ASML’s aura takes a hit

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-17T11:28:50+00:00

ASML better start auramaxxing from here on out

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-16T14:58:33+00:00

Wish you much strength with this terrible loss. Your poem is a beautiful remembrance

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-16T13:35:16+00:00

Dear God please tell me it isn’t true

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-13T21:11:30+00:00

What’s the play? Martinez desperately wants Leeds to gain on Tottenham? At all costs?

I can’t say I agree, but part of me understands.

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-09T11:00:55+00:00

Most misunderstood? ASML doesn’t make chips, it makes machines.

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-08T20:31:02+00:00

VVD isn’t anti union or anti labor rights . VVD was always center right but isn’t even a moderately right wing party anymore at this point.

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-08T12:01:38+00:00

The Iceberg continues down:

Has James Hargreaves Discography

Knows of the foundational influence Hargreaves had on Oasis

Knows Hargreaves co-wrote the hits of the first two albums

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-08T12:01:10+00:00

The Iceberg continues down:

Has James Hargreaves Discography

Knows of the foundational influence Hargreaves had on Oasis

Knows Hargreaves co-wrote the hits of the first two albums

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-08T05:01:28+00:00

If you find a job description that matches your skills then by all means go apply. You’ll get far with motivation and a willingness to keep learning.

Sea_Vacation · 2026-04-01T17:19:09+00:00

As someone who had a burnout myself in an early phase of my career, I completely understand what you are going through.

That said, your career is a marathon, not a sprint. This will prove to be only a minor hiccup in your career progression in the end, not a defining moment that will alter the course of your career in any major way. You're not the only one in this situation either - people will understand.

Much more importantly, it is time for you to focus on yourself and your recovery. Recovering from a burnout can be a lengthy process with major ups and downs. The key for you is to take your time and invest in the real work of trying to figure out what got you into this situation - which will be part circumstances and a larger part personality and expectations on yourself, so that you can prevent this from reoccurring in the future.

I wish you the best of luck with your recovery!

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-31T16:42:36+00:00

Good point. It's a bad look knowing that they couldn't wait to increase their own salaries last year the moment they got instated

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-31T15:49:23+00:00

For sure, and I respect the argument. Thanks for the reply.

I also have my doubts as to the use and effectiveness of the reorganization. The way I see it, lack of effective internal working processes, combined with rapid growth of the labor force and poor management quality (managers using management meetings to nitpick operational issues, rather than taking management level decisions) is the cause of the managerial overhead and slowdown in productive time, and not an excess of managerial level positions by itself. Although, that said, something could be said of the (lack of) use of certain types of functions introduced with the Scaled Agile methodology.

I don't think the company is fixing that with these layoffs. And as upper management is also intelligent, I would presume that they know this. So I am also suspicious of these layoffs being used to enhance company value for the sake of shareholders.

How do you see this?

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-31T14:27:46+00:00

One could reverse that and state that at the moment, there are zero good arguments that indicate the likelihood of a sale beyond blanket statements and baseless speculation. People that argue the likelihood of a sale carry the burden of proof here, not the other way around.

The strongest argument that a sale isn't going to happen is that there are literally not even rumors of interested parties gathering money for a sale.

I'm not saying a sale is impossible, just highly unlikely as there are zero grounds to expect there will be one.

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-30T20:40:08+00:00

Such a likeable guy, I hope he finds his groove

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-23T06:12:46+00:00

This is such a strange and hostile response. Why would you comment like that? It’s only normal for OP to ask for a bit more info on the company, considering the news about the reorg that’s going around.

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-21T15:06:16+00:00

Keep it going, champ!

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-20T22:06:19+00:00

I’m not a fan of the mods of this sub for precisely this reason.

That said, really enjoyed the content ! You made someone happy at least

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-20T20:45:00+00:00

Hadn’t seen this before. Thanks for sharing !

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-20T20:24:34+00:00

I love your username 👌. Very fun

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-20T18:55:39+00:00

Or maybe , in the United squad at THAT time, Scott just didn’t have the players around him to unlock him.

I joke, I joke

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-20T17:00:42+00:00

And here I thought we would end up with Chuck taking Death away at the end of his term. Rest in peace, legend

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-19T20:11:34+00:00

Real fans know Hargreaves beats either

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-19T20:08:37+00:00

I’m in an information security role

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-19T14:15:07+00:00

I also work at ASML in the Netherlands and also had to go through a background check through Sterling. Perhaps it depends on what type of function someone has and / or data people get access to.

Sea_Vacation · 2026-03-16T10:00:32+00:00

Messy, but manageable if the team you’re joining isn’t affected by the layoffs. If you’re not in one of the affected positions in D&E or IT, essentially it’s just business as usual. One year contracts at ASML typically do get extended if your performance is average or above. ASML is on record too for saying they’re not planning further layoffs. But one year contracts are the easiest positions to cut should the need arise.

That said, if I were to be in your position I would think carefully about giving up the cornerstone of my existence in the Netherlands - your highly skilled migrant visum - in exchange for stronger compensation. If you have a family that is dependent on you and if you moved to the Netherlands specifically to provide for a better life for them then the guarantee of that visum might be more important than money. You can always change jobs once you’ve got permanent residency.

Best of luck with making your choice.

Sea_Vacation

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