Pros: They pay well if you have a good manager that supports you. Health is unbeatable.

Cons: Too much bias (a politically correct way of saying racism) in some groups. Bad management is driving good engineers to look for jobs in other companies. They keep having diversity programs, but to no effect. Managers and employees who are racist get away with it because there are no consequences for their actions. Instead, they are promoted and given more authority. Diversity is only a buzzword to show others that they are doing something. People who speak up are put on notice. No, HR does not do anything. It is well-known and proven that HR is there only to protect the company and then management. I will not deny that there may be good orgs and managers at Intel, but very, very rare. 99% of management are scum. People only care about themselves at the cost of others. It's sad that they have not figured out that this behavior will lead to their downfall.

Pros: Great benefits and compensation. Depending on what business unit you work in, there's lots of freedom and autonomy.

Cons: As an ME, you are often treated as a second-class citizen. For example, there is not much in the way of career path programs, and little appreciation from upper management. The company is still very much an older generation mindset place to work, as much as they say differently. If you want hip, forward-thinking work practices, like Google, look elsewhere.

Pros: The work environment is very comfortable.

Cons: It's not very easy to adapt to workflows, processes, and how things are done, pretty much because of the poor organization the company has at all levels. It's not surprising that Intel can't overcome this hard time.