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Horrendous disregard for work/life balance

Integration Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Intel for 1 year
January 29, 2020
Hillsboro, Oregon
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

The pay is great, and benefits aren't half bad either.

Cons

There is absolutely no regard for work/life balance, to the point where supervisors tell their supervisees that the key to success is to sleep less so you can work more.

The workplace culture is toxic, and the job is not as advertised.

You're expected to be reachable 24/7, even in the middle of the night and on weekends (including scheduling regular meetings on Sunday mornings), and thus can never escape.

Advice to Management

Hire more people so the work is more manageable. 60-80++ hours/week is unhealthy, even for those without families, and so people don't need to be on call 24/7.

Rein in your supervisors and hire people with a regard for their employees' happiness, both within the workplace and at home. And for goodness sake, let employees go home and log off! This stuff isn't life or death, so please stop treating it as such.

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