- Intel did not dismiss at all 20,000 workers but layers of managers are in danger
- CEO LIP-BU TAN has also asked teams to remove unnecessary meetings
- Workers must be in the office four days a week, up from three
Despite the recent rumors that it was planning to dismiss thousands of workers and cut their staff numbers by about a fifth, Intel did not announce such measures as part of its latest quarterly results.
However, not all jobs are safe, with the company’s new CEO LIP-BU TAN, which criticizes existing and ineffective hierarchical structures and refers to future job cuts.
In an open letter to all business employees, Tan also confirmed that Intel would require workers to return to the office, adding that managers had to remove unnecessary meetings to streamline processes and increase productivity.
Intel workers are in for a change
“We’ll see you as too slow, too complex and too set in our ways,” Tan said after hearing from customers. The new leader, who has been in the post since March 18, 2025, revealed ongoing plans with “Floating of the Organization”, including the removal of “organizational complexity.”
Tan explained that many teams are eight or more layers deep, and the constant upstream reporting can slow down teams significantly. Intels Execs have been assigned to “please[ing] A new look at their respective orgs, “which is the company’s speech to remove some of the unnecessary layers.
“There is no way around the fact that these critical changes will reduce the size of our workforce,” Tan added. The Santa Clara chip maker had already dismissed 15,000 employees in August 2024.
In his memo to the staff, Tan also attracted attention to unproductive administrative work and meetings. “Too much valuable time is wasted,” he added.
Tan’s last change – the big one – is that the workers will have to spend more time in the office. He described the workers’ compliance with the existing three-day politics as “uneven,” suggesting that enforcement could be stricter for the upcoming four-day policy of the workplace, which comes into force on September 1, 2025.
The news came when the company released flat quarterly revenue compared to the same period last year, to $ 12.7 billion.
“I take quick actions to drive better execution and operational efficiency while giving our engineers the opportunity to create good products,” said CEO of a statement.
