Be good at the actual work vs bullsh-tting about it.
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Work for a company that is growing and doesn’t have an offshoring mechanism in place.
Make sure you are working on something that generates revenue. I made the mistake of moving to an R and D group that was entirely amputated. No performance or skillset avoids that kind of cut.
My strategy? Stay close to the wafers.
Go to a company that has a real strategy and executing well, get off the titanic
Find a group where everyone has a meaningful project that directly connects to Intel’s roadmap. Also, the job should not be repetitive.
How to avoid being laid off at Intel? I was laid off a few years back, so can't directly answer. I CAN tell you that being a high performer with a unique skillset who works hard and delivers innovative, high-value products does NOT protect you. My VP skip level and I had bi-weekly 1:1s on the program I was working on right up until the day my manager gave me 'the news'. Literally everyone I had worked with over the course of 10 years was shocked, and not a few advocated on my behalf to be kept because of my skillset.
I infer, from the folks who didn't get laid off, that people who spent their time politicking, being visibly attached to shiny projects while adding no value, and brown-nosing were safe.
Worked out for me. I get to use my skillset having fun to line my own pockets now, vs having fun lining MCMs pockets.
You own your own career.
It’s your fault if your skills aren’t transferable to other places. You should have realized how risky that was. Nobody should expect a lifetime at one place.
Going on sabbatical and adding an additional 8 weeks of vacation.
Tell your manager and Intel HR that you have decided to identify as '#XYZePn' and be sure that puts you on the DEI list. Run the statistics and I'll bet you DEIs have statistically significant lower RIF rate then the rest of the work force.
@zxd+1koAsaUD Sadly, it's not that simple. In many roles in Intel being good in your role means mastering internal tools/processes that you won't find anywhere else and skills useful to only a handful of other companies.
If you have a strong work ethic, pride & passion for what you do then you've almost guaranteed your worth so don't sweat it.
If you're like one of these new starts that are more interested in studying the benefits policies before even learning your job then watch out.
Be excellent at my job.
Layoff or not, I can get a job anywhere, anytime.
It's not a difficult concept to grasp...
If you haven't been brown nosing the right people all along then it's too late, find a job elsewhere before you get laid off.