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To: Elmer who wrote (138646)	7/5/2001 11:54:51 AM
From: L. Adam Latham	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 186894

Elmer and all: I just completed my exit interview with Intel, and I wanted to give folks an update, now that I'm able to speak freely. ;-) Several months ago I was requested by my manager to relocate to North Carolina to support SAS Institute and their various microprocessor porting/tuning efforts. I had been supporting them remotely from St. Louis for about 3 months, but SAS and Intel wanted an Applications Engineer on-site. Being a stubborn Missouri native my entire life, I turned down a nice promotion and big raise, and decided to accept the generous separation package (including the free PC, which I'm typing on now). I searched in vain to find an Intel manager willing to hire a telecommuter. My arguments about the convenience of having a centrally-located engineer to support the Midwest and Eastern regions weren't persuasive enough (I can fly just about anywhere in the region in 2-2.5 hours, versus 5-6 hours with layovers for Left Coast engineers). There have been postings recently about the harsh working environment at Intel. I didn't find any of this, though as a remote employee I didn't have the daily interactions that some others had. Most meeting weren't confrontational at all, but I'll admit I had some unpleasant phone calls with management after I told them I wouldn't move to North Carolina. My overall impression with Intel management is neutral - I had the very best manager of my career while employed there, but I also had the worst while I was at Intel. There's definitely a micro-managing climate, IMO, that doesn't support telecommuting professionals without direct supervision. That's enough rambling for now. My first non-Intel tidbit of information is that I've heard Americas and European sales are still sluggish, but that APAC has picked up nicely (can't quantify anything, however - hey, can I be an analyst?). I'm still quite bullish on Intel, and plan on exercising and holding my stock options (I have 90 days, and yes they're still profitable even with the stock price decline). I may even buy all my options outright, rather than selling the portion necessary to cover taxes and fees - I haven't decided yet. INTC is by far my largest investment, and one of my most profitable (still not as good as QCOM). I look forward to providing insight from the sidelines now - good luck to all. Ex-Intel employee Adam

To: Elmer who wrote (138646)	7/5/2001 3:08:28 PM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Re: Intel to make 'significant' roadmap changes next week Well, the spin machine is being revved up to about 7,800 RPM for something. Is DDR for P4 going to be available very soon after the 845 chipset starts shipping? (my guess) Is PIII (other than for servers) being dropped? (Inquirer Mike's hints indicate as much and he has lot's of contacts). Is there a severe need for a distraction about the time Q2 earnings are released? (or is the timing just a coincidence)