Well, I would think he was already paid pretty handsomely at Apple, and a technical person like this doesn't strike me as someone who would go chasing dollars over interesting work especially if they already have enough.
The thing about Intel is, there has been a lot of bad press lately, specifically about attrition of good staff; so I am puzzled why a star would enjoy working with who's left. Maybe they have personal connections and know better, or are going to bring friends over.
I feel bad being so negative about Intel. I know if I was there and reading commentary like this I would be disappointed. So I hope this is all just overblown by the media and I apologize for buying it.
He is in a position to build his own staff and run his own show, build his own culture and just generally control his own destiny in a way that line engineers are not.
He likely had the power to negotiate all kinds of working conditions, budgets and general other power before he signed on the dotted line.
A high-level, high-demand executive has a very different hiring experience than the average engineer.
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Well, I would think he was already paid pretty handsomely at Apple, and a technical person like this doesn't strike me as someone who would go chasing dollars over interesting work especially if they already have enough.
The thing about Intel is, there has been a lot of bad press lately, specifically about attrition of good staff; so I am puzzled why a star would enjoy working with who's left. Maybe they have personal connections and know better, or are going to bring friends over.
I feel bad being so negative about Intel. I know if I was there and reading commentary like this I would be disappointed. So I hope this is all just overblown by the media and I apologize for buying it.
He is in a position to build his own staff and run his own show, build his own culture and just generally control his own destiny in a way that line engineers are not.
He likely had the power to negotiate all kinds of working conditions, budgets and general other power before he signed on the dotted line.
A high-level, high-demand executive has a very different hiring experience than the average engineer.
A lot of Silicon Valley engineers are extremely focused on money as a status indicator, despite the rhetoric about passion, changing the world, etc.
But he's also expanding his responsibilities, going from just Mac SoC design to being in charge of Intel's entire division.
Maybe it's a part of a bigger plan to win people back. Who knows, he may be involved in that.