According to The Oregonian , in 2015, under CEO Brian Krzanich, Intel introduced a no-re-hire rule for previously laid-off employees. Then the management explained this by the fact that you can change the company only without repeating mistakes. Now, when staff shortage makes itself felt, Intel is gradually abandoning this principle.

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I must say that Patrick Gelsinger, who headed Intel in February last year, was initially set up to invite retired industry veterans to key positions in the corporation. Now concessions are being made for those employees who have lost their jobs as a result of restructuring and optimization of the state. In 2015, Krzhanich was sure that Intel needed to reduce its dependence on the PC market, and now Gelsinger is declaring the importance of this line of business, so many of the departed employees can be useful to the company again.

Since then, the staff of Intel has decreased by almost 13 thousand people. Representatives of Intel confirmed to The Oregonian that the company does not prevent the appearance among applicants for current vacancies of those specialists who have been reduced since 2015. At that time, many employees lost their jobs only because, when choosing the form of the annual bonus, they preferred to receive real money rather than company shares, but other things being equal, management considered those employees who were compensated by its shares to be more loyal and efficient.