Is there a single confirmed case? I hate not knowing what's going on.

Today 5/24/2023 is Layoff day for WD employees. Good Luck to all of you. Thanks for the friendship guys.

I'm fed up with this place and the only thing I'm still interested in is the package details.

https://www.engadget.com/western-digital-promises-to-release-firmware-update-for-failing-sandisk-extreme-ssds-211924180.html

Little doubt this time next week friends and colleagues will know their future with WD. Whether you start your next chapter or remain to carry on, good luck to you all.

I personally don't believe the news. Media has been reporting a potential merger for few years. Accelerated merge conversations? Been 4 days since the news and no real info coming from either company. If companies wanted to merge, they should have... — read more 

Just wondering

Will he work for the HD company that is going to spin off, the merged companies or go?

Just wondering

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/kioxia-western-digital-speed-up-merger-talks-memory-chip-demand-slumps-sources-2023-05-15/

Use your time wisely this week, this will be dependent on age and years of service. If your severance will be small use this time to job search with many wonderful online options available, Glassdoor, Indeed, Monster, Zip Recruiter and many more... — read more 

We are a tech company so we knew layoffs were probably gonna happen. No one can consider themself safe, not the company and not the employees. It's important to keep your resume updated and ready to go. Take into account that lots of people are... — read more 

A lot of people I've talked to lately say that they can't wait to be laid off because they've had enough of this here. If this is indeed how they feel about working here, then the picture looks pretty grim for WD……

Seems that everyone here was wrong

I hate seeing people overworked and doing two or three jobs at once for no good reason. No extra pay, no rewards. You need to remember you don't owe the company anything. Yes, they're paying you for your work, but you are doing that work already, and... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/whats-store-western-digital-wdc-093609863.html

What makes me really anxious is the fact that the manager pretends that cuts aren't around the corner. From what people write here, it seems that most of them act as if everything is in the best order and that cuts are not even on the horizon?

https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/ransomware-group-trolls-western-digital-threat-hunters-

I always had working managers but this place seems to be full of useless micromanaging middle managers who are best friends with their manager. WTF!

No stock refreshers, no bonus, forced unpaid vacations. My manager is terrible. I rather get the axe and enjoy the severance.

I used to think CEO assumes a lot of responsibilities so receiving a high pay is fair. However, after I found out US president got under $600,000 per year, I started wondering whether $32 millions per year makes sense or not. I don't know if the... — read more 

It amazes me that so many people believe the narrative. Day one: numerous popups to log in Day two: only internet available Day three: complete network offline This coincides with the download and testing of Cisco DUO 2 factor? The system security... — read more 

I saw 5/2 from the other thread. But I heard it would be 5/3. We will see any of those were just a rumor or not.

Merger, breakup, acquisition, or bankruptcy? The storefront on Western Digital’s website isn’t accepting orders. Is this the end?

Many VPs at WD are doing their job all over the place and wasting company resources with awful decisions. At the end, the working bees get laid off and pay for the bad directions from the leadership teams. Then they turn over that page, get new RSU... — read more 

I want to take summer off and get unemployment. How should I go about being an obvious layoff target, but not accidentally get fired??

Rumor is next week folks will be notified.

May 8th should be interesting. Losses YoY are sure to be on menu and the hack should make for an exciting call. How will DG spin this disaster?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/tech/china-seagate-huawei-penalty-hnk-intl/index.html

Hello. I'm a journalist at TechCrunch. I wrote this article recently: https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/13/hackers-claim-vast-access-to-western-digital-systems/ I would love to know what's happening inside the company, and happy to keep anyone... — read more 

https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1648139240864096256?s=12&t=J26kv_g8keXdkZO73iVy7A

Just kidding! Anyone get notification yet? I thought it was supposed to be this week.

How long can this go on until there is a need to update the street?

Thoughts?

Here is a link to the article: https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/13/hackers-claim-vast-access-to-western-digital-systems/ WD will have to respond to this.

WD hackers claimed to have stolen customer data and said they are asking for a "minim (sic) 8 figures" as a ransom https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/13/hackers-claim-vast-access-to-western-digital-systems/

So we all had the pleasure this week of reading the announcement of our new CIO. The former CSCO exec that sent the announcement was careful to point out his prior two jobs that he lasted roughly a year. Neither of these much smaller companies seemed... — read more