Intel

Intel pays well at all levels. If you are a junior employee, it can be a decent place to work.

Management style varies significantly. Some are bullies. Some border on insanity.

The annual review system is a joke. It's become as bad as a 401k.

It's stock is still below its high from 2000. The stock fluctuates up and down for a reason. Its edge in technology is eroding and it will hit a wall in a few years. The cost per transistor will start going up with little to no performance increase.

Intel always lagged when it came to new markets and applications. It lost the phone and tablet market. It simply can't compete on price. Its foothold on the server market and manufacturing technology kept it afloat. But, it can't survive on its momentum forever.

One shouldn't plan on a long-term future. Intel has a bias against older workers. It's cheaper for them to hire young foreign workers desperate to get a sponsor for a visa than continue to employ their older workers. For example:

• The average age of an Intel employee in the United States is 42.6.
• The average age of an employee laid off last August was 48.1.

Managers lie, lie, lie. Honesty is not a value. While the Code of Conduct gives mention to fairness and openness, managers lie without fear of repercussions. Just ask anyone from HR about repercussions for managers who lie. They will not answer.

Hubris is rampant. They wouldn't listen even if someone from the future gave them advice.