Intel

• Flexible schedule: WFH or in-office. As long as you got your tasks done and were available for others when they expected, it didn't matter what hours or from where you were working. Lots of accommodation for and around holidays.

• Dedicated testing: There are dedicated test teams to write their own test cases, and DevOps to help enable you to write your own test cases.

• Good compensation: The base salary was high and the benefits were good. Health insurance, ESPP, RSU, annual bonus, gift cards, in-house cafeteria/gym. That said, when Intel isn't doing well financially, even if your performance was good, don't expect much benefit from ESPP, RSU, bonuses, etc.

• Senior engineers: There are many very talented senior engineers who have been with Intel for a long time. In my experience, most were genuinely pleasant to work with and learn from.

• Wasted man-hours: Projects and features that had many engineers working on them for many months were often cancelled.
• Low morale: My personal experience was feeling lied to by management. The details of lay-offs seemed almost intentionally vague. We went through several rounds of lay-offs, often with the promise it was the last one, then another one would come, then another. My teammates felt stressed and insecure about the future.
• Low opportunity for growth: I don't think I saw anyone on my team promoted in the years I worked at Intel. If there was extra budget, it was used to hire more people, not give promotions or more benefits to existing employees. That said, transferring to another job within Intel is pretty easy.

More transparency and rewards for hard work.