Intel to shut facilities in Malaysia, Philippines, US

Walaupun aku tak kerja kat Intel, news macam ni buat aku risau gak huhu...time is bad now. Semuga sedara2 kita yg bakal diberhentikan tu tabah dan dapat peluang2 kerja yg lain pula.
Aku harap company aku dapat bertahan lagi, Insyallah.

Intel Corp., the world's biggest computer chip maker, announced plans on Wednesday to close facilities in Malaysia, the Philippines and the United States.

The Santa Clara, California-based company said the moves were expected to affect between 5,000 and 6,000 employees worldwide.

"However, not all employees will leave Intel," the company said in a statement. "Some may be offered positions at other facilities."

Intel said it will close two assembly test facilities in Penang, Malaysia, and one in Cavite, Philippines, in addition to wafer production facilities in Santa Clara and Hillsboro, Oregon.

The closures, Intel said, will take place between now and the end of 2009.

The moves were designed to "align its manufacturing capacity to current market conditions," the company added.

Intel reported last week that the economic slowdown and slumping demand for personal computers sent net profit sharply lower in the fourth quarter of the year.

It said net profit in the last three months of the year plunged to 234 million dollars, down 90 percent from a year ago.

Intel has also warned that it expects even worse results this quarter than the previous three months, with an expected revenue of seven billion dollars.

Cuti panjang

Salam,

Actually aku dah mula bercuti panjang mulai semalam lagi. Musim gawat ni company aku pun kena tempiasnya walaupun company besar.

Bulan ni jer dah declare mass vacation 6 hari, ni pun cuti sambung hingga 2 jan depan. Bulan Jan tahun depan pun dah declare 4 hari lagi, nampak gaya nya habis cuti tahun kena potong. Kalau dah habis cuti tahunan nanti, unpaid leave ler jawabnya.

Harap2 gawat ni tak lama sangat, risau plak di buatnya. Ni kena buat sesuatu sebelum aku kena unpaid leave hingga ganggu basic salary aku, banyak duit nak guna tahun depan ni. Along nak masuk asrama tahun depan belum beli barang2 lagi ni, nak tunggu mana satu nak masuk.

Aku harap projek part time biz aku menjadi kali ni utk support masa gawat ni yg tak tahu sampai bila, Insyaallah.