I'm just curious if any of you have given much thought as to altering any of your investment plans, given who ends up winning the Presidency. I'm in my early 40ies, and I've been lucky to have my investments work out well, so I have about $1million... — read more 

List it here. An Intel Interview Question... IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS!

i know June 24th is the last day, but who really thinks people who clicked on the submit button today before 5pm are really gonna be coming in to the office any more?

Ok where is everyone getting their source from about laying off 20k employees?

This is the end Hold your breath and count to ten Feel the earth move and then Hear my heart burst again For this is the end I’ve drowned and dreamt this moment So overdue I owe them Swept away, I’m stolen Let the sky fall When it crumbles We will... — read more 

Did anyone get any surprise emails after five?

Stop the idiot racist rants and dumb questions or even blogs with phony job offers and salaries. Move on and stop wasting bandwidth. Jesus loves you.

On your team, how many were let go, how many deserved it, and how many didn't? Include everything related to ACT (ISP, VSP, ERP). At my 2nd level manager's level we lost 13. Two of those had it coming. But five were very valuable contributors, one of... — read more 

Let's assume 30% of qualified engineers are Chinese. What's the f---ing probability all 15 in a team are Chinese assuming the hiring manager is Chinese. Just wanted to check how intelligent the population if Intel are :-)

He get laid off yet ? Hillsboro

I'm 57, have been at Intel for 18 years and have been in the same grade for 8 of those years. I received outstanding the year before last. What is my fate at Intel? Will I even make it another year?

"No sir," said Waylon Murthy Smithers "at least not all of them. I still see a lot of highly paid older engineers and technicians in the plant." Charles "BK" Montgomery Burns glared at Smithers, shouting "What?!" As "BK" Burns rubbed his hands... — read more 

Breaking news! Confirmed its 20786 heads

Mexican sensors with 5G modems every 10 feet. Intel has recently acquired computer vision company Itseez Inc for their market leading sombrero recognition technologies. It's a huge market folks.

I'm offered ERP, but also VSP. My 1st, 2nd, 3rd level managers want me to stay and say if its up to them, I'm staying. I want to stay. If I decline ERP and Intel HR "lets get rid of the old people" algorithm is reapplied, I'm gone. I would feel like... — read more 

It's accept now or maybe wait for a year to see if you get the same pkg. That is, if you don't get ISP'd in the meantime for one reason or another. As for me, I'm not waiting ... getting out now! Pkg is pretty good and I'm looking at exploring other... — read more 

No dividends today for the RSU stocks we received in April. I did receive them for stocks owned prior to that. Is Intel claiming that we were not the "owners of record" when those shares went ex-dividend?

That is all

5.5 years with Intel...3 different managers, the last one was a nigthmare who set me up and was gone with me with ISP. You have to admit though that the separation package is world class. In my case: 15 weeks of total severance 4 weeks of... — read more 

Efficiency cuts finally showed up. These fine men and women go home at the end of the month but are eligible for rehire. Any idea how they were selected? Were managers involved? OR another HR secret recipe? Encountered several within CCG, can't find... — read more 

Intel's policy is that at termination and if you are over 60, you will receive 1 year extra RSU vesting for every 5 years of LOS. It is called "Rule of 60" and you don't have to meet any of the other retirement rules,i.e., rule of 65, etc. I don't... — read more 

BK was worried about this risk. Once the sugar rush comes in the next few quarters BK won't be able to resist.

G reat P lace T o W orry!

...in order to counter the media frenzy that is about to ensue with BK backing Trump. This reaction is similar to when the CEO of Chick-Fil-a came out and voiced his conservative opinion of gays and lesbians...and then had to back peddle and offer a... — read more 

Update your email in UBS One Intel, to your personal email. It is your INTEL email by default. Just go to statements and add a new email, then select it and select update. I received ISP and UBS does not reflect the termination yet. If UBS shows your... — read more 

Called HR and this is how they calculated the pays: Separation: (Base + APB) / 260 (#of working days in a year) * 5 = Weekly pay Weekly Pay * 6 = 6 weeks separation pay you received SAAB payout is calculated the same way, except they do not include... — read more 

It's easy to find self-centered, rude, and unethical execs in the current batch. I'm looking for the ones who are well liked and well respected. Hard to find them. Anyone got suggestions? I was in a meeting recently with someone who has "chief" in... — read more 

Why is Intel buying a computer vision startup? Instead shouldn't they be asking the startup why they aren't buying Intel?!

@HFjvMAf wrote excellent post about INTEL problems. You can find his post either under his auto generated tag, either here: https://www.thelayoff.com/t/HFjvMAf For every complex problem there is NO simple solution (says Murphy's Law). In INTEL case... — read more 

I am not sure if I should accept that VSP. It may be inconvenient if we are no longer eligible for rehire.

Never knew BK was a racist and supporter of Trump. Wonder what else he maybe that we dont know?

Intel came back with an offer I could not resist. coming from start up world, working at Intel will be a breeze and I figure I will stick around for a couple of years until I don't have to pay back the sign on bonus which is significant. My only... — read more 

Natural many managers refuse to admit it. But for those who really care, come have a chat with the engineers. Those who have spoken out had been ISPed. Us remaining have a lot to tell but we never talk about it. So Vice Presidents, Directors and... — read more 

A few examples of dysfunction: Terrible record with acquisitions. We consistently pay premium prices at or above the reasonable range (we always seem to be the desperate one in the negotiations). Slow. All of our external stakeholders complain about... — read more