Is SanDisk toast without that R&D partnership it shares with Toshiba? It looks like the executive team is desperately trying to negotiate a deal.

Three different systems, which requires a lot of manual bridging, has made conditions really tough for a lot of people and created so much extra work Lots of good folks leaving because of the chaos. Doesn't seem like there is good long term plan. The... — read more 

How has the WD/HGST/Sandisk integration been going? I've heard not well. It sounds like both were rushed and not well-thought out (ERP issues, etc.). Any thoughts?

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/24/western-digital-moves-headquarters-to-san-jose-from-irvine/

Just sharing the official WARN Notice: http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/WARN-Report-for-7-1-2016-to-04-10-2017.pdf

https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees/reporting-violations https://www.oig.dhs.gov/index.php?option=com_content&id=152 If H1B visa holders continue to be retained and qualified American workers are laid off, these are helpful websites.

Any updates on when it is? Any updates from any campus?

Anybody heard about a layoff this March? What day?

Any info on if and when any RIF in sandisk offices in bangalore ?

Got offer from WD ! Is it good time to join ?

"Some layoffs will happen". My message to management: make the cuts, get done with it, and assure the employees who remain - no more cuts for another N months/years.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-gave-foreign-students-180000-u.s.-jobs-32b-in-lost-wages/article/2613146

Multiple news stories mention that Trump might get Labor Department to look into Visa abuses. If you are an older worker who gets laid off while the company continues to retain its workers in various Visas, then it is time to start reporting the... — read more 

I am an older guy in laid off April 15. I need new skills because I was too pigeonholed at WD. Jeez most people were/are. So now I see these cool jobs for interns that I'd love to do just to learn even though my pay would be a third of what it was... — read more 

Read about it here: https://www.thelayoff.com/seagate-technology .

I was smelling all day because of this dream. I still recall some details in the dream. From the business point of view, The first thing I would like to do is to shutdown all the R&D facilities in US early next year and let my Asia sites do the job... — read more 

What about supporting those among us who already pursued STEM and did well, but do not know if we will or will not be employed for the long haul ? Why this double standards? https://www.wdc.com/about-wd/philanthropy/grants.html

Do you think that our executives will make a decision to cut people in Irvine.

Or can we take a few days of vacation time off ?

Change was only covered from a sugar coated perspective.

I worked there for over 15 years and was the beneficiary of a Christmas RIF. WD will frequently do some sort of layoff in December right before Christmas. I think because of tax reasons but not sure. No one likes to hear layoff, but it would be nice... — read more 

So you would call for company shutdown during low productivity festival weeks of decrmber in the name of family time, and take some liability off your books by taking PTOs in return. The spin is we need you to take time and be with family. Then, you... — read more 

Most jobs are "generic descriptions" advertized solely to justify that no local candidates were found. The jobs on most large company websites - the companies do not plan to hire anyone at all. The supply of engineers in the market has long surpassed... — read more 

Does anyone know when will be the next time of layoff at wafer (HGST or Fremont)? Even if there is no large scale layoff incoming soon, will they let individual Engineer go from time to time?

Sandisk included

Anyone?

Any changes to the severance plan for the 200 that just got cut?

Let it go ! Let it go ! it is going ! It will be gone ! It will be gone ! Be gone with the wind ! When peach ripes again, only a leave dancing in the air ! in the air ...