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A big company has pros and cons

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Intel for less than 1 year
May 7, 2009
Hillsboro, Oregon
4.0
No CEO Opinion
Pros

Many opportunities to grow and move around with such a large company.

Interesting technology -- some very leading-edge stuff going on there.

Nice cafeterias, free drinks, reasonable flexibility in hours.

Cons

Easy to get lost in a big company.

Very competitive and confrontational.

A real line drawn between regular employees and contractors.

Lousy commute from Portland.

Started packing people into tiny, compressed cubes, or in an "open" floor plan where you barely have any space of your own.

Advice to Management

Don't treat contractors like second-class citizens.

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