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Morale has never been this low in 20 years

Staff Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Intel for 20 years
May 7, 2016
Hillsboro, Oregon
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Hired the "best and brightest."

Used to be a good place for candid discussion.

Opportunity to work on some of the most innovative tech around.

Rank-and-file still mostly egalitarian and supportive, even if management is not.

Cons

CEO started the year saying "no change in headcount expected." 4 months later, a 12,000-person cut.

Trust is gone.

Employee morale is in the toilet.

A new exec is getting unheard-of pay and perks, killing the best part of the culture.

"Open door" is dead.

Advice to Management

Offer buyouts to "high performers" who are stuck here now and are too young to retire. This is not the company I joined and have sweated for for 20+ years. I did not want to work at Qualcomm, but here we are. Be honest with us and drop the scripted QGS comments. I think my VP gets it. I also think he will retire.

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