Intel

Intel is a fantastic place to grow. They generally treat people very well, and several policies are set in place to reward and promote women and minorities. Working at Intel is both challenging and rewarding.

Although Intel has tried to improve its "one Intel" philosophy, its "sink or swim" culture is still very much there and will probably never go away. There is absolutely no "hand holding," and you will be expected to perform and take ownership with little direction and a lack of communication. Often, you will be expected to perform tasks with little to no knowledge of the subject or training.

The unspoken expectation is somewhat cut-through, in that you are always expected to perform better than your colleagues in order to get promoted, or for that matter, even keep your job.

Stop pitting employees against each other.

Individual employee growth and team contribution should be considered important factors, rather than deciding promotion on the best candidate.

The mindset of comparing employees to others is toxic and leaves those with huge potential out to dry.