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Racist, not meritocratic, making really talented engineers do the trash work

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Intel for 4 years
April 16, 2019
Austin, Texas
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

None. Nothing at all. Zero.

Cons
  1. The biggest problem at Intel is a position called TCE (Technical Consulting Engineers) - basically white people who don't actually want to code, getting promotions on their ability to talk in public.

  2. Employees with a Master's degree wanting a promotion are made to do the trash work, which is generating reports and writing tests.

  3. White people are given priority in terms of promotion, compensation, and career opportunities.

  4. Women at Intel who promote themselves as women in tech are basically white women who are TCEs or Managers. There are no women Principal Engineers or similar in the department I work at.

  5. Work-life balance is zero.

  6. There is absolutely no way to switch between teams. My senior manager emotionally blackmailed me to not switch teams during times of crisis.

  7. Smart engineers are paid less; people willing to bootlick are paid a lot. They should probably post bootlicking as a required skill.

Advice to Management

Put yourselves in the shoes of a software engineer and then make decisions.

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