How much bonus this time?

Got the call that I’ve been laid off while getting ready for my vacation. Thanks WD, DM and ED! Worked there for 5 years and was the top performer in my team. However the new manager with zero management experience was groomed to take over. She was... — read more 

Using Google to verify something is really not that hard. Here, try this: Western Digital, which recently relocated its headquarters to San Jose, is letting about 80 employees go as it prepares a series of consolidation plans for 2019... — read more 

https://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/WARN-Report-for-7-1-2017-to-06-30-2018.pdf WARN filed in Calif confirms for June reports on the site, 79.

so i heard

Yesterday there were very quiet layoffs at SanDisk in Marlboro, part of an effort to close the facility in Marlboro within the next 90 days. Bumped from an old thread (posted by @PLPGjt2-47zsb ) for new info from two days ago. Anybody has more info... — read more 

Is it true legacy SD offices in Marlborough, SLC, and SJ are being closed?

Based on reliable source, there will be layoffs in June. Is there any more info on this? When in June, how many, which departments?

hi folks, i got an offer from here, wanted to know how stable it is here in wd? are there frequent layoffs ..i am looking for something stable.. this board seems quiet so hoping things are smooth

I keep hearing about layoffs in near future. Is this happening? How many people and which offices?

Here is an interesting article on the 2 new drive concepts for the coming year https://www.barrons.com/articles/western-digital-vs-seagate-battle-royale-of-hamr-against-mamr-1522254361

Has WDC given up on MAMR don't seem to hear much about it these days. I know Seagate is getting HAMR it to work...

"I am hearing 5 to 8%, company wide, to be conducted from March thru May. Mainly IT, hdd development, and the thinning of the ranks in all the recent acquisitions. Management will not be affected because they've done nothing wrong."

How does WD motivate employees to work hard with such brutal work environment and low pay? There is always fear of layoffs for employees and not many perks. How are people at WD motivated to work???

Overall message I’ve received at Western Digital is that we are inexpensive labor that can be easily disposed of. It doesn’t matter how much talent we have, I’ve been told on numerous occasions that am lucky to have a job. As if I and others on my... — read more 

When is the next round of layoffs? There has not been one recently.

I’ve been with Western Digital for quite a number of years and the road to any type of promotion is constantly undermined through nepotism and backstabbing. There is no concept of teamwork since employee’s have “every man for himself” attitude... — read more 

Working at Western Digital can be a nightmare on so many levels. Not really sure if there's even a discrimination box left unchecked. I've personally witnessed situations that were clear age discrimination, bullying, and s-xual harassment. I guess as... — read more 

Happy Holidays

Here is an article that discusses an employee's rights when they are laid off: https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/layoff-legal-protection A quick summary: WD can lay you off for any business reason. They can also lay you off for... — read more 

I have been hearing rumors among my coworkers and I have seen somebody post on this board as well that the next round of layoffs could happen on November 7. I am not sure where that specific date came from, so I was wondering if anybody knew more... — read more 

There are many good things to be said about WD. But a word of caution: if you are thinking of leaving a good job to come to WD, beware that once you come to WD, you can be laid off at any time. The fact that WD lured you away from a good position may... — read more 

Does anyone know about the upcoming layoffs in November? How many? Which locations?

Won't talk for Irvine in particular, but from recently-ex'd colleagues theres an on going low level of layoffs on SSDs. Larger numbers marked for removal next 3-9 months because of consolidation after MOFCOM is lifted and SSDs forcing the HDD roadmap... — read more 

I'd like to see if you think that our jobs are safe (are they) - I am referring to Irvine.

Are there more layoffs in 2017? Is company on target with Sandisk cost savings and synergies?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-02/battle-for-toshiba-a-tale-of-threats-fury-and-culture-clashes

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/2e3b7da7-f0f9-3b0d-bc88-27a5a8e35a6d/toshiba-is-said-to-aim-for.html

https://www.thelayoff.com/seagate-technology

without getting this thing，any ssd business will become a joke for sure. Heard big guys have jumped in to compete. Wow, fun to watch how this play out... a desprete poor fighting with 1000B cap billionaires ！

Has WDC given up on HAMR don't seem to hear much about it theses days. I know Seagate are still trying to get it to work..

http://marketrealist.com/2017/08/how-does-western-digital-view-fiscal-1q18/

On whats to come in the next 3 months ?

More than 500 Engineers and Operators are retrenched. This includes HDDs and SSDs technology teams.