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At a Staff meeting today, one of my team members asked how can one stay motivated during troubled times at Intel. It was a very relevant question. Here are 5 things you can do: 1. Approach work with discipline & not with motivation. Motivation can ebb and flow with what happens around you. But discipline is constant and not a choice. Time bound the task. 2. Add new, relevant arrows (skills) to your quiver. (If you are circuit designer, learn RTL verification or learn Post Silicon Debug) 3. Fill the dopamine bucket (Go for run, lift weights, do not eat food that is not naturally occurring, early to bed and rise, spend time with family, soak in the morning sunlight) 4. Never have more than 10% of your savings in one company's stock (learnt this the hard way) 5. Resolve to let go that which you cannot control. If you have been in a company that was in a similar situation as Intel is today, I would love to get your feedback on how you navigated that situation Cheers!
Excellent points Hemanth. Life is about decisions. Intel refused Apple's request in 2006 to make specialized chips. It never invested $1B (in 2017) to own 15% of OpenAI, now valued at ~$80B. Some non-engineering CEOs focused on short-term returns versus building muscle for growth. While the inability to forecast performance is inexcusable, restarting manufacturing capabilities is painful. TSMC has yet to duplicate the Taiwanese success story in the Valley (after 4 years). Sadly, certain aspects must be rebuilt from scratch. According to EE Times, Intel 18A won't fully take off until 2026, despite Panther Lake shipping (some) next year. Manufacturing needs time to scale. Until then, it drags the rest of the company down. However, Intel employees are not just on a bus driven by somebody else. You can always get off at the next stop. We're in the driver's seat of our own career. I wish joy and prosperity to those who decide to leave. For the others that choose to stay, buckle up for a few years. I suspect that history tends to repeat itself. In 2015, my younger self did not think twice about investing in that $5 AMD stock. AMD's rebirth is well-known. Intel's challenge is existential. But remember, you have the choice.
I've been with my current company for more than 23 years. Layoffs, forced time off and reduced pay were common place. We had something happening every 6 to 12 months. We now have good leadership and learned from our mistakes. What did I learn? Just do your job. Don't over or under work. In the end, if it is time to move on, there's very little you can do to change that. Network as much as you can. It is not the end of the world and you are not a failure, your employer is who failed you.
#6 Furiously apply to other jobs.
6. Everyone’s situation is unique. Take time to look at the data and make the decision that is right for you and your family.
Too many people had no motivation up and down the ranks, that's the reason for the mess
Well said, Hemanth. I imagine there’s a bit of consternation among my former coworkers and friends (I retired in early June), but your points 3-5 (especially 5) should be one’s North Star. I still think Pat’s doing the right things with the foundry/technology side - I just hope he has enough runway to get the plane airborne. Wishing you and all my Intel friends the best in the short and long term!
Oh we all have learned #4 that way. Sending positive vibes to all my Intel friends.
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3 个月Do not eat food? Geez, humans were designed for dozens thousands of years (if not hundreds or millions) to fell the world through some sensors, taste is one of them, I wouldn't sacrifice it :) Now talking seriously, in 2008 I was working for a company and the financial crisis washed out 90% of the team. Even though I was kept I could see families and people being "destroyed" in minutes. So staying there was no joy. My advice, work is about doing good for community, companies is a way to organise work, there are dozens ways more (volunteer, governement, ngo, religion). As any way of organise work, things can go good or bad for some times, what matters is if what you are doing is still valuable to community... and on that anyone can deny Intel's relevance. You guys work in a great company, that did built the foundation of the world we know today. The fact leadership missed important changes in the maket doesn't change the fact employees are good and relevant. What your guys have to do is make sure ideas and innovation from the ground are being pushed up to the board so the wheel can be broken and the company can get back to the relevante it was used to have in the past.