Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

Principle Engrs moving around the org is purely political

How can a PE or a Sr PE in one technology go to another org which works on a completely different technology which he knows nothing about and maintain his PE position???!

The younger engrs have to carry the extra weight of these fools, teaching them the basics so they can go back to management and claim that we all sucked before they came to the org and they saved the day.
People don't complain to the HR because PEs sit in the RnR sessions and Intel doesn't get rid of them due to political connections!

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Post ID: @OP+1lwkouhQ

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About half of the PEs, tech leads, technical mgmt I have worked with at Intel absolutely have to have their grubby hands in everything. The problem is that they don't understand anything unless it is specifically explained to them. Somehow they will make you feel stupid after you have explained everything to them in multiple ways so that they get it. So yes, in a sense they are a jack of all trades Leonardo DaVinci, but not in a useful sense for a highly specialized technical endeavor. More like as a master manipulator that thrives in a polical or business environment. Almost a psychopathic tendency to infiltrate an organization. So I guess thanks Andy for this wonderful institution Intel.

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Post ID: @gnn+1lwkouhQ

Yeah, the bad ones move around with their sr director or VP who made them a PE. Their BS will be called if they work in other places :)

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Post ID: @ltd+1lwkouhQ

"It's principal because they're your pal." That will help you remember how to spell it. As to what it is, it's not knowing the little details of your technology that you so prize. It's having the engineering discipline to know what should be done. There are a lot of things you can learn from this person, regardless of the technology they worked on previously. If you think being principal is how much you have learned about a certain tech, then you should probably look into what the role requires.

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Post ID: @wvf+1lwkouhQ

It’s PRINCIPAL not “Principle” Engineer, you realize that right??

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Post ID: @lmg+1lwkouhQ

If you have to guess what PE means you are not part of the discussion. Grown folks are talking.

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Post ID: @fwr+1lwkouhQ

There’s no such thing as a “PE in one technology”. That’s where your understanding went wrong, OP.

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Post ID: @tzs+1lwkouhQ

Sure a good PowerPoint Editor can easily move around different groups, technologies and pickup where other PEs left off.

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Post ID: @vjy+1lwkouhQ

Im guessing you mean PE as a Principle Engineer(?)
In which case this is true

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Post ID: @vdz+1lwkouhQ

Wow, you have no idea what a PE is.

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