Pros: Intel allows freshly minted engineers to put their money where their mouth is and innovate. For someone who enjoys self-guided work, there is a lot of opportunity to demonstrate excellence and receive meritorious acknowledgement of your contribution. You will have a chance to prove yourself and then some.

Cons: The quick turns on a product cycle led to constant long hours for all engineering staff, which frankly never ended. Pagers and after-hours calls were a practical reality of the job. There was remarkably little engagement with the factories until it was time for a tech transfer, which dissociated some of the practical decision-making from the engineering novelty. Also, it appeared there was a relatively high "job shift" for incoming engineers to roles outside of development due to a high rate of early burnout.

Pros: Great place to work policy, at least before the pandemic. Business trips. It was a stable company (not anymore).

Cons: In Costa Rica, you are underpaid and you work more. You need to fight for visibility and importance, even if you do a better job than other sites.

Pros: 1. I had some really awesome teammates, and they made it all worthwhile coming into work every day. 2. Great benefits, hard to compare to anyone else. 3. Always something new to learn.

Cons: 1. The work-life balance often skewed towards more work, especially in manufacturing. 2. Paralyzing amounts of bureaucracy at times. 3. Bad decisions, like not jumping on mobile several years back, may be setting them up for more future downturns. 4. Not always sure where they're headed, since they're trying to rebrand themselves as a user experience company. 5. The politics can be really toxic.