Intel Corporation Reviews in Sacramento, CA Area

Pros

Good place to learn new things.
Lots of project to work on.

Cons

Big Company.
Depends on the group joined.

Advice to Senior Management

Again a Big Company...

Pros

good company to work rigt out of college. Cutting edge CAD tools and advande design challanges. Fairly good learning curve for the first few years.

Cons

Lot os politics and favorable treatment for handfull few. After 5+ years in the company the advancement possibilities are limited. More like state/government job, show 9-5 for a pay check.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen the workers at grade3 through grade8 level and see why they leav ethe company. Lots of imcompetent people still holding manager positions otehrwise would be avialable to deserving candiadates.

Pros

compensation, leadership, benefits, publicity, location

Cons

extreme politics within the company

Advice to Senior Management

please reduce the politics

Pros

good salary
good compnsation
good work culture

Cons

no salary hike as compared with other companies

Advice to Senior Management

no

Pros

Big company perks in terms of getting software, tools, etc. Flexible work hours. Good work-life balance. Folsom has lots of perks for employees like a gym, etc.

Cons

rank and rating. very stressful times.

Advice to Senior Management

make rank and rating less stressful. recognize difficulties within local groups and issues with "matrix" reporting.

Pros

At one time it was a great place to work. High performers were recognized and rewarded with stock options and bonus money. Good place for engineers.

Cons

Sent a lot of I.T. Technical support jobs offshore. High expectations to perform at a very high level.
I.T. department has very little advancement. Entrenched management swaps chairs every year.
Ranking and Rating puts a premium on project personnel. Support personnel are penalized for doing support and not continuous improvement projects. Morale was low when I left.

Advice to Senior Management

Get back to basics that made Intel Corp a great place to work.
Lower and mid level managers are too plentiful and ineffective for smooth operations.

Pros

-you can change groups within intel
-flexible hours
-secure job

Cons

-if you are innovative and hardworking you will get suffocated
-there is minor or no diff between low performing and high perfoming employees-
- Un-necessary BS and less work

Advice to Senior Management

Talk to lower level people than sitting in cube and looking at xls and ppts.
Let innovation breathe

Pros

Working on exciting technology that Intel is doing.

Cons

Beaurocratic company which resuts in slower decision making

Advice to Senior Management

Quicker decision making and practical sense

Pros

opportunities to move internally but you have to stick in a position for 1 year before you can move. So if you do not like the position you are stuck there for a year whether you like it or not

Cons

less pay
long work hours
Bad management
They micro- manage when it is not needed
Very inefficient
lot of meetings
Direct manager who is not technical

Advice to Senior Management

Stop micro-managing and try not to take advantage of the market condition when compensating the employee. Only when the employee is happy can they perform to their best

Pros

the salary is good and the atmosphere is enthusiastic and competitive. i love to work there with all my colleagues its a great experience.

Cons

the downsides are that folsom is a little away from the bay area and somtimes it is tough to maintain good connections with the other people in the industry

Advice to Senior Management

they should remain the same and always understand the requirements of the employees and help them in striking a balance between the work and life.