Intel

Caveat: I started with the company with a PhD in electrical engineering; this affected my opportunities.

• Opportunities to work on new technology and the challenges to make things a reality provided the very, very hard problems that engineers thrive on.
• Training on Intel culture: The mandatory classes were a worthwhile investment. The change to online training, I think, impacted the learning.
• Follow effective meeting guidelines, and you'll attend more productive meetings and cut out attendance at unnecessary meetings. Just remember it's a team role to run such meetings; volunteer to keep track of time.
• Good benefits for health, wellness, and financial rewards.
• Sabbaticals still exist, and I recommend not delaying taking them.
• A large company provides the ability to move laterally into different divisions.

Like most large companies, it's easy to be siloed into an expertise.

Company culture has declined during my two decades as an employee.

While technical females and under-represented minorities' situations have improved, my experience as a technical female demonstrates that promotions at upper grade-levels were slower than male peers.

Age discrimination is apparent in VSPs and layoffs.

Intel has lacked focus for the past 10 years and has lost the lead in semiconductor process. Given the economic challenges in achieving Moore's Law density scaling, I hope you continue to make wise investments. Get some focus; I have many friends left there.