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Big company, shifting priorities

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Intel for 20 years
June 27, 2016
Hillsboro, Oregon
4.0
RecommendsPositive Outlook
Pros

There are a lot of interesting projects going on all the time. If you're the type of person who likes to work on something different every few years, Intel is the place for you. There's plenty of opportunity to learn new things by going from project to project.

Cons

Intel does not always have a clear focus on what it wants to do in order to continue growing.

Aside from the basics of chip manufacturing, it changes its mind on what to specialize in every 5-10 years. That means that your project that was hot 5 years ago is likely to be scrapped now.

Don't get too attached to any one project.

You also have to be careful to be good at many things, or at least show that you can learn quickly. If you are known for being good at only one thing, you run the risk of being let go once your "one thing" is no longer relevant to the latest important projects.

Advice to Management

Inform employees sooner when management is considering changes in direction.

Many times, these changes seem to come out of the blue, when clearly the changes are being considered by management over time.

Even something like "future trends" would be helpful.

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