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A good company with a lot of opportunities

Senior Product Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Intel for 20 years
March 10, 2014
Folsom, California
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Very large, stable company. Lots of good opportunities for an engineer.

Huge R&D budget, which keeps Intel on the edge of technology pathfinding. Interesting work. Decent salary, bonuses. 8-week paid sabbatical after 7 years. Flexible on time off.

Cons

Typical big tech company with high-stress projects, under-resourced, and incredibly tight schedules with heavy pressure to deliver the impossible. Many employees are high-strung, burned-out, and difficult to work with. Benefits have been declining year after year. All about the shareholder. Inconsistent distribution of compensation, raises, and benefits. Competitive employee ranking and rating with politics.

Advice to Management

Don't keep cutting employee benefits when billions are mismanaged.

When investments/endeavors don't pan out, spend less next year until they do instead of taking it from the employees.

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