Cheap iabor inhibits innovation

I recently came across Vice President JD Vance's remarks that "cheap labor is fundamentally a crutch, and it's a crutch that inhibits innovation" . This sentiment really hit home for us at Illumina. Over the past few years, we've seen our innovation decline, especially with recent layoffs and jobs moving to India.

It used to be exciting and creative here, but now the primary focus seems to be cost-cutting. We've lost so many talented colleagues, and those of us remaining are stretched thin, watching critical roles move overseas to teams with less experience.

Are we ever going to recover, or will we continue down this path of cost-cutting?

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Fine, since someone continues to delete my comment, I'll just say this.

He's better then Tim Waltz

Shame on you who ever is Moderating this

you lost me at " JD f*cking Vance"

RIP Illumina. Disgusting they are giving away US jobs offshore.

C-level's cost-cutting initiatives need to include cutting C- level

When one has a job, they often begin planning for personal finance, retirement, continuing education, travel, and club memberships, all in pursuit of a well-rounded lifestyle. Upon losing employment, however, the same individual typically resorts to budget cuts, relinquishing memberships and postponing expenses, with the assumption that these opportunities will be available again later in life.

Illumina's current situation mirrors this pattern. While some high-performing individuals have departed, several directors and those in higher-level roles are seemingly prioritizing their own positions over the company's economic health. The C-level's cost-cutting initiatives are a step in the right direction, but they are not effectively building a strong company and business. Instead of leveraging the value of senior and mid-level employees, the company appears to be retaining an excessive number of directors while penalizing those with working titles

Illumina is ki-ling itself quickly by firing scientists and engineers who built its foundations.

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