Anyone has good info on the severance packages this time?

Will Christoph Schell have another fun time like before?

We have no idea why but here's a random robot dog that can find an overheated industrial motor. Yay. No relation to foundry but it's got an Intel sticker on it. WTF was that all about???

Last time with the long august announcement to mid-october wrap was bad for morale (we still haven't recovered) and made management look inept. In the name of One Intel can we not spend months wondering which coworkers are the "deadwood" this time? — read more 

An RTO to spread culture and encourage collaboration and an RTO to encourage attrition don't look remotely like each other, and right now what you're doing looks very much like the latter. And that creates an adversarial relationship between... — read more 

Look, we were in bad shape in 2021 when Pat came on board, but because he decided to chase former glory and try to be #1 in process tech without any remotely profitable way to get there, we are in far worse shape today. All Pat did was make it far... — read more 

No hope No recover No gain No WFH No meeting No money No banana No coffee. Only more layoff.

Has anyone here read "Who Says Elephants Can't Dance" ? Fascinating book. I'm somewhat paraphrasing, but fix the balance sheet stop all forms of bleeding get people inside and outside the company to believe in the turnaround (and hey Pat... — read more 

What kind of garbage. These people hate their employees. A whole segment on gleefully talking about their own careers LEAVING Intel? While talking about cutting people one minute beforehand? GARBAGE TRASH

Why are you still at Intel? Out of all of the possible companies in the world…why stay at one that has so many problems with no easy or clear solutions? Just scanning this board, there are complaints about RTO Bad managers Poor facilities and... — read more 

We won’t see just “orderly” rounds of layoffs. Every possible attrition tactic will be on the table for the foreseeable future, including implementing RTO in ways that many employees simply can’t or won’t comply with. A major reorganization, which... — read more 

because a lot of people left the project is important but its easier to just reorg through firing us like why are they so confident idk small team with a lot of managers above

So many cheerleaders here. Are they trying to gaslight us or just themselves? Maybe they've never worked anywhere but at Intel, who knows. I took this job for the pay bump and regretted it fast. Now I'm just counting days until I can escape back to... — read more 

Can someone from ECG (old IOTG) share what cuts are announced in that group?

Walk silently and carry a big stick epitomizes LB’s CEO style to a T. Deminimis info on layoffs and the loud crack of the whip that screams “Get To Work!” (As if that’s not what we’ve been doing). Perhaps LBT doesn’t want to scare the sheep, or the... — read more 

Are layoffs/retirements of the esteemed luminaries & regular folks underway, already?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4780128-intel-unlikely-to-rebound-this-year

Why are people so convinced that 20k will be laid off? Isn’t it more realistic that, as the reduction in force plays out over the coming months, that number will also include people who leave voluntarily or retire? I’m more worried about them making... — read more 

https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/intel-corp-intc-jim-cramer-says-this-man-will-save-intel-the-lip-bu-tan-revolution-is-underway-1521673/ Inverse Cramer kiss of death.

Been making good money working a side hustle alongside my regular job for the past 2 years. I've optimized my workflow to the point where I can get both done in a 8hr shift, so it's not hurting my productivity. With RTO, I cannot continue this... — read more 

It's fine behind closed doors and with the mask on anonymity to express all the pessimism's -- get them off your chest! -- but in front of people esp. in front of managers you need Big Gumption Energy. WE CAN DO IT! LBT was KIDDING when he said... — read more 

Oh i did not know how much i would miss my beloved company stock ticker on the company page - now that it is not there anymore feels like…

So far he seems focused on the Crist-ies (Cristi, Christoff) but he might move on once he has pushed out that odd bunch. It's all good.

I loved the WFH policy but not for the reasons you may think. I never stopped coming into the office. I loved the peace and quiet, easy parking, near empty cafes, lack of interruptions at my cube, and the general low stress environment. I'm not at... — read more 

Original: The reality is while LBT has made some limited direct management changes (Christi, Greg)... but make no bones about it, any manager who has reduced scope over the last month will likely be gone before the end of the year. This prob includes... — read more 

So when will the layoffs of 20,000 workers begin? When does this happen?

But it’s apparently hard to understand that Intel potentially turning things around would mean nothing to those who lose their jobs in the process. And how can anyone be optimistic when we don’t even know who will be let go? It could be any of us... — read more 

Find romance - make it.

https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/2025/intel-chief-commercial-officer-christoph-schell-is-resigning

Are they all gone by now?

Christoph Schell, Intel’s EVP and chief commercial officer, is leaving the company after two years in the role, according to a filing with the... — read more 

There is a lot of negativity in here, and some of it is deserved. However, keep in mind that most of the negative things you are reading is fake news likely created by AMD people and the very bitter ACT layoff class. It has no basis of reality. Lets... — read more 

enough said

Cruise Ship has been fired. While this won’t fix SMG overnight, it is cathartic.

So much doom and gloom in the air. Very negative environment. I've never seen it like this before. This time around so many are worried, concerned, and frustrated. Gen X and Y have gone silent. Worried and concerned. Gen Z is talking amongst... — read more 

juniors learned how to get their job done quickly and watch youtube from company laptops all day while applying to and interviewing with competition

How many times have you been censored on this site in one day, one week, or one month? My personal best is three times within a week.

Friday is approaching. Ready for Pat show, team Intel? Andy, Gordon, Robert- all are watching the demise of tech titan.

It’s the can’t do spirit. Take Lunar Lake. Other companies can make on package memory work yet we decide it’s too hard. When we decide things are too hard we curl up and die!!! C’mon!!!