Intel Corp (INTC)

[chipguy]

Thanks for the observations. My experience in high tech in Canada over
the past 30 years and a bunch of different companies is very similar.

Being white was no advantage and I worked with about as many non-white
engineers as white engineers. Contrary to what some folks want to claim,
white engineers that weren't starting player material were quickly weeded
out. Now there were and are very few woman in my field. When I did my EE
degree there were only several woman in my graduating class of ~100. I'd
prefer a more gender balanced work place but woman with the necessary
education weren't there then and so experienced female engineers aren't
here now. I do know that over the past 30 years the extremely rare female
EE was a highly sought after commodity and typically received job offers
that would be considered rather generous and forward looking given their
previous job experience for a uh, more typical candidate. I know this from
managers and project leaders that were making those job offers.

IMHO the tech industry, at least on the hardware and silicon side, has
nothing to answer for. It is about as close to a meritocracy as there is
in this world. It is too transparent and competitive not to be. A late or
poor product is a late or poor product regardless of how white or how
rainbow and diverse the design team and management was.

A no-nonsense leader like Andy Grove or T.J. Rogers wouldn't be cowed
by loud activist BS into throwing real money at "solving" a non problem
with PR. Hopefully Intel's next CEO will "have a pair" (even if it is a she).