Topics regarding layoffs at Seagate Technology Inc.

Topics regarding layoffs at Seagate Technology Inc.

Seagate doesn’t care about you

If you think that it does just because you have been here for a while, you need to wake up. Even if you're close to retirement, you're not safe. On the contrary. Every single person should be looking for a new job. I'm not trying to scare anybody... — read more 

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| 1730 views | | 7 replies (last September 18, 2023)
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number of employees

WDC 2023 53,000 2022 65,000 2012 103,111 https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/WDC/western-digital/number-of-employees Seagate 2023 33,400 2022 40,000 .. — read more 

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| 1710 views | | 5 replies (last September 20, 2023)
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Work Ethic

What do you say to a CEO who quietly slinks always at 2:00 pm every day from the side door while the revenue shrinks from $11B to $5B ?

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| 1610 views | | 8 replies (last September 16, 2023)
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SG Retrenchment

14 & 15 Sep Starting now Anyone affected?

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| 2500 views | | 5 replies (last September 16, 2023)
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Thank you Steve, Bill and Dave!

Went through my young, prime and down times with these three great CEOs!!! Received my RIF package today on Sept 13th 2023. I would like to Thank you Seagate, wish you a long term success with multiple break through in term of new technology and... — read more 

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| 1960 views | | 2 replies (last September 14, 2023)
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NRM Loss of Talent Continues

3 senior engineers, 1 senior manager, and one Director have given notice to Seagate in the last week. None of these people are from Wafer so the weekly number is probably higher. Cue the management apologist, “these are historically normal... — read more 

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| 2270 views | | 15 replies (last September 15, 2023)
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Damn.... Borrowing into the future again

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seagate-announces-offering-exchangeable-senior-223900761.html The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to repay existing indebtedness, including portions of the Company’s outstanding... — read more 

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| 1730 views | | 3 replies (last September 8, 2023)
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Can you negotiate your severance?

I don't care if this is a stupid question since it doesn't cost me anything to ask. Is it possible to negotiate your severance? Can you wait a day and maybe hire a lawyer to try and get you a better deal before signing? Has anybody even tried or does... — read more 

New 52-week high

Clearly not paying suppliers and mass layoffs are working. This stock is going to the moon.

Kodak Moment !

Smile and take a pic ….will be a LASTing MEMORY ! Tsk tsk

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| 2090 views | | 9 replies (last September 2, 2023)
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Core Team leader in hierarchy ladder

Where does core team fit in management ladder. Is it next to CEO? The way some people brag about in Longmont..they say as if they r next in-line to be CEO Can someone clarify?

Springtown management at it again

Message doing the rounds tonight 🤬🤬🤬 ❗️IMPORTANT ❗️ Guys we have just received a report that the Shift Manager on D Shift tonight has been calling out Operators who are staying and asking them to sign a form which asks them if they want a Union or... — read more 

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| 1840 views | | 4 replies (last August 25, 2023)
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Is this true?

Pay to be restored in October Im told. Any chance this is true?

OKR?

What is wrong with HR that they can’t find a workable Personnel Rating? This latest one looks like the biggest piece of s#@t to date. In fact it’s a recycled management tool from the 1970’s or older. Does HR ever make anything better or do they... — read more 

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| 1420 views | | 7 replies (last September 5, 2023)
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Employees are the ones who make or break the company

How the company treats its employees will determine the fate of the company. Making sure employees feel like they matter can make a huge difference in productivity and results. Seagate not caring about employees and how we're feeling will only serve... — read more 

Redundancies

I have heard a few rumors this past week. The ones getting the package have to work in Fab 1 while the people staying are moved to Fab 2 until they leave. The fountains in the gowning areas are being turned off. Staff will now have to go half's on... — read more 

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| 1450 views | | 5 replies (last August 22, 2023)
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Promotions

Anyone notice? Letters don’t have direct manager’s name anymore…only the General. Speaking of egomaniacs…This one is a cancer for Seagate.

Open roles focus on cost management

Anyone notice that of the less than 60 open jobs globally, just over 20% are in Finance/Accounting and most of those in Asia? This would confirm the need to reign in and control spending. Tough times continuing ahead.

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| 610 views | | 1 reply (August 21, 2023)
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My work/life balance has been destroyed

Since the layoffs, our a--hole manager has started to push us harder than ever to get everything done even though our team lost several people. I'm tired of it. I'm tired of having someone who obviously doesn't like his family to want to spend time... — read more 

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| 1490 views | | 8 replies (last September 6, 2023)
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Joining Unite a no brainer for those of us staying

It goes without say that the only way those of us that are staying after the redundancy process will have proper representation and some sort of security is if we all join Unite the Union. This goes for both shift workers and day staff alike. Do you... — read more 

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| 1100 views | | 4 replies (last August 22, 2023)
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RSUs

Anyone else get RSUs recently. I got some but my boss said it was only a couple people per team that got it

LHH experience?

My (American?) Laid off friends. How has LHH been for you? They look kind of scammy, and reviews online are not great.

Beware of the danger of Seagate not paying suppliers

Cash is already tight. Some salaries are already cut. Suppliers are not getting paid. Imagine if many of those suppliers successfully pursue legal action against Seagate to get what is owed to them. Interesting things can happen in bankruptcy. ... — read more 

Director of facilities at NRM

Anyone know what happened? I heard he was "relieved of duties"....but what does that even mean. Is he gone?

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| 1830 views | | 7 replies (last September 21, 2023)
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How many more in STST?

How many more operators have been told they can go after the second round of voluntary redundancies applications in STST? They needed eighteen employees but five times that have applied for voluntary redundancy.

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