The layoff I got along with some fantastic people that worked here deeply disappointed me. In the end it all turned out well because I found a much better job very quickly. Now I think all those layoffs that Intel was giving had the worst effect on the company itself, because everyone I know also found great jobs afterwards.
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Intel is just another IBM on the way. Cisco is following...
Layoffs are a necessary part of a company's life as it adjusts to market conditions. But how you do them matter. Intel set up a manager-driven system that rewarded political swamp creatures rather than technical excellence. And they targeted the most expensive engineers, i.e. the ones with decades of experience. Not a surprise that the layoffs left so many projects fundamentally broken and further toxified the company's culture.
It depends on how much trust effects performance, definitely it changed the levels of trust for everyone who experienced it.
Immensely. Intel was already a stone rolling slowly downhill. With 2015 layoffs, the stone was given a good kick and it now rolling down fast , Pat or no Pat
when you are riding the waves, then you should have no complains
I remember a VP said in Open Forum that his career development is great. When engineers complaint that their works sucks, with lot of non-value added tasks and no career development. This VP said his career is fantastic, see his track record recently and he rubbished the non-sense
so, I believe few people complaints but more Intellier live under the so-called bad place at work, and no intention to leave
Even though getting laid off sucks, it is probably the best thing intel can give you. It is hard to find a worse place to be an engineer than there.
The primary goal of Intel layoffs is for political managers to get rid of independent thinkers and promote their toadies. It greatly increased the "Intelness" of the company but eviscerated the technical talent. The two are diametric opposites.