Let’s face it, connections have always been very important. However, what I can’t accept is that whom you know and with whom you have connections becomes a priority in relation to how hard you work and how much value you bring to this company.
Sometimes I am ashamed of what this company is turning into.
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100% whose a-s you kiss
it is always "whom you know" in any case, and not only at Intel.
"friend to the D"
Dhalsim?
How about 'Hard work to make connections'?
It will work out when you not a threat to your manager and their cousins. But also stand out to be their buddy for win-win
to do that, not only need to be technical savvy but also friend to the D
I suspect it’s 1/3 hard work and 2/3 who you work for. As I look back on it, a supervisor (and the management chain above him/her) that vigorously supports your results in good situations for you. The ones that don’t (or the ones that willingly say “my team will take this year’s BEs and IRs” to make himself/herself look good) leave their ICs hanging. You still have to do some work, but without a champion it’s an uphill battle.
I saw a largely useless individual who relied on the talents of others make PE in the mid 2010s. He effectively played the system. When he had a manager in the late 2000s that held him to account, he raised a harassment complaint to HR. He eventually got a manager who did his bidding and kept his nose right behind that manager for years. It’s disgusting behavior, but Intel incentivizes it. That’s why — way too often — cr-p rises to the top.
Of course the answer is: “whom you know”.
Or more importantly “who knows you”.
Instead of fighting it, just play the game. The world will become a much simpler place.
BS. The main goal of Intel management is to build petty empires of loyal sycophants.
Connections at the very top prefer those who put in the work.
Hard work at Intel is a liability because it makes you a target. The path upwards is to work as little as possible and steal the work of others to present as your own to managers in the same caste.
That's what happens when you don't have real talent.
It's not even who you know... it is which village you are from.