I’ve been here less than a year. I asked my manager for clearly defined tasks to learn from and he said that I needed to find my own opportunities (at about 2-3 months in!). I get more feedback from experienced people in my group about the projects I finally did come up with, and sometimes the managers from other groups seem more supportive. Another new hire and I realized that parts of our insight evaluations had phrases that were likely copy pasted (makes me question if he actually thought through the feedback). At what point should I start looking for other positions in our department?
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Learn how to play the game. Do unto others before they do unto you. Be a yes-man kiss-azz to your managers and their managers. Always think that you are better than others, especially greens. Always take credit for someone elses work. This, my friend, is the Intel way.
"If you build your value and your manager won't recognize you for it, then you can go back to the job market to receive recognition."
It's pretty much guaranteed that management won't recognize them for it. Unless you're a member of the club, recognition and promotions are hard to come by.
But hey, AMD is almost certainly hiring right now.
How hilarious it is that a CW calls Blues out and you rain down on him or her while up voting everything else here.
'Working at Intel is good for your resume.'
No it's a liability.
If your manager is "pointy-haired", everyone around knows it. Leverage the skilled talent <– everyone around knows who they are, and get project suggestions from them. Intel offers a lot of training opportunities. Build your skill set and try to contribute to a project that makes sense. Your focus is to build your personal value. Working at Intel is good for your resume. If you build your value and your manager won't recognize you for it, then you can go back to the job market to receive recognition.
Loyalty and obeisance are the key attributes for promotion at Intel. Managers have no qualms tossing his own team members to the curb if they refuse to toe the line and produce good optics for management.
I am so happy that I got out of the worst company to ever blow smoke up my A$$, IMO Intel Hillsboro. I can't understand how corporate can continue to have the level of backstabbing and outright sabotaging of high priority product just to have a manager claim his team does more than the next. I've seen more teamwork and cooperation from the high school kids working at McDonalds! I haven't gone back in to the semiconductor industry as of yet due to Intel leaving a bad taste in my mouth, but still feel it was the best thing I ever did was get out of that sh–ehole
As a contractor I've marvelled at the degree of ineptitude that is brazenly on display at Intel day in and day out. Everyone knows who s—s and who rocks but there's apparently a rule that those that s— should be given five to ten years to s— no more or something.
It's just astounding to witness. I've lost count of how many times I've been present for so many Blues openly criticizing their "colleagues" and their being fully aware of how members of your staff are outright just collecting a paycheck but nothing ever changes even when managers are spoken to... All the while contractors who straight up pick up the slack or whom have been holding the fort for years 1. fail to see raises, 2. are treated like subhumans (no fruit or beverages for you slave!), and 3. grow angry/resentful.
LOOK WHAT'S OUTSIDE for career opportunities!
"I've made the mistake of "running" from a bad manager at Intel only to land with an even worse one."
Haha I did that three times. I finally quit that cesspool of a company for a huge pay hike and work with people who aren't total mo–ns. Best career decision ever.
After being at Intel for over 10 years and having a plethora of managers, my advice to you is that there are pockets of good managers but that's rare. Likely the manager you're being subjected to now is one who is not really trained to be a good people manager but trained to be a good "Intel" manager. This usually involves highlighting corporate politically correct phrases, tell you that the only way to rise up or improve is to find your own projects/programs (this is usually the statement you get as you rise in grade 7,8,9+). What most managers fail to realize is that finding the project is only one aspect, at Intel visibility and how you are "perceived" is more important to climbing the ladder here. I would highly advise you to look elsewhere while you can (I look almost daily), but also don't settle, find something you're really interested in etc. I've made the mistake of "running" from a bad manager at Intel only to land with an even worse one. Hope that helps, and wish you the best. Everyone deserves a great manager but sadly they're few and far between especially at Intel.
You are not alone. Get out of there ASAP. Many managers are only good at making ppt slides and setting up meetings.
The average Intel FLM has the leadership skills of an ant. Leave Intel while you can.
Definitely look for other opportunities. Being told you have to find your own projects, etc is a cop out from a lazy manager. It's not profitable for a company to wait for everyone to do this. Managers need to set specific priorities and goals.
Sounds like the typical situation for most folks, the old joke is that the smartest people figure it out and leave first. Sorry but in truth you have to lower your expectations quite a bit to stay healthy.
You must work in IT infosec
Run
You should start looking now... In another company
Now would be a great time.
Start now, there are many managers like this and unfortunately it gets worse up the chain. There is no reason to put up with it, there are many other opportunities at intel.
Now sounds like many typical sh–ty managers that don't give a c-ap.... It get worse as you move up the chain many times unfortunately.