Thread regarding Micron Technology Inc. layoffs

It's always been speculation that Intel would never let Micron go under. We shall see

There's some talk going on about Micron offering change of ownership. This stuff is way above my head but here you go.

"Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) is in the spotlight after the company adopted a ‘poison pill’ plan on Friday. For those interested, the exact details about the new ownership limitations can be found here. Although there is no overt buyer, some traders are evidently speculating that management wouldn’t have adopted the pill if there weren’t parties potentially interested. Tsinghua Unigroup was interested in Micron last year, but many investors didn’t think the deal would have gotten regulatory approval due to national security reasons. The number of investors from our database with holdings in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) fell by 13 quarter-over-quarter to 51 at the end of March."

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723125/000072312516000208/a8-arightsplan.htm

Hello Intel!!! :)

Sorry for you, you are right and your situation is all over Micron. MTV Fab's floor is being controlled by group of baboons from the same region which bringing privilege to their "homie".

Alright, I will tone it down and address your very legitimate question. If anything, I think that is the best questioned asked for those of you who don't understand why there is all this nasty and, I admit, irrational sentiment ( speaking for myself here but I'm guessing I'm not alone either).

The short answer to your question is that I loved my job and they guys I worked with were the best group I had ever had the privilege of both working with and being a part of and perhaps ever will. The latter remains to be seen.

For me, my job was my second home and I wanted nothing more than for us to win. This may sound quaint, cheesy, and goofy for many reading this, but I felt loyal to the company as a matter of principle. I worked not only to get a paycheck but because my work was a big part of my life in ways that pareto charts and figures would never be able to measure. I repeatedly mentioned that my aspirations were to exceed my customer's expectations as well as being a team player for my peers and demonstrate sound work ethic. My job was a place where I was able to use my thinking in ways that were a perfect fit for me and my aspirations turned to making it my career.

Simply put, I didn't want to work anywhere else. I thought I had found my place in the American workforce. The problem was that these managers, one in particular, formulated a categorically false and outright blasphemous narrative of me suggesting I was the exact opposite. My commitment to my team was a very well understood sentiment among my collegues and my customers in spite of a nearly diminished morale at the end. This is why I never had a negative peer eval in my entire career at micron and this person's discontent towards me was never reflected in my numbers, my quality of work, my actual reputation among the customers, nor was it in agreement with the truthful perception my peers had of me. Maybe this is one reason perhaps why I didn't recieve any more peer evals after my last promotion and why there was less apprehension for management to start documenting mickey mouse bullshit on me? Without any paperwork to the contrary such as high peer eval scores, what mitigating factor will then contradict the dirt this person tried, and succeded in digging up on me? The f---ed up part is that none of her conduct is illegal but she knows what she is doing and their isn't a damn thing I can do about it. Now, you may understandably see all of this as hearsay and crazy and conspiracy nonsense. All I can say is that I know I am right. Th lead of leads and section head did not like me and did not appreciate my unfavorable global survey responses. I made them look bad because I wouldn't let things go that unquestionably needed to be addressed. I made them look bad because I didn't kiss up to them, I told them the truth instead. I made them look bad because my free spirited nature was seen as unprofessional to them. I made them look bad as did the other people in my department did who are paying the price to protect two self-centered, morally bankrupt people's egos. I can say for myself that I never have nor did anyone of us have any aspirations of ruining or threatening anyone's else's careers. I thought I was doing the right thing but apparently that was notvthe case. In the end, we were a problem for them, especially my supervisor's boss. How else then can someone possibly explain why, except for truly low performers, only those people under her leadership have been laid off? None of us made the pay grade the remainder of the department did. So how can anyone possibly tell me that our guys lost their jobs as a means of austerity initiatives when the most expensive players on the roster are always left alone??? And if you still aren't convinced, then how come she always initiated department wide celebrations for only a select few people and never once for anyone in our group?? Still not convinced? Then can someone explain why she had an awful reputation from her previous department and why she kept her job when she commited a classic example of a conflict of interest on the job with one of her direct reports, a shift supervisor??

I am seething because as far as I can see, this workforce reduction for those of us in our area was actually getting fired in disguise and they know it!! I stayed to the bitter end hoping someone would someday replace her and the department head and things would be ok for me and the team morale would rebound again. Obviously, I failed in that endeavor.

I will say this much also, had I believed by now that this whole ordeal was the result of what Mark had emailed the company about as it pertained within our group, and that it was not used instead as a platform and opportunity to dispose of team members who our leads deemed as a threat to their own egos and image, most of which had nothing to do with bad work performances, I would have left the matter all alone and never came here saying all this on this web page at all. It would still would have s---ed and it would have been very upsetting, but I would have had peace of mind that I was on good terms with management and it was just not my lucky day. But, I know that did not happen, not mere speculation, I know for a fact that my own supervisors turned on me because their lead didn't like having my name on the department's payroll and others too. I was robbed of my career and it wasn't part of a cost reduction intitiative to protect the future of the company. For our group, it was an initiative to protect two people's egos with impunity.

Bottom line: I loved my job and my coworkers but I hated the lead of the shift teams in our section, and I never trusted her from day one and neither should anyone else.

I realize I am idealizing matters and I accept that I have flawed perceptions on certain affairs and therefore I must, for the sake of principal, retract other erroneous sentiments I had on day one of unemployment. My rational mind is cognizant that, in the grand scheme of things all this is nothing more than business as usual in the private sector. I am not such a megalomaniac that I believe corporate targeted me personally, that is comical at best, delusional on a grand scale at worst. My rational mind however cannot grasp what has happened and obviously has not accepted it either. Furthermore, my rational side understands that as far as operational expeditures are concerned, labor is by far the most expensive on the list. I also understand that, while unfortunate, there comes a point where corporate has few, if any other alternatives towards immediate and effectual cost reduction standards that will boost confidence for the company's investors than to carry out a workforce reduction. We both understand the significance of our investors in terms of keeping micron in business, no need to explain here.

But I also want to apologize to you for being a condenscending a--hole, as you can imagine it has been an awful endeavor for me and most certainly many others. Hair thin triggers can quickly erode sound judgement as I have clearly demonstrated for you, perhaps in my comments above for all I know. Then again, I don't want to do you an injustice by rationalizing my ogrish remarks either. But, is it realistic to expect a pleasant reaction when something that had personal and sentimental meaning, sometimes becoming a huge part of our own measure of success and failure, is just....gone and having no one there to even thank you for your service? I guess we all have different responses to that question don't we. Not right or wrong, just different.

In the end, for me it was like losing an old friend in metaphorical terms and definitely one of the worst experiences in my life. That beong said, I humbly admit that being receptive to other's opinions is unfortunately a task I don't believe I am qualified for anymore, until time changes that. I abdicate my fake moral high ground from earlier that I built upon personal attacks and I instead want to admit that I was wrong and out of line for that embarassing behavior. Equating a positive perception of micron as a characterization of someone who is weak and lacking personal integrity are not characterizations of strong reasoning and honesty from the person who authored such a baseless claim. If you feel that way about Micron, then I not only say that I'm happy for you, but I also hope for the best in your future endeavors, and for the company's as well. Kick some a--! (Except for two of you, and you know who you are).

Go where the jobs are and stop waiting for them to come to you. What company would want to come to Boise anyways?

Then move out of Boise

It's the only game In town, that's why u go along with it if you want to stay in Boise. IT Does not mean it's a great company, just means that if your tech and in Boise it's what you have. Best thing ever to happen would be large tech sector to come here and Compete for Talent.

Well it's funny how everyone is saying on here how bad a company Micron is or was up until 3 or 4 years ago yet you were still working there up until you got laid off a week ago. What does that have you say about you? You would stay working at a company that you didn't like for so long is like staying in a marriage with a person you no longer like. Hmmm....

Anyway, I understand that slang in your mind, at least the type that you categorize as being something that people below you or who apparently fail your self-contrived test of cognitive and intellectual abilities. So either you assume they are dumb and/or too low on the socioeconimic scale for your taste. Besides, we wouldn't want to embarass those friends of yours that you go golfing with or maybe play a little game of croquet with on the weekends. But hey, superiority takes work doesn't it? You sound like a real likeable guy and I'm guessing you are very generous and humble too. Go away.

I don't take people seriously who say they don't take someone seriously, even though they are seriously lying about it. What is your point?

Im sorry I can't take anybody who says homie seriously.

Interesting. As of today the Micron job site lists 97 open positions in the US. Several different sites.

I will agree on one thing however, micron WAS a great company to work for. It was until the last 3-4 years.

One last thing a--hole.....if you ever lose your job there, don't come crying about it to anyone here or anywhere. Take it like a man homie, I want to see you do that but I already know you don't have the guts to do that. Plus you will have the added embarassment of eating your own words and knowing that you didn't have the balls to "be a man about it" in the end. D--k!

Actually, Micron is NOT a great company. Maybe years ago someone could have said that with a straight face, but by most criteria Micron is a sick puppy and getting worse: last place among major manufacturers (or near to it) in both DRAM and NAND with continued diminution being the forward trend; more or less complete inability to deliver internally-developed system solutions (SSDs) and dependent on external sources for product that does get shipped (which still represents no better than single-digit share percentages in SSDs); generally difficult for customers to do business with; and among memory suppliers the worst stock performance of the bunch. With a provincial inward-looking culture it's no wonder that technology evolution and innovation lags competition.

I'm sure you think Micron is a great company. You still have your job so it is convenient for you to come here and talk a bunch of sh-- while you look down upon us in from your sanctimonious pedestal. How about this, go hang out with your brokeback mountain good ol boys and get your promotion you have been begging about for over a year first. Or perhaps you should be snitching on a fellow team member that trusted you so that you can finally get that promotion, instead of farting out a bunch of holier-than-thou faggery in here. Either you are blind, naive, and incredibly stupid, or you're in management trying to save face to protect your fragile ego in a place where nodody wants to listen to your bullshit.

I'm not sure why everyone is bashing Micron here. They have a responsibility to the share holders and the remaining employees. It's a great company. If you were let go, then there was a reason, period. Micron does not owe anyone a job just like every other company out there. Take it like man or woman and find another job where you may get laid off there as well.

It's all about how many hours you are visible in your cube. Don't think for a second that If you are not on site 45 plus hours u will be targeted

More like baboons, not just regular monkey.

I'm not even Mormon and I find your comment insanely ignorant and under educated, if you got laid off I can kinda see why. In our building of 400 people I can probably name only 30 people who were Mormon and they weren't even managers. Good news for the guy who found another opportunity and good luck!

Great news to share for some of you. It has been a week now and on final stages of interview for new role. New door open and new energy. Also offer is 21% more then Micron. No relocation needed.

Engineering coronation that allows 50 percent remote work. I will post more later as they bare growing. San Jose based.

While not fully true. For sure there is some good old boy stuff that happens behind closed doors. I know cause I have been on both sides of those talks.

I'm mormon and got laid off you ignorant bigot!

Was there any layoff in Micron Minneapolis? What group, how many?

Geeze. This site used to have some information. Apparently it's now just a platform for ignorant rants. I'm outta here.

Micron is a sweat shop run by Mormons. If you are not a Mormon you are not in the inner circle of their particular form of hell. They only layoff old HCI non Mormon people. If you are old (over 45 and not a Mormon) you will be laid off and your job given to some cheap visa holder from a third world country or your job will be shipped overseas to Shanghai or farmed out to our Japanese friends at Elpida.

The popcorn is hot and I've got a front row seat to watch Micron's demise. Can't wait for the Chinese to nationalize Micron's facilities in Shanghai in the face of the ever increasing harassment from our government with respect to the S. China sea situation. Keep farming out good jobs overseas and bringing in third world monkeys and you've got a recipe for a domestic disaster. No good jobs = lousy consumption, 70 percent of our economy is based on consumption. Duh! But hey, as all those stupid bumper stickers here in Boise say "Keep calm and chive on" s---ers!

what new VP?

One can only hope that the idiots in Folsom are completely wiped out by the new VP. Never worked with a more ignorant group of folks in my life.

IMFT announced a 7% reduction in work force. Don't know if they've done it yet. This was announced in the Deseret news. I would post the link but it's ridiculously long.

I'm convinced Micron has a 2nd and 3rd round planned and will carry it out if things don't improve. If things improve, they'll postpone indefinitely.

Intel has been carrying out some significant RIF's. They also have a policy that if you are let go, you cannot get hired back on -ever. Micron HR is telling folks that they can be hired back. I don't believe them.

2017 will be interesting to see at the least. If Elpida Japan gets pieced off look out.

Now What? They are still shipping our work overseas, so what has or will change?

To follow the comment that 100 people have not been involuntary seperated at any one site, this is only only partially true at best. At MTV I have personally viewed a "separated" list of 122 names 70 of them were rated a 3 a few fours makes about 88, the rest were 2's. Now in a right to work state it makes it much more convenient to to claim only 70 of them as part of the "layoff" and the rest of them were terminated for performance issues. So make no mistake there were certainly more than 100 at some sites that were hit with ISP.

Looks like I too need to proof read before posting.... haha

Currently MIcron is refusing to disclose the layoffs at all sites currently. There are two explanations for this. One, they have not involuntarily terminated more than 100 employees at any site. Two, they are not done with layoffs and there will be many more coming and hence since they have not completed the layoffs they are not yet required to notify the Department of Labor. I would suspect the later is likely the case. Micron is in serious trouble and everyone would be wise to keep an eye out if you haven't been let go. Micron is in discussions with potential investment partners and or buyers, it has not been made public yet but it has been confirmed by reliable sources.

Im flash got hit too?

Do not peek into this site unless you are laid off. What is then the reduction count for Longmont? Can you disclose it?

I believe the count at MTV was around 120-130

RIF count in Longmont is not 90....geez people think before you post. False information only makes this worse

Longmont is NOT for sale. Be careful of spreading false rumors. Longmont leases the space and a new buyer has purchased the property. Stop feeding the hysteria and get the FACTS FIRST