Intel has great pay and benefits, and it constantly encourages employees to expand their skill sets. The jobs can also be very challenging and satisfying.
It is the people and culture that makes Intel miserable.
Pointy-Haired managers giving credit to the wrong people because HR compels them to give more recognition. There's an army of Project Managers (ex-engineers) who team with management to manage deadlines versus managing the business obstacles. In turn, management listens to the engineers that use a lot of words and spend the majority of time building well-formed slides.
The divisive political atmosphere coupled with the energy spent trying to expand on immigration, diversity, inclusion, sustainability, disaster relief, volunteering, etc. has taken the focus off of building a world-class product. And there are a lot of unhealthy behaviors from people at Intel who are motivated to take advantage of others which led to this negative culture.
@1mse+1kBcJlu5 hit the nail on the head.