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Your argument is flawed , baseless and over generalized. I don’t think anything you said negates what OP is saying. Like one of those d-mb engineering managers at Intel who can’t make a proper argument that is not by Engineering Managers at Intel don’t even have an engineering degree and are a laughing stock in the industry
Just because OP is negotiating the offer does not mean there was no job description/ requirements, iterative process etc you mentioned. It appears OP has gone through all the interviews and is in offer negotiations stage.
Looks like there was a job description and there was a pay range published in job description . And there is a negotiation going on the salary. What exactly is not credible?
When I joined Intel 6 years ago it was a take it or leave it offer, so stop generalizing your experience for everyone else