Carl, my only beef is that you are specifically singling out Intel in your rants. I can understand that, given your investments. But the problem is not specific to Intel. Overcompensated execs, overcompensated bean counters, undercompensated engineers, etc. It sucks, I know, but where ISN'T this a problem?
To me, Intel does a great job in fostering a technical career path, i.e. valuing the contributions of actual engineers. It isn't just a management fad, either; in fact, it's an integral part of the work culture here. Do I think it's anywhere close to ideal? Of course not. Does it shield the execs from criticism when some of them seem to be overcompensated? Of course not. But I think you're rushing to single out Intel when the problem is much bigger than even this company. (And in my opinion, Intel is a lot closer to egalitarianism than other companies that I'd rather not name publicly.)
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