It already sounds like the environment in Intel isn't great, and a lot of the staff dynamics are very driven by cost-cutting. Great video on youtube posted in the last week with a bunch of leaks from Intel employees: [this video]
Leaks from Intel employees about the company's internal environment
Intel's problem is that they fired expensive, older American workers and replaced them with H1B contractors. There's a video on AdoredTV about the topic: [this video]
Account of Intel replacing senior staff with contractors
That generation of senior American workers has been replaced by H1B contractors. There's an insider's account on the AdoredTV youtube channel: [this video]
Intel has been hollowed out by contractors and H1B workers. I don't think the raw talent is there anymore. The company is just running on inertia. AdoreTV has a video on the topic: [this video]
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