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With the right manager, an unbelievable experience

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Intel for 9 years
August 28, 2014
Hillsboro, Oregon
4.0
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Pros

Intelligent people

Fantastic benefits

Sabbatical

Great working conditions

Exciting work

Ability to move around

Cons

Your Intel experience ends up being entirely guided by the management structure in your position. I have worked in 4 positions for more than 7 years now at Intel. My first two managers were absolutely fantastic and made the work I was doing meaningful and rewarding while treating me well. The management structure in my most recent position is abusive, micromanaging, and setting us up for failure.

Grab one of the good groups, and Intel will be the best company you'll work for. Otherwise, keep an eye on the internal jobs board.

Advice to Management

Do what you can to get REAL feedback about managers. The MFT scores are gamed or cheated on by some of the poorer managers and aren't a good benchmark.

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