Topics regarding layoffs at Intel Corp.

Topics regarding layoffs at Intel Corp.

How is everyone doing?

Those who have been through many of Intel's layoffs, how do you deal with the stress and anxiety? Just a few more days I along with many people will know their fate at Intel Yikes!

Remote Engineers Will Be Cut

Remote engineers will not survive the next round. All members of our team who were classified as remote are on the to be cut list. Remote engineering is not allowed, no matter how high a performer one is.

Can we ditch the Messiah complex please?

Pat was a triumphant hero Pat was going to save us Look where THAT got us Let’s not do that again LBT needs our support But he’s only human He will make mistakes It’s going to take all of us to turn Intel around LBT could use your ideas He’s our... — read more 

It's heating up

Companies announced 744,308 job cuts in the first half of 2025, the highest first-half total since early 2020, driven largely by widespread federal layoffs under the DOGE initiative, as well as corporate downsizing across... — read more 

Lip Bu wasn’t brought in to save the company

He was brought in to break the company up into pieces to be sold out. He has zero interest in actually saving the company. They will sell the company out piece by piece until there is nothing left and he will get a huge bonus for doing so.

Are H1B visa holders untouchable?

Interesting that no H1B visa holders are affected by this round of layoffs. Makes you wonder, are they considered more valuable than the rest of us?

Some things never change

If you thought for one second these layoffs would be handled in a sensible manner for a change, I hope now you see that's not the case. Valuable people are being let go so that slackers, hangers on, and "friends" can stay. Just found out the entire... — read more 

I got laid off this week

I was pretty bummed out about it. But I think shareholders are probably happier to see me go than I am sad to have lost my job. The total happiness in the world increased. So, whatever.

Intel's priorities

Some companies protect employees during tough times. Others, like Intel, use crises as excuses to cut jobs. Guess which ones end up on top in the end? Spoiler alert: it's not us.

Honestly, what are we coders supposed to do now?

Bodies keep piling up out there with layoffs left and right. I’ve managed to save some money and made some investments, but who knows what will happen if the economy keeps sliding the way it is. I’ve even thought about starting a small niche... — read more 

It is not just Intel laying off

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/microsoft-laying-off-about-9000-employees-in-latest-round-of-cuts.html Microsoft also laid off 6000 in May. They are cleaning house and it will saturate the tech job market. The job market is getting brutal. If you... — read more 

How will IAO do next week?

I was part of the IDM 2.0 Accelerated Office (IAO) when I took the package last September, so wondering what sort of cuts they will face next week.

Never become a Blue Badge

As a Green Badge Supplier all the way back to 1994, I never wanted to be a Blue Badge. We had it made until about 2008. I also didn't want to be lumped into the blue badge group because the average IQ level was probably half. Just a word of advice to... — read more 

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Green Badge

asked my dir to convert me from blue to green badge. told me cannot be done. what to do? is this bs? i know it's a long shot but it'd work for me given my current circumstances. thoughts?

SERMA

What's your SERMA balance?

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