I am little unsure why I did not get any VSP offer this year when Intel is in a curry right now as we all know! I would like to mention I did get the VSP offer last year though. On the focal side, my last 3 years were all Succesful and SSL3. Any... — read more 

What does this mean for us in MRD?

European announcements

https://www.numbersusa.com/news/intel-will-layoff-12000-american-workers-after-requesting-14523-foreign-workers Intel announced that it will layoff 12,000 American workers after requesting 14,523 H-1B visas and green cards to import foreign workers... — read more 

European announcements

Just gross. And I hear many of you doing it in the bathroom stalls. Ewee. I never borrow anyone's phone for that reason.

Repost, source in the footer... I had been desperately looking for a job for the past few months and I landed up being "recruited" by an Indian owned IT Consultancy Firm in New Jersey. It sounded too good to be true. 100% Job Placement... — read more 

They are forcing us out. The email sent this Monday is clear. Does anyone know we qualify for unemployment benefits in AZ after taking VSP?

When is the VSP deadline and when is the ERP deadline?

http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/WARN-Report-for-7-1-2015-to-05-10-2016.pdf Question: If Intel is citing these positions as "permanent" position eliminations, how are they legally able to open reqs (either internal/external or H1B) to... — read more 

Hi, i got ISP 2 week back. I didn't have IM installed on my phone but someone told me if you had installed IM on phone you could have used it even now. Can anyone confirm ?

When your site closure is officially announced by HR / managers, do they immediately let you know if you are eligible for relocation or not? Or do you have to wait for another week or so for your options? Any examples?

Poor guy had to got to SJC and BUY an airplane ticket home. Rationale was that he was no longer employed by Intel and couldn't take jet back to Chandler. GPTW alright!

Do I get laid off immediately before the end of June? Or can I stick around until the next Focal cycle?

So Intel Corporation just announced they are laying off over 500 of its employees just here in Arizona, 12,000 company wide. I have already two phone calls with job offers on the other end for a temporary contract position for peanuts for the hourly... — read more 

http://www.9news.com/money/business/kroger-to-hire-14000-employees/184448190

Will they play wait and see to hit targets first? The dates seem to line up wrong with vsp deadline june 2 but hear formal relo offers May 18. I am on the fence. Anyone else?

Just some advice. I did get unemployment after taking VSP in 2014. Intel will most likely not bother to contest. They don't have the time to document a case against every unemployment claim. Also, apply for educational benefits under US department of... — read more 

If the thread is information-free, or information-negative i.e. just recycling what he "learned" from looking at previous posts or external sites, then it's time to just ignore that troll thread and wait for an actual thread. Previous post about his... — read more 

As Intel advised, to get promotion one should network more than just work. I totally followed that protocol and impressed my manager, his manager , top manager, parallel manager , inter team manager, even tried to impress BK. Still I got VSP... — read more 

Looks likr focal is changing to Qualcomm style. Murthy is clearly adapting Qualcomm's infamous focal review process, which is doomed to fail. Who is gonna work creatively when they are under constant pressure to make tangible achievements?

For a class action suit I would think a pattern of this behavior would be easy to find given the anecdotal stories just on thelayoff.com alone. https://www.entrepreneur.com/answer/221882

Is there a criteria/rule and how is it different from previous years. Appreciate it.

This article nailed it. I was one of the founding engineers of this product line. The volume just wasn't there for margins of these things. With the exception of automotive (which Qualcomm/CSR has it locked down for most major OEMs), IOT margins are... — read more 

With ISP package when u get the variable separation pay , are u still eligible for unemployment benefits?

This is the continuation of the original thread: https://www.thelayoff.com/t/HkHa1kd Here is very good advice how to protect your job in INTEL, and how to stay on very safe side while others are getting booted out: (1) At the beginning of the Y2017... — read more 

Amazon: Staff at Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) enjoy the highest salaries and bonuses by a long way, with the median worker making $109,000 per year and getting a sweet $22,000 bonus. But the company also has a reputation for having a grueling and sometimes... — read more 

One thing I always admired about the French is how they protect their way of life. Can't see them taking this sh-- lying down!

If you're good seems like you should have no problems getting a job. Thoughts? Anyone have troubles? How's the pay compared to Intel in Bay area?

You are still a uneducated, broke, unskilled unemployable person that no one wants. I still have my tech job, and plenty of recruiters calling me with entertaining offer. That's the difference between someone that has skills in demand versus someone... — read more 

Which is better?

Truth hurts, I know.

Most likely a Red State for which there are a lot of U.S. citizens consume welfare benefits. They probably had a decent paying unskilled/dumb as a doorknob job as an shale oil worker. But those jobs dried up once oil hit $40/barrel and the Saudi's... — read more