher bonus ....
(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On July 25, 2016, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Seagate Technology plc (the “Company”) approved the increase of William D. Mosley’s annual base... — read more
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/25/seagate_havant_factory_closing/
no-one saw this coming now did they ;)
Seagate Class Action Alleges Employee Data Breach
The Seagate Employee Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit is Everett Castillo, et al. v. Seagate Technology LLC, Case No. 3:16-cv-01958, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Everyone Jump on board! :D
What will be released in the beginning of Aug?
Email which will be another notice in the beginning of Aug was sent a few weeks ago. Anybody know what this is?
Intel/Cisco acquisition rumur
I heard the rumors of Intel or Cisco are in discussion to acquire Seagate. Is there any truth behind this?
Live to fight another day
That's why Citi rates STX as a hold. I feel STX holds me to alive to fight another day.
Out of the 6500 layoffs announced a couple of weeks back, only about 4300 have been accounted
Out of the 6500 layoffs announced a couple of weeks back, only about 4300+ have been accounted, What about the balance 2000+ left? Any updates.