Intel Lays Off Hundreds of Tech Admins (oregonlive.com) 97
Intel has reportedly laid off a number of information technology workers at sites across the company this week. Sources say the layoffs are numbered in the hundreds, but Intel has declined to specify how many people lost their jobs or describe the rationale for the cutbacks. OregonLive reports: The cuts took place at sites across the company, including Oregon, Intel's largest site with 20,000 workers. Cuts also took place at other Intel facilities in the United States and at a large administrative facility in Costa Rica, according to people familiar with the layoffs. Though Intel forecasts flat sales in 2019, people inside the company said this week's layoffs don't appear to be strictly a cost-cutting move. Rather, they said the cuts appeared to reflect a broad change in the way Intel is approaching its internal technical systems.
Information technology (IT) professionals don't usually develop new technology but they play an essential role in managing a company's internal systems. Their work is particularly important at tech companies such as Intel, which depend on IT workers to keep systems secure and running smoothly. This week's layoffs appear to be Intel's biggest cutbacks since 2016, when the company eliminated 15,000 jobs across the company through layoffs, buyouts and early retirement offers. "Changes in our workforce are driven by the needs and priorities of our business, which we continually evaluate. We are committed to treating all impacted employees with professionalism and respect," Intel said in a brief statement acknowledging the cuts to The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Intel isn't the only tech company laying off workers right now. A new report from The Mercury News reveals many Bay Area tech firms will be laying off about 1,200 jobs between now and Memorial Day. The layoffs are expected from SAP, Oracle America, PayPal, Instacart, Thin Film Electronics, and others.
Information technology (IT) professionals don't usually develop new technology but they play an essential role in managing a company's internal systems. Their work is particularly important at tech companies such as Intel, which depend on IT workers to keep systems secure and running smoothly. This week's layoffs appear to be Intel's biggest cutbacks since 2016, when the company eliminated 15,000 jobs across the company through layoffs, buyouts and early retirement offers. "Changes in our workforce are driven by the needs and priorities of our business, which we continually evaluate. We are committed to treating all impacted employees with professionalism and respect," Intel said in a brief statement acknowledging the cuts to The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Intel isn't the only tech company laying off workers right now. A new report from The Mercury News reveals many Bay Area tech firms will be laying off about 1,200 jobs between now and Memorial Day. The layoffs are expected from SAP, Oracle America, PayPal, Instacart, Thin Film Electronics, and others.
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You are absolutely full of crap. The corp. boards and pencil pushes within those corps. are almost entirely conservatives. Democrats have shit to do with this. Top 10% got a huge tax cut .. still want more.
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The Intel IT department probably had nothing to do with that. That would have been the processor design and engineering teams.
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One of these things is not like the others...
That was actually a mix up. Most of the people working in Intel's Santa Clara facility commute from the neighboring (and much larger) City of San Jose, California [wikipedia.org].
But when HR was told to "layoff those San Jose guys", they thought the CEO meant the other San Jose [wikipedia.org].
Important lesson here (Score:2)
If you can. be part of the company that makes something the company derives revenue from, not part of the team that is "overhead".
Re:Important lesson here (Score:5, Interesting)
Depends on what you consider the "bottom" 10-20%. I worked for Intel for 15 years and it was always a changing system what the bottom people were. Let me explain:
First anyone who received a "below expectations" or lower on their yearly review, might as well go look for another job. This kind of action would happen every 2-3 years and if you had a low rating in the last 3-5 years, you were gone. No matter if you became the shinning star the next year. If one manager wanted to get rid of you that's all it took. Also you're black listed from Intel. Can't return ever. So this one was understood, but sucked.
Next, During an annual review process, an employee would receive pay increase and stock based off of their performance. Good managers would ask employees what they wanted, more pay or stock and would try and compensate their employees accordingly. Stock was given out in 5 different levels along with 5 levels of rating. (this varies over the years and if you were exempt or not) So a manager might give a lower level of stock to a good performer, and give them better pay bump. UNTIL, they announced a cut action, and it all of a sudden included anyone with stock level 4 or 5 (low end) in the last 3 years. No warning or nothing. Managers railed against this saying they never would have done this to people in their group, but too late. Those people were gone, no questions asked and unless you know the VP of HR or something, it was time to go.
That is one example of "bottom performers". I can't remember the "tools" Intel used to get rid of people, but there was others. Part of your job was to read the tea leaves and figure out where not to be and what not to do.
I personally was part of the 2016 cut backs. My site was shut down, and I had a couple of opportunities to move to JF in Oregon. I took the graceful bow out. I was in IT. I think I made the right call. No job is forever, and Intel will pay you well to go away. I never thought I would retire from Intel. Very few people made it past 20 years, not because of work, but because of stuff like this.
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They should have just listened to him about spectre and meltdown! Intel hurt your father mentally. You should sue! "Spectre and Meltdown caused my dad to be depressed and stop doing what he loved!" would be a fucking awesome for sure win!
Between Two Worlds (Score:2)
I think being a DBA is a great position, not only because it is less cool so you can always get another position easily...
In terms of the topic under discussion, databases are always important to public facing function as well as internal stuff, so you are (I think) far less likely to get axed!
Oracle & EA just fired a whole bunch of those (Score:2)
For me, the lesson here is that you're never safe unless you're so rich and well connected that nothing touches you (think Donald Trump). In other words, if you're a working class stiff you're always under water.
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Flat sales? (Score:3)
How can sales be flat in 2019 when they have a backlog of orders for their chips? Machines we ordered last year were just now delivered in the last few weeks, and we still haven't received all the items.
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That's not artificial scarcity; that actual scarcity.
They've got major supply issues right now (Score:2)
AMD is currently doing great because the chip fabricator that makes their chips didn't have any issues.
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"AMD is currently doing great because the chip fabricator that makes their chips didn't have any issues."
The chip fabricator that makes AMD's chips gave up on 7nm last summer.
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There's the tell.
How many new hires in India? (Score:3)
One hand takes away, another profits.
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News flash for you, we're not white in the US anymore. At least in the West.
But nice try.
Outsourcing IT to India (Score:2)
Betcha a dollar.
If so, I wish them the best of luck.
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RECESSION (Score:3, Informative)
/sadism (Score:1)
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You are so sick in the head, you can't even read articles outsid
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The Ca Crumble (Score:1)
DaFuq is a tech admin? (Score:2, Interesting)
Been doing this shit for 40 years and have never run across a tech admin.
And why to have have to manually add page breaks to
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go into options, and go to posting, and change it from html to plain ole text. then you can still use html tags but dont have to
every line.
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blah, you dont have to break every line.
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The are the people who have oversight and responsibility for the work that is performed by the outside IT contractors. They deal with the managers at the contracting firm and say "we need X amount of task Y done, and task Z is behind schedule". They would have been middle management if it was work being done in house.
Since Intel is consolidating to a single IT contracting firm, they don't need as many different contacts inside of Intel.
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Sounds like a secretary to me, or maybe a glorified secretary. Been doing this shit for 40 years and have never run across a tech admin.
How in the hell have you worked in tech for 40 years and NOT know what a SysAdmin is?
Wired Predicted It! (Score:2)
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Yeah, about that - remember 2008-2011?
Lay offs are cold (Score:1)
Can we get an union now? (Score:2, Informative)
Can we get an union now?
Hold on a sec... (Score:2)