[alfalfasprout]

It's a bit of everything but yeah, what I've seen is basically that Intel has a combination of absolutely insane talent working on some really hard problems and a lot of mediocre talent that they churn through.

And the reality is that yeah, with their comp for engineers so abysmally bad why would anyone really go there? Especially when it's not like they're getting great WLB.

[khitchdee]

Their stock options are not worth anything now. It's no longer a great place to work. Because they do not show you the money.