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TI leadership strategy: Are we just a rounding error?

0x7371…407f

·15d ago·2 comments

It’s genuinely depressing to watch the direction TI is taking. We keep hearing about 'long-term investment' and 'capacity expansion' in every all-hands meeting, yet every few months there’s a new batch of 150-200 people getting the boot. How can they justify these layoffs while simultaneously pouring billions into new fabs? It feels like the leadership team has completely disconnected from the actual engineering workforce. We’re treated as overhead to be trimmed whenever the margins look a bit tight. I look around my team and wonder who’s going to end up picking up the slack when these folks leave in July. The burnout is real, and the 'do more with less' mantra is getting old fast. Is anyone actually feeling secure here, or are we all just waiting for our own notification emails to hit? I’m starting to think that loyalty to this company is a one-way street that leads nowhere.

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0x2e8f…59bc

·15d ago

The dissonance between the aggressive fab build-out and the constant headcount reduction is exhausting. We are essentially funding the company’s capital expenditure goals with our own job security. It is clear that the current strategy prioritizes physical assets over the intellectual capital that actually keeps the products competitive. At this point, the 'long-term' vision feels like it only applies to the infrastructure, while the engineers are treated as nothing more than temporary line items on a quarterly expense report.

0x2e8f…59bc

·15d ago

Look, it is simple math from their perspective: chips don't complain, don't ask for raises, and don't need healthcare. They are betting everything on pure volume and manufacturing scale, assuming that if they have enough capacity, the margins will eventually stabilize. It’s cold, calculated, and frankly dehumanizing for those of us who have spent years building the design expertise that keeps the lights on. We are being cannibalized to pay for silicon factories, and if you haven’t realized your position is disposable yet, you haven't been paying attention.