Pros
Its wonderful from a career point of view to be involved in designing state of the art technological products. Intel is great at showing a professional appeal to be part of creating something new and exciting. Very few companies are ready to challenge the boundaries and take risks like Intel does. I got a few opportunities for learning how to improve current designs and execute engineering principles. Most other places would be content in a steady cash flow and not try to grow horizontally. I really liked their policy of venturing out on products other than just microprocessors. I hope that the next place that hires me will show similar charisma.
Cons
I was hired as an intern (for almost a year) in a group that got downsized to just 3 members initally (for over a month). I was led to believe that I was part of something big and rewarding and as long as I worked hard and smart, I would have a real good shot at being a full time employee. I helped in the initiation of new hires and within a couple of months we were a team of 8. I tried my best to be a team player but I never got the same feeling from the other members. My manager was extremely ambitious and most people did not like him since he was new at it. I had no such issues and was actually very impressed with his work ethics. I also did not like how much time was spent in meetings. If I had a few more experienced and helpful people in my group, I think I would have left with a less bitter taste. Also giving feedback for the sake of giving feedback is not really constructive.
