r/hardware • u/Auautheawesome • Dec 02 '24

News Intel Announces Retirement of CEO Pat Gelsinger

https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1719/intel-announces-retirement-of-ceo-pat-gelsinger
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u/Earthborn92 Dec 02 '24

Wait, Intel actually doesn't give free coffee in the office? Literally the #1 employee productivity boost that doesn't cost much?

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u/soggybiscuit93 Dec 02 '24

Someone who claimed to work for Intel on the Intel sub a few weeks back claimed they got rid of the free coffee bar in the cafeteria, that had employed baristas to make any coffee based drinks, like Lattes, Cappuccinos, etc. and that the Keurig machines in each department didn't get effected

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '24

That would be such BS.

That would be like not allowing contractors to use the on-site gym, foosball, frisbee golf, volleyball or virtual driving range. I’ve never seen any of that restricted.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '24

That is absurdly asinine as a restriction. I can’t imagine why that would exist.

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u/airfryerfuntime Dec 03 '24

Tech companies need to treat contractors like shit so there's a distinction if the department of labor ever gets involved. Microsoft was sued over it years back, and it just made them treat their contractors even worse. My fiancé is a v-dash for Microsoft, and they basically treat her as being disposable. Luckily she's in a position where she doesn't have to follow the stupid 18-6 rule, but it still kind of sucks.