Inside Intel
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as an insider account of Intel replacing senior staff with contractors, in threads about Intel's decline.
What it is
AdoredTV relays leaks and insider accounts of what it is like inside Intel, including staffing changes and morale. It is a commentary video from 2020.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2020 to 2020.
What Hacker News said
Recommends code_biologist · 2020-04 · on “AMD Claims World’s Fastest Per-Core Performance with New EPYC Rome 7Fx2 CPUs”
It already sounds like the environment in Intel isn't great, and a lot of the staff dynamics are very driven by cost-cutting. Great video on youtube posted in the last week with a bunch of leaks from Intel employees: [this video]
Cites ReticentVole · 2020-06 · on “Jim Keller to Depart Intel”
Intel's problem is that they fired expensive, older American workers and replaced them with H1B contractors. There's a video on AdoredTV about the topic: [this video]
Cites Gangbusters · 2020-07 · on “Apple Silicon: The Passing of Wintel”
That generation of senior American workers has been replaced by H1B contractors. There's an insider's account on the AdoredTV youtube channel: [this video]
Cites ArkVark · 2020-07 · on “Intel's 7nm is Broken, Company Announces Delay Until 2022, 2023”
Intel has been hollowed out by contractors and H1B workers. I don't think the raw talent is there anymore. The company is just running on inertia. AdoreTV has a video on the topic: [this video]