It is increasingly obvious that the leadership intends to outsource as much as possible. I think that it is a very short-sighted plan, but only time will tell. I wonder if there are any roles in this company and in the tech industry that are the... — read more
Instead of hiring replacement, they double our workload
They are absolutely not interested in the fact that I must take time from my own duties to fill in for the colleague who left the company. If they cared even a little about it, the replacement would've been already hired. And of course, now I'm... — read more
At this point almost hoping
After nearly 2 weeks of waiting and wondering, I am over it. GF has revealed itself as a clusterf”ck of a company. Hope having GF on the resume doesn’t hurt me in my job search. Either way I am leaving GF through layoff or quitting. Gonna head south... — read more
CEO should be removed
Just recently, Disney CEO B.C. was let go. Reports say that he wanted to make profit margin higher through cost-cutting measures, a hiring freeze, significant layoffs, and setbacks. Given the history of Disney, they never did such a thing in the last... — read more
It's only when you leave GF that you realize how bad this place is
I ran away from my incompetent manager who used every opportunity to express his animosity towards me. I'm only now seeing how bad this place was. It will take me some time to recover from the stress I experienced here. GF is the place where many... — read more
New head of supply chain
Welcome Ms Ashlie Wallace. This is going to fix GF. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/globalfoundries-appoints-new-head-of-global-supply-chain-1031928478
Unions… Why haven’t techs ever unionized?
I dont think ive ever heard if any Semi company having their employees unionize before?
TC learn from this!!!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/21/elon-musk-went-on-a-firing-frenzy-at-twitter-now-hes-paying-for-it
Someone call Chuck Shumer he said there would be J O B S, JOBS!!
Remember when he came and said this: https://youtu.be/xyBV1Fr6tC8
Great way to thank all of us
We will be punished for building the company to be able to go public. Despite COVID, record profits. This is the big thank you we heard about for years. Sad how this happens. Work every day through the entire epidemic for nothing.
Sad to see once vibrant and potential foundry turning to this state
It is heart breaking and sad to see our company turning from once potential competitor to TSMC now struggling to survive for its own existence. It lost the stakeholders blessings that was its biggest strength, lost its talent pool that what it... — read more
Malaysia outsourcing
I spy with my little eye, job postings for Penang, Malaysia. Yield, PI, Test, and AME Process Engineers. They’ll be supporting multiple fabs. No wonder they’ve been investing so much effort in Cloud infrastructure… Google is your friend. Good Luck. — read more
Like the Romans decimation seems like the only way
How cool would it be if they fire 10% of all managers?
Good ones already left GF
I know this post will not be liked by my peers in GF but fact is that all good talent has already left GF. Not many good ones left and if there are few left , they are planning. I do not see reason to complain as second tier foundry with third grade... — read more
Management Layoffs and Reorg
There is a decent amount of historical evidence that the direction GF needs to go is offload a good amount of their management chain. They laid off a decent amount of managers during the 7 nm pivot, and GF did alright, but the problem is they... — read more
EFK FAB10 layoffs in 1Q23
Just got off a a meeting with GF executives (Ivers and clark included) and ON Semi executives. massive layoffs at FAB10 come 1Q23. Due to the purchase agreement and NYS incentives, they need to hire the employees first in January and then notify of... — read more
We need layoffs truly based on performance
All the layoffs we've had so far have resulted in good people losing their jobs and left the incompetent as-----s who destroyed the company in charge to continue ruining GF further. Imagine if for once layoffs got rid of the worst performers... — read more
TC made the front Page
https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Showered-with-subsidies-GlobalFoundries-Micron-17592042.php?IPID=Times-Union-business-spotlight
Today
Word is E-Shift at Fab8 today get their walking papers. To all my coworkers who will be impacted, keep your head up and know you are better than GF. Best of luck!
This could be just start
I think we should plan to just leave GF as soon as possible. No point on staying in this he-l which has lost its edge, credibility and trust with employees. I will not be surprised if we see few more ATULs stepping up. We can not blame anyone if we... — read more
Free-Will
As far as I’m aware, aren’t we all at-will employees? Those that have backgrounds in semiconductors- there’s other companies to work for worldwide. Those who mayve even spent the last 10 years in semi- most likely have educational backgrounds in some... — read more
The company is stuck in the past
Some might disagree but I think that GF is seriously stuck in the past. Those who are no longer here are lucky, because working here is ok only if you don't mind allowing your skills to atrophy. For this reason, I hope that there are not many who... — read more
Employee morale
The current situation has dropped employee morale to new depths. I didn't think it was possible because it was already near the bottom but I was wrong. It almost feels sometimes that the leadership is doing it on purpose. I know that's not true, but... — read more
Adding insult to injury.
Well, GF made me shave my beard off for respirator fit test and they are probably going lay me off. Yay me.
What Tom Caulfield said in the All Hands meeting following the 2018 Pivot.
Like many of you who stayed with Global after the traumatic layoff in 2018 my whole department was gutted and was seeking answers. In the all hands meeting about 2 weeks after the "Pivot" Tom had said "This was a hard strategic choice to make but... — read more
Feeling cheated and lied to?
It is unbelievable how many people only now, after so many years wasted here, feel cheated and lied to during their career at GF.
Musings on the big picture and advise
Remember GF's history is not that of a greenfield startup and organic growth, but is full of acquisitions, mergers, technology licensing, and greedy, insecure, corrupt management that nourished a culture of sycophancy. GF started because some smart... — read more
This is going from bed to worse
People work hard to get where they are just to be used up, walked over, and finally dismissed like they never existed. This company has lost its core values, forgotten why it exists, and will be in endless “transition” until it disappears. There's no... — read more
PB feedback, PB style
PB @ the last all hands cheer for us hiring quickly cheer for 1/2 off the cafe cheer for a Christmas party F8, great place to work, go get your new lanyards PB today layoffs limit travel don’t mind me, I was just partying in NYC the death... — read more
Pivot Thread - post your pivot wins
better parking spots the return of the Muffa melt cleaner urinals 6ft social distancing - EVERYWHERE finally get that guy's zoom desk ...
2018 Severance and Buyouts
Is there anyone here that was laid off in 2018 that was offered/accepted a severance package or an early retirement? Can you share the numbers that were offered?
Lost trust
Without trust in the leadership, no one will invest too much effort to help create a high performance company. After all, who here still has trust in our leadership? I don't think that many do, so the work performance will drop significantly. The... — read more
PB’s email.
Paraphrasing: “ Just wanted to remind everyone, that we ask all employees to continue to wait and worry. Layoffs are coming and your lives will be upended. In an effort to appear like we care about fiscal responsibility, we are canceling what could... — read more
Biggest issue with GF
My biggest worry with GF going forward is it’s ability to scale. In absence of cutting edge node and volume, GF will continue to be in this cost cutting loop again and again and again due to motivation for CEO to artificially make the balance sheet... — read more
Not helpful.
This site isn’t helping with the pending layoffs. Speculation and bickering is rampant here. Deleting this bookmark.
11/14/globalfoundries_layoff_reports/
https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/14/globalfoundries_layoff_reports/
Those who would like to be candidates
I really wish that I could say that I would gladly offer myself as a candidate, but still... When I think of the dismal market, I would rather stay here for a while longer. That's why I was surprised to read so many posts by people who supposedly... — read more
Nothing makes sense
Considering the good earnings result, as well as the fact that a huge number of people are leaving the company, I don't understand the purpose of these cuts, which are very poorly planned. Perhaps someone can make some sense out of all this? In... — read more