Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

Millennials at Intel

The millennials I know (quite a few, due to my son and DIL and their many friends all being in that demographic) are avoiding Intel. My DIL and her best friend both had Intel opportunities and turned them down. When I asked why (I could have gotten a referral bonus!) they said they had researched the culture, the 2015 layoffs, focal and standing in the industry in terms of future technologies and trends. They both declined, based mostly on culture.

Also, millennials are not looking for lifetime employment at a single company. That is so Last Century (mid century in fact). My career consultant told me (and I believe it) that these days, being TOO LONG in one place is a bad thing on your resume. For Gen X and Gen Y, average tenure at any one place was about 5 years. For millennials, it is tracking at 18-month to 2 years, she says.

Meanwhile, if you do want a tech company and the best pay, the top-notch young are going to Google, Apple, Amazon--anyplace but Intel as a first choice. It might be different if they are in a captive location and don't want to move for whatever reason, but Intel in Folsom or even Hillsboro is a dead end.

When I was inside, it seemed just about every intern in my area was an employee offspring or other close relative, and of course they became the next RCGs. Unless an intern really screws up, they are virtually guaranteed a job, and I see that disproportionately going to 'family.'

This good post was taken from https://www.thelayoff.com/t/JQSZ8OL or @JQSZ8OL

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tip get your experience and keep your resume ready to go. If you look at the number of employees celebrating anniversary's you should notice how the number drops dramatically as the years go up. Take your experience and market yourself to companies that will offer you more money and have better track records of long term employment.

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Post ID: @5hvw+JRGJZ2M

I guess I'm a millennial at heart, even though I'm a baby boomer @2wtl. I too prefer smaller companies and startups.

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Post ID: @2myt+JRGJZ2M

I am the person who's post on another thread somebody reposted here as a topic. My millennial friends rejected Intel based on their research and concerns about the culture, but clarification: they did NOT choose Apple instead. I was referring to the general trend of other companies in tech now being more likely to be first-choice targets, e.g., Apple, Google, and more. In fact, the millennials in my sphere have tended to go with their passions, which are smaller firms and startups.

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Post ID: @2wtl+JRGJZ2M

Apple is more a 'darling' company than Intel is. It's 'cooler'.

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Post ID: @1wat+JRGJZ2M

Someone does their research on a company's culture and ends up turning down an Intel offer. Fair enough. But then they go to Apple instead? Apple culture is even worse. Even higher pressure, no teamwork whatsoever and a winner-takes-all salary structure that works out only for the top 5%.

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Post ID: @1zmm+JRGJZ2M

@ysd - So, which department are you in? Not very many where things aren't crappy these days.

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Post ID: @bli+JRGJZ2M

An Intel Millennia here. Apple offer I got was crap and turned it down. Not bad with Intel, although it mainly depends on which department you're in.

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