Intel laid me off - and I could see it coming. My third layoff in a decade has been the toughest to bounce back from.

"On July 9, I learned I'd been laid off by Intel. While I enjoyed my five years at the company, I didn't have the reaction some people describe - getting the news, breaking down, and cycling through emotions. Part of the reason is that I saw the layoff coming. In recent years, Intel has conducted thousands of layoffs, which made many of us worried about our job security. When our CEO left the company last December, we were worried that more cuts could be coming."

"My role fell under the company's sales and marketing group. In the months leading up to July, Intel had taken steps to outsource some of my team's work to another company. That made it seem even more likely that our group would be hit. The other reason the layoff news didn't affect me too much was that I'd already been laid off twice by other companies since 2015 - once during a restructuring and again during the pandemic."

Kent Ha, 37, was laid off from Intel on July 9 after five years as a digital marketing strategist. He anticipated the layoff because Intel had conducted thousands of cuts, the CEO's departure raised concern, and his team's work had been outsourced. Prior layoffs in 2015 and during the pandemic made him familiar with job loss and mentally prepared him. He holds a bachelor's in new media communications and an MBA with a leadership and management concentration. He is actively looking for product marketing and digital experience roles in Portland, Oregon.

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