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Manufacturing Technician
Current Employee
Has worked at Intel for less than 1 year
August 25, 2020
Chandler, Arizona
4.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

On-site cafe Quarterly bonuses Work only 14 days a month

Cons

The old guard hates sharing knowledge or information.

"Intel builds logic, yet rarely uses it" is an internal company motto.

Engineers never step in the fab, so they are clueless.

Understaffed in the fab with no plans on improving it.

Understaffed with no plans on cross-training within the department, unless...

The training department is gone. Good luck learning. Oh, here is an out-of-date, out-of-touch web-based training.

Company/fab will soon be contingent workers making state minimum wage because permanent employees "make too much money."

Don't plan on moving up or around in the company.

Advice to Management

Be upfront and truthful to your employees. Stop beating around the bush and trying to play politics. If you are trying to destroy the company before TSMC, Samsung, or any others take over, tell the workers well in advance so they can prepare for the layoffs and job searches.

Listen to, supply, and help the people on the floor, more than the people trying to stay relevant in the offices. You are a diamond currently, not a pyramid. Too much in the middle, nothing at the base.

Make a perfect chip. Stick to it. If you improve it, make it the next model. You are Intel. Go big or don't do it. Stop adding "Pluses." Your competition is real good at one chip, then learns from it, then makes another chip with all the upgrades and improvements with a new name, not a "plus," then repeats the process.

Arizona will miss you when you are gone, but we will survive.

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