Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

I'm an older woman who was looking to retire from Intel in 3 years. It is devastating to be let go, but as many have stated, there is fantastic life outside Intel. At my age I was terrified of having to try to find a new job, and resigned to the possibility of having to retire early. But, I picked myself up and revamped my LinkedIn profile and resume. Before I new it, I had two interviews that turned in to two offers. I'm in a much better place and you can be too! Intel is not the company it used to be, and there's nothing you can do about it, so IMHO take the time to decompress and get your ducks in order. You'll find a much happier place, and happier you. 😉

Sigh. I agree with below. The company owes you nothing. You should grow your skills and continue to learn. Best thing any company grants you is experience.

You hate Intel now, but you were clinging to it every day before, slacking off, taking three plus hours of break time a day, not upskilling yourself or actually learning anything of substance beyond being a trained monkey. Then, you felt jaded when you didn't look good on a piece of paper anymore for the data and finance analysts who have to make the tough decisions. No one feels sorry for you. No congrats on acting grown, picking yourself up, and moving on to the next- that's part of life.

I've been waiting for a package for a while now.

I was caught in the IT lay-off last year, after 10 years. Definitely a depressing life event, but ultimately a great gift. It took me 4 months (6 if you count the 9 weeks of redeployment) to find a new job, but I couldn’t be happier. I landed at a company that’s in the top 10 (often top 5) of all the “Best Place for..." lists, got a $60k/yr raise, have huge promotion opportunity (vs Intel where unless you know the right a$$es to s—le you top out pretty quickly), and doing really fun work.

Point being... there is life after Intel, and it’s pretty darn good.

@fbx –

I don't actually think being laid off is a big deal to bring up in a job interview. Don't bring it up unless asked. "Why did you leave?/are you looking? "I got caught up in a big layoff". No one is surprised anymore, and Intel's reputation for doing this is widely known now.

Intel was the rare place you could spend your career at, but those days are done at Intel, but they've been done most everywhere else for a long time...

@139QB8fg-rqe: Spoken like someone who sounds like they haven't had to look for a while.

What is the best way to bring up being laid off in an interview for a new company?

The job market is outstanding. It's hard to be laid off but at least the job market is at the peak

so true

woke ideologues

Like OP, had to figure this out after decades at Intel - with the bitterness of unfairly being let go. Layoffs and cutbacks are part of life these days, but purges with made-up criteria (including to cleanse of higher paid older people) are truly devastating to people that are loyal and hardworking. As another poster said, no company will care for you the way you care for it.

Anyhow, the OP is right - there is life after, and there are companies with less drama than Intel. To be charitable, Intel is maybe no worse than a lot of companies, but it is not better either (as it once truly was, mostly before BK totally f'd the culture.).

I'm on company 2 - both have been good, growing experiences that I would not have had if I'd stayed put. And I'm looking around again, and by now, it is not so scary and devastating.

What happens when you got bean counters running the company this is just the beginning of management by ROI

My advice look around and decide quickly to get out before you are shoved out by the bean counters.

Intel is a horrible place. Totally cutthroat. And now overrun by woke ideologues. Andy Grove, may he rest in peace, must be turning in his grave.