Here is my take, and add a grain of salt. I have worked on many different tools doing many different things. Does it make sense in an already established; development completed tool need an owner for every tool in a module. Would it not from a cost perspective have two, or three tool owners and that's it. I would think if we want to be more competitive, have fewer redundant people so our cost are closer to our foundry competition. Just my two cents flame me all you want. And no for those who will ask I don't know if I am getting ISP'd. I am an hourly employee, back half. I also spend 10 to 11 hours in the fab, because tool fault and remote recovery is not an option. Though I remember from when I worked nights seeing some techs spend all night outside the fab, so yes that is a thing.
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Single engineer will own multiple module now. 24/7 oncall. Enjoy
A company is not a friend and you are not special
Not like the shoeless tool owners ever go in the fab these days - good riddance.
There’s no governance just blindly following tops down consultant driven guidance
This is why Ex-Intel people come to this board sometimes. Fu-k'n hilarious!! Intel executives will never learn from past mistakes. They get what they deserve. Enjoy the trip down the drain.
How many tools does your module have, and how many tool owners?
Is it just you from your group getting kicked or others too? How many?
They are blindly following an HR directive... let me guess, they are older or have been in the same grade for too long...
They did this during the 2013/2014 layoffs and it was a disaster. Glad to see they are incapable of learning.