Pros: Close collaboration with brilliant engineers, top-tier account managers, and more.

Cons: Within such a large organization, it's easy to get lost among the numbers. You need to constantly perform or risk getting left behind.

Pros: After working for 19 years for the company, there were many opportunities for great achievements with collaborations both inside and outside the company. The overall compensation and benefits were excellent, especially the tradition of sabbaticals.

Cons: After 19 years, I hit a ceiling in advancement and was unable to take a sabbatical. Also, the heavy push for diversity was very frustrating, especially when I, as a white male, was at times a minority within some teams. There tended to be a reverse prejudice that may not have been intentional but was experienced multiple times during my final years with the company. There seemed to be a forced attrition rate for white males with multiple years at the company, as I experienced several individuals who were over 15 years at the company being impacted in various forms of restructuring.

Pros: Results-driven is a core value. Human drama, i.e., arrogance, control, and gaslighting, play only a minor role in day-to-day operations. Generally, Intel is production-oriented with a vision of happy employees.

Cons: Some modules that I wanted to work with were taken off the table. I was forbidden to make use of what I thought were valuable tools.