Thread regarding Western Digital Corp. layoffs

You can’t do layoffs when the entire network is down.

Each day the network and ops are down increases the odds of bankruptcy. It’s really sad that incompetent leadership and insane and biased focus on diversity goals over all else has done to this company.

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Post ID: @OP+1lYcEh0B

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It's now the week of 4/17 - 4/21. I haven't heard any news regarding RIF.

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Post ID: @dztq+1lYcEh0B

What else can it be?

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Post ID: @dltu+1lYcEh0B

Why is everyone think is a network that got breach and not something else?

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Post ID: @doco+1lYcEh0B

https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/13/hackers-claim-vast-access-to-western-digital-systems/

Oh my...

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Post ID: @9ggd+1lYcEh0B

When will the security event be resolved?

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Post ID: @9skt+1lYcEh0B

What is the network issue? Or do you mean security incident?

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Post ID: @8mrc+1lYcEh0B

@6gje+1lYcEh0B, that's possible but I am more worried if this incident reveals more functions that are not necessary or critical to company hence increase the wfr percentage.

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Post ID: @7ijh+1lYcEh0B

Now I start wondering whether the original RIF plan would be impacted by this network incident. It might need to be delayed to avoid adding more instability to the company.

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Post ID: @6gje+1lYcEh0B

Where is executive management in all of this? Silent

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Post ID: @3pzk+1lYcEh0B

can they still send the salary without the network?

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Post ID: @1ucx+1lYcEh0B

If history is any indication, any actions that effect supply and demand (for 22TB HDDs for example) usually lead to cost increases. Last I checked Seagate doesn’t have any.

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Post ID: @hjz+1lYcEh0B

Layoffs started in November 2022, another in January and then a push for people to leave voluntarily in February and March. We have already lost over 5k employees.

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Post ID: @wgp+1lYcEh0B

First layoff?

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Post ID: @xyj+1lYcEh0B

Well, the 1st layoff is going to happen in 4/17 - 4/21. I would expect the network issue must be fixed then.

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Post ID: @ngy+1lYcEh0B

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