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Intel is okay, but could be a much better place

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Intel for less than 1 year
December 26, 2008
Guadalajara, Jalisco
3.0
RecommendsDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good company for engineers, especially electronics engineers.

There are some interesting projects, depending on the area you work for, but some positions are mostly validation, which is not that interesting, in my opinion.

Benefits are good, and the company seems to be very ethical, but corporate management (CEO, VPs, etc.) sometimes seems somewhat disconnected from reality. They allocate too much compensation for themselves, and what trickles down to the rest is not very significant, especially when compared to the tens of millions and hundreds of thousands of shares these executives allocate for themselves (with BOD approval).

I wish some of these companies would really try to offer more fair compensation schemes, where engineers would receive incentives, like small royalties on patents or papers, etc.

Cons

Has the typical big corporation problems.

Advice to Management

Implement a more fair sharing of bonuses and income at all levels in the company. It is unfair and does not motivate to see senior management taking the lion's share of compensation.

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