Pros
Good WLB. The manager literally doesn't care if you decide not to put too much effort Flexible work hours I think these two are the only things that are good about intel
Cons
-Salary worse than most smaller companies and startups -During record breaking profit year, most people got 2% salary bumps -Most people at intel are old folks who had worked in only 0,1 mediocre/3rd tier companies prior to joining intel - hence totally oblivious to what it means to stay competitive and lacks ambition -Very rare to see a graduate from top10 university. At intel they say college doesn't really matter. But to some degree it really does. Now that I got out of intel and I work at a FANG company, I see many people from top tier schools. And these are people who survived a tougher competition. Lets face it, the competition you need to go through to get into a FANG company is likely x3 than getting into Intel. And hence you see more people from top 10 schools at a fang company. And these people are really hard working. At intel, the parking lot is half empty at 4:30pm. -The CEO literally acknowledges that intel salary is 65% percentile, hence thinks its okay to hire D level engineers (65% would score a D in school). Please think carefully if a company can attract top tier, ambitious talent with 65% salary.