I am tired with this place and thinking of moving out, but then I think it might be same everywhere. Maximizing profit is the only goal in corporate world, that's why we have all these age discrimination, outsourcing, h1b, etc. Though I am a PhD with... — read more 

I am ERP, and I was informed by Verizon that I will no longer be receiving an Intel discount on my personal phone service. Has anyone else received any such messages? Now I'm wondering what discounts do and don't apply to Intel retirees

Excerpts: The High Turn-Over Outfit The Culture Clash Corp The Curb Appealer The Top Heavy Business The Perpetual Promiser The Stagnator The Directionless Ship (Oddly this stops at 7 even though the title said 10 - LOL)

Your input would be greatly appreciated, as we all have to come that way one day or the other. Your experience will give us an idea on what to expect. Please don't use this thread to vent all your bad feelings about intel and the people that worked... — read more 

I took ERP this June and thought the enrollment for year is in November. I logged into given today and found out it was already started and close in Oct 28th. No notification to my contact email from Intel. I am under China HDHP this year and want to... — read more 

The quality of any country is decided by the quality of its citizens, not the govt. The quality of a university is decided by quality of its students, not the president. The quality of Intel is decided by ... get it?

We all know people are biased towards thinking themselves more valuable, capable and skilled than they actually are. Let's be honest here, upon close and candid self-examination, how many of you really can say with a straight face that you are/were... — read more 

Has any one at Intel won a Nobel Prize either while At Intel or before or after? Been leading the current batch, pretty interesting. Americans getting their share in Sci. I was so happy, then I read this year's Nobel Bio. NOT ONE, EVEN ONE HAS been... — read more 

Slide, slide, and more slide. Some call it a slow slide but according to Gartner's estimates, overall worldwide PC shipments fell 5.7 percent to 68.9 million units, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of decline, which it said is the "longest... — read more 

To be precise, 300. I expect after ACT2 to have similar numbers. And after ACT3 to have some VPs' dispersion/downsize. Some will get the Golden Parachutes, with couple of $$M USD. INTEL minions (50K of them) will get also Golden, but not the... — read more 

What's going on? Is reality finally starting to sink in? http://www.marketwatch.com/story/losses-on-tap-for-wall-street-stocks-as-oil-backs-away-from-highs-2016-10-11 "The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.30% dropped 163 points, or 0.9%, to... — read more 

Murthy was too generous in giving underperformers options, hopefully in next round those will get NO package

In case anyone was still confused about the root cause of all of the layoffs. https://twitter.com/benedictevans/status/785689086598209536 Thanks Steve Jobs!

Yup it is real and here in 2017 for real! http://www.fudzilla.com/news/mobile/41804-helio-x30-10nm-shaping-up-at-10nm What is the implication for TMG/LTD and Intel, UGLY ACT2 a coming

The is news that Microsoft will be releasing Surface Phone with Intel chips. http://technofres.com/2016/10/10/microsoft-surface-phone-2016-release-date-news-update-price-features-specs-revealed/ I sincerely hope Intel Management will show seriousness... — read more 

http://www.businessinsider.com/larry-page-the-untold-story-2014-4?IR=T Don't delegate: Do everything you can yourself to make things go faster. Don't get in the way if you're not adding value. Let the people actually doing the work talk to each other... — read more 

Many groups I work with do absolutely nothing. No product, no yield, no plan, no customer, no pathfinding.

how did cobra work for folks affected last time? there are reports that say "at least" 4 months were paid for. wondering if I get coverage paid for cobra through next year so my partner does not have to get us more expensive coverage during this... — read more 

First sometimes you get good inside info that's great. It's also so fun to read the illiterate rantings of all the bitter losers. At first that was annoying but now I enjoy reading their barely coherent ranting and ravings. Most of them have never... — read more 

How to access health care system after leaving Intel. For example, submit a claim for dependent care I could not get a straight answer or website after searching.

This week's Dilbert comics are about the company firing people based on "bad" performance, and the ineptitude of how it's being handled makes me wonder if Intel was an inspiration. After all, Scott Adams does take suggestions via email.

Can I work as a W2 with a consulting firm who can place me at Intel as contractor? I got ISP in April this year

TSMC got leaders with PhD from Stanford, Berkeley and Yale Samsung got leaders with PhDs from Stanford and UCLA Google CEO got degrees from Stanford and Wharton... It is no wonder Intel targets Tier1, but now chasing URM dips all the way to tier3 and... — read more 

So was ISRP/ERP w generous Cobra PKG paid for until Nov 2017. I have HDHP now (2 kids and I). I love the Tax-advantaged HSA, but I wonder if I should switch to one of the Non-HDHP plans if Intel will pick up the tab regardless. I do not intend to... — read more 

https://www.genome.gov/images/content/costpermb2015_4.jpg cost per raw megabase of dna sequence

http://www.fudzilla.com/news/mobile/41786-why-should-you-care-about-iphone-7-modem I am sure Apple for a great price on the modem, too bad Intel still has to pay TSMC

http://www.fudzilla.com/news/mobile/41787-vernee-snapdragon-830-phone-in-may-2017 Looks like ramped and in production, gives credibility to 7nm and 5 mm schedules at TSMC! Looks like management transitions in TMG and LTD, ACT, and URM hires aren't... — read more 

I know that many of you have been making fun of IoT but I have a serious question right now - I'd like to start looking into home automation and wanted to see if anyone had a suggestion on how to kick this off. I know I need a hub and a bunch of... — read more 

It is highly likely the company will need to spinoff several business groups to survive. TMG, itself, can be considered the "Deadwood" the OP is referring to. Intel's forte in chip mfg was to stay 3-4 years in front of the competition, thereby... — read more 

Ok, so I can agree that getting rid of some dead weight in a huge company like Intel is sometimes necessary, but the problem with ACT is that it didn't get rid of dead weight. I am a front line manager, so let me give you a little insight into what... — read more 

BK has said it, intel has always done performance management, and now with the silent layoffs of 2015 and the public layoffs of 2016 where IRs, L4/L5 were all kicked to the door regardless of tenure or situation.. 2017 is sure to be fun at focal with... — read more 

Any tips?