Intel CEO being challenged to company layoffs, you raise? -Intel, Intel-IT information
Shortly after the end of the second quarter earnings conference call, chip giant Intel CEO bulaien·keziannike (Brian Krzanich) would attend business briefing (Business Update Meeting), which is the company quarterly plenary meetings, with the aim of keeping all staff informed about the company's direction.
For krzanich gives, the atmosphere of the meeting is bound to be unfriendly, since Intel just announced one of the largest layoffs in the company's history, its ready to cut 12,000 people, 11% per cent of the total number of employees.
According to the number of employee said, because Intel and advance notice is not given for layoffs, which makes meeting and more tense atmosphere.
In a one-hour meeting, krzanich gives asked more pointed questions, such as closing factories, cutting, as well as the long-term goal of rebuilding the company.
At the meeting, krzanich gives also was asked about another tough questions: why does the company when it comes to cost savings through job cuts, you raise? Krzanich gives the answer is that he is starting from a low base salary, even now, is still lower than the median industry as a career. Krzanich gives total compensation last year was $ 14.6 million, up about $ 3.5 million a year earlier.
Recently fired one Intel employee understanding, through live meeting, the employee said: "you might say krzanich gives a raise, but if he can do the job? I think that these two issues should be discussed separately. ”
Krzanich gives dominated by large-scale restructuring is underway. As one of the most standard businesses in Silicon Valley, Intel had simultaneously with the development of science and technology progress. In the face of shrinking PC market, the largest revenue source when the downturn, Intel chip are turning their focus to the server and networking equipment, and rely on the younger generation of workers comes from outside.
These changes lead to estrangement deepened krzanich gives Intel some elderly people. For different people, and Intel's situation is different. Some may think that it is a company in crisis, there is no clear direction for the company, some people will think it is a better response to changing external environment, take bold decisions in the transition business.
According to Intel employees and former employees said, regardless of the image above appears, Intel feels is different.
A employee who used to work at Intel for nearly 30 years said: "I worked at Intel for a long time, but the changes of the past two years was something of a shock, and I just don't feel the same. ”
The eradication of older employees
Size of the cuts is only part of the story. Employees who believe krzanich gives interested employees for more than 40 years old, which aims to inject fresh blood into the company an ageing workforce.
In fact, according to Intel layoffs data in the United States to lay off employees in 79% over the age of 40. Over the age of 40 to go 2.5 times of the likely age of 40 employees, and the older, more likely to be laid off.
Given Intel's 60% per cent of United States employees over the age of 40 or older, these numbers might not be too surprising. In addition, these data do not reflect the entire reorganization plan because it does not cover non-United States staff, its staff represents one of the first to be affected. However, the fate of older employees are among employees has caused a lot of complaints.
A former Intel employee said: "the Intel will be a large number of older, experienced employees out the door. Short term, conducive to the consolidation of its financial, but in the long run, I think this is a mistake. ”
Not everyone is against krzanich gives way. A former Intel executives said 20 years of work, this year's job cuts should be implemented for a long time.
The staff said, Intel employee amount is 100,000 growth from 2011 to 2016 in 112,000, compared with the company's annual revenue was virtually unchanged at about $ 55 billion, declining profitability. By April restructuring, Intel planned to cut spending 1.4 billion dollars in the year 2017, and strive to staff average income-generating capacity reaching highest level in company history.
The employee also said: "in Intel's relatively large workforce ages, in order to change the company, you may have to lay off some employees. ”
Problems over for, Intel responded in a statement: "our work is a comprehensive plan of reorganization, aimed at companies supported by the PC business into cloud services as well as billions of smart devices businesses. Personnel decisions will only see on performance, skill level, and operational support to this transformation, such as age, ethnic, international, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, and other factors are not factors considered by our decision. ”
Began airborne troops
? Wenkata·LUN-Jin Tala (Venkata "Murthy" Renduchintala)
In order to enable staff to become younger, Intel is currently the culture is embraced by the company in the past are rare: it hired executives from the outside.
Intel's leadership team page displays, 23 executives of the company, nearly one-third over the past few years came from other companies to move.
In the meantime, other Intel executives choose to leave, such as former President Ray NI·zhanmusi (Renee James) and before the client computing Division General Manager Shi Haode (Kirk Skaugen). Intel veteran of 30 years of service, the company's Internet Department head Doug Davis (Doug Davis) also announced it will retire at the end of the year.
Airborne troops of the most representative in the wenkata·LUN Jin Tala (Venkata "Murthy" Renduchintala). Intel from high-throughput dug him out of the US $ 25 million price.
People outside the industry knew little for LUN Jin Tala. Jin Tala spiraling for nearly 10 years, was one of the heads of the company's chip business. LUN Jin Tala, although many claims is an intelligent, very good leadership, but some people say it works very hard.
A former Qualcomm employee said: "If you were Mr Murti Qualcomm near my Office, will be able to hear him rant to someone or scold employees. When expressing opinions in a violent way, he would never back down. ”
At Intel, Jin Tala is President of the company, which is responsible for the sections on PC, mobile and Internet, so he is the number two after krzanich gives. During the second-quarter earnings conference call, krzanich gives for this comes from the high pass switch executives to give great support, said Jin Tala until the reorganization plan is completed will be responsible for the assessment of all products.
Chief linli·gewennaipu, an analyst of the Linley Group (Linley Gwennap) says: "krzanich gives have been trying to get an infusion of new ideas, but it's hard, because Intel has always been promoted from within the Executive. Krzanich gives to change the situation, so he brought in from outside a strongman appointed to key positions. ”
While the positions in the Intel, but Jin Tala keeps a low profile. Many Intel employees say the tough has not been seen in public. At present, Intel executives for this reaction was mixed, especially Jin Tala Super generous salary package.
In May this year, Jin Tala conducted a lecture, but Intel employees do not give their overwhelming support. Anonymous job application Blind survey, 94 or 95 Intel employees, "said vision, but no strategy", or that "neither a perspective business strategies", only an employee thought his speech was very good.
No longer a PC chip company
Intel all changes from the shrinking PC market. United States investment banking analyst at Bernstein sitaxi·leisigen (Stacy Rasgon) said PC chip is Intel's biggest source of revenue, but eventually realized that under the new normal in the PC industry, must look for other revenue-generating engine of growth.
Lei Sigen said, "krzanich gives has been trying to reduce dependence on Intel PC chip business. These initiatives may not be happy, but they may have to take the necessary measures. ”
At present, Intel's business is built around support for its data center business development, this sector is the fastest-growing and most profitable sectors, and enjoys a market share of 90%. Last year, Intel data center group revenue of about $ 16 billion, about one-third per cent of total revenues.
Lei Sigen said: "I think Intel does very well out of the PC business. Now is the era of data centers. It is to me, Intel now should be a very sensible strategy. ”
Before the announcement of layoffs for nearly three months, Intel has been in a State of panic. Almost every team, no matter whether its performance is outstanding, are required to set aside a certain percentage of poor performance, they may eventually be eliminated.
This approach will be suppressed for a long time for Intel employees ' morale. Said one engineer worked for 28 years at Intel, he is to work for a company that doesn't need his now hard to rekindle old passion.
英特尔CEO被质疑：公司大裁员，你还在涨薪水？ - 英特尔,Intel - IT资讯
在第二季度财报电话会议结束后不久，芯片巨头英特尔CEO布莱恩·科兹安尼克(Brian Krzanich)就去参加业务汇报会(Business Update Meeting)，这是该公司每个季度的全体例行会议，其目的在于让所有员工及时了解公司的方向。
这次会议的氛围对于科兹安尼克而言注定是不友好的，因为英特尔刚刚宣布该公司历史上规模最大的裁员计划之一，其准备削减1.2万人，约占总员工人数的11%。
据与会的数位员工表示，由于英特尔并没有针对裁员给出事先通知，这使得会议又多了一份紧张的气氛。
在长达一个小时的会议中，科兹安尼克被问及多个尖锐的问题，例如关闭的工厂、削减的项目以及公司重建的长远目标。
在会上，科兹安尼克还被问及另一个尖锐的问题：为何整个公司要通过裁员节约成本时，你还在涨薪水？科兹安尼克的回答是，他的薪水起点很低，即使现在仍低于同行业这一职业的中位数。科兹安尼克去年总薪酬为1460万美元，较上年上涨了约350万美元。
近期被解雇的一位英特尔员工通过直播了解了会议内容，这位员工表示：“你或许可以说科兹安尼克应该涨薪水，但是他能否胜任这一工作呢？我想这两个问题应该分开讨论。”
科兹安尼克所主导的大规模调整正在进行中。作为硅谷最具标准性的企业之一，英特尔曾经与科技发展同时进步。在面临PC市场萎缩，最大创收源陷入低潮时，英特尔正将专注点转向服务器和联网设备芯片，而其仰仗的工人则是来自外部的年轻一代。
这些改变导致科兹安尼克与英特尔部分老人的隔阂进一步加深。对不同的人而言，英特尔所处的情况有所不同。有人会认为其是一家处于危机中，没有明确方向的公司，也有人会认为其是一家为了更好应对外部变化环境，在转型中做出大胆决策的企业。
据大量英特尔员工以及前员工称，不管是以上哪种形象出现，英特尔给人的感觉已经和以前不同了。
一位曾经在英特尔工作近三十年的员工称：“我在英特尔工作过很长时间，但是过去一两年的变化令人有些吃惊，其和我刚来时的感觉不一样。”
铲除老员工
裁员的规模之大只是故事的一部分。员工认为科兹安尼克有意针对超过40岁的老员工，其目的在于为公司老龄化的员工队伍注入新鲜血液。
事实上，据英特尔提供的裁员数据，在美国要裁掉的员工中有79%超过40岁。超过40岁被裁掉的几率是40岁以下员工的2.5倍，而且年龄越大，被裁掉的可能性就越大。
鉴于英特尔六成以上的美国员工都超过40岁或者年龄更大，这些数字可能就不会太令人感到惊讶。此外，这些数据并不能反映整个重组计划，因为其没有涵盖非美国员工，其只代表首批受影响的员工。然而，老员工的命运还是在员工中引发了大量的怨言。
一位英特尔前员工表示：“英特尔将大量年龄大的、经验丰富的老员工扫地出门。短期来看，其有利于整顿财务，但长远来看，我认为这是一个错误。”
并不是所有人都反对科兹安尼克的做法。一位曾经英特尔工作20年的高管就表示，今年的裁员计划其实很早以前就应该实施。
这位员工称，英特尔的员工总量从2011年的10万增长至2016年的11.2万，而同期该公司年营收大致维持在550亿美元左右，盈利能力不断下滑。通过4月份的重组，英特尔计划到2017年年中减少开支14亿美元，力争员工平均创收能力达到公司历史最高水平。
这位员工还表示：“在英特尔的劳动力的年龄相对较大，为了改变公司，你可能需要裁掉一些老员工。”
对于裁员的问题，英特尔发表声明进行了回应：“我们的重组工作是一个全面的计划，目的在于将公司由PC企业转变成支持云服务以及数十亿台联网智能设备的企业。人事上的决定只会看绩效、技能水平以及业务是否支持这一转变，例如年龄、种族、国际、性别、性取向、移民身份等其他因素都不是我们做出决定所考虑的因素。”
开始有空降部队
▲文卡塔·伦度金塔拉(Venkata“Murthy”Renduchintala)
为了使得员工队伍变得更加年轻，英特尔目前所拥抱的文化是过去该公司很罕见的：其从外部聘请高管。
英特尔的领导团队页面显示，该公司23名高管中，有近三分之一是在过去几年从其他公司跳槽而来的。
在此期间，英特尔的其他高管纷纷选择离开，例如前总裁蕾妮·詹姆斯(Renee James)以及客户端计算事业部前总经理施浩德(Kirk Skaugen)。在英特尔服务30年的老兵，该公司物联网部门负责人道格·戴维斯(Doug Davis)也宣布将在今年年底退休。
空降部队中最具代表性的要数文卡塔·伦度金塔拉(Venkata“Murthy”Renduchintala)。英特尔为了从高通挖到他，开出了2500万美元的高价。
行业之外的人对于伦度金塔拉知之甚少。伦度金塔拉在高通工作近10年，是该公司芯片业务的负责人之一。虽然有不少人称伦度金塔拉是一位聪明的、相当出色的领导，但有人表示其工作方式非常苛刻。
一名前高通员工称：“如果你在穆尔蒂高通办公室附近，就能够听到他在向某人咆哮或者训斥员工。在通过激烈方式表达观点时，他从来不会退让。”
在英特尔，伦度金塔拉是公司总裁，其负责PC、移动以及物联网等部分，因此他是仅次于科兹安尼克的二把手。在第二季度财报电话会议期间，科兹安尼克对于这位从高通跳槽而来的高管给予极大的支持，称伦度金塔拉在重组计划完成之前将负责评估所有的产品。
Linley Group首席分析师林里·格文奈普(Linley Gwennap)表示：“科兹安尼克一直在尝试给公司注入新理念，但这很难，因为英特尔历来都是从内部提拔高管。科兹安尼克想改变这一局面，因此他从外面引进了一位强人委以要职。”
尽管在英特尔身居要职，但伦度金塔拉保持低调。很多英特尔员工称还未在公开场合见过这位大拿。目前，英特尔高管对此反应也是好坏不一，尤其是伦度金塔拉超级丰厚的薪酬包。
在今年5月份，伦度金塔拉进行了一次演讲，但普通英特尔员工并未给予其巨大的支持。在匿名工作应用Blind的调查中，95名英特尔员工中有94名要么表示，“有眼光，但没什么战略”，或表示“既无眼光业务战略”，只有一位员工认为他的演讲非常不错。
不再是PC芯片公司
英特尔所有的改变源自日益萎缩的PC市场。美国投资银行Bernstein分析师斯塔西·雷斯根(Stacy Rasgon)表示，PC芯片是英特尔最大的营收来源，但其最终意识到，在PC行业不景气的新常态下，必须寻找其他创收增长引擎。
雷斯根说：“科兹安尼克一直在试图降低英特尔对PC芯片业务的依赖。这些举措可能不令人高兴，但他们可能必须采取必要的措施。”
目前，英特尔的业务都在围绕支持其数据中心事业部进行发展，该部门是其增长最快、盈利最强的部门，且享有90%的市场份额。去年，英特尔数据中心事业部创收约160亿美元，占到总营收的约三分之一。
雷斯根表示：“我认为英特尔在摆脱PC主营业务方面做得不错。现在是数据中心的时代。对我来说，英特尔现在执行的应该是一个非常理性的战略。”
目前距离宣布大裁员计划已有近三个月的时间，英特尔一直处于人心惶惶的时期。几乎每个团队，不管是其绩效是否突出，都被要求划出一定比例的绩效不佳者，他们可能将最终被裁掉。
这样的做法对于英特尔来说将长期打压员工的士气。一位在英特尔工作28年的工程师表示，他感到正在为一家不需要他的公司工作，现在很难重燃以前的工作激情。