14 DAY TRIAL // Intel has asked for studies concerning the costs of closing the Bangalore office. While this is not 100% sure, possibilities may include moving the branch, downsizing it, or even both. This occurred after many projects failed, officially because the people there have "low ethics", and unofficially because bad management (like giving very hard or next to impossible tasks to new teams). The raw numbers are 500 or so to be let go officially, about twice that going on their own. On the other hand, on Intel's site, we can find this description of Bangalore: "Bangalore is the capital of Karnataka and is India's fifth-largest city. Often called "The Garden City", Bangalore is full of parks famous for their flowering trees and greenery, giving the city a unique beauty. Many diverse cultures and customs exist in Bangalore, and its 5.3 million inhabitants favor activities such as football, cricket, bowling, hockey and rock climbing. This bustling city has experienced much industrial and commercial growth in recent years, while maintaining the preservation of its ancient arts and architectural wonders such as the Sri Radha Krishnachandra Temple, among many others."
We can also find a very child-like description of the offices there, in an attempt to attract new employees: "Intel's Bangalore operations are in one of the city's most sophisticated buildings, with over 200,000 square feet of office and lab space, and one of the first multi-level parking structures in the area. Originally a sales and marketing office since 1988, Intel India soon expanded due to the country's Information Technology and engineering talent pool. Now the majority of work done at Intel India is software and hardware engineering. Intel's Bangalore operations include the most Intel divisions in any country outside the United States. Employees primarily work for the Intel India Development Center (IIDC) and the sales and marketing organization. Since its inception in 1999, the IIDC has grown alot, delivering high-quality, cost-effective Intel solutions through technology leadership and quality engineering. The IIDC is Intel's largest non-manufacturing site internationally. It invests heavily in India's education and community development." It really looks like Eden, maybe they won't go elsewhere after all.
To make things worse, Intel wants to hire new people to work in "the future of computing", that is "taking shape in Bangalore, where Intel is bringing together many of the world's top research and engineering talents to realize the next generation of computing platforms." That's funny, I thought they were unprofessional people. Oh well, you never know what a big company wants from small people. But wait, I've found out what Intel really wants: "The primary responsibilities for Intel's sales and marketing team in India include: *Delivering innovative products to consumer and OEM markets *Driving Intel's initiatives, technologies, products and services into the marketplace *Creating demand for Intel's products *Driving the market to recognize Intel's role in the Internet at the OEM, developer, and end-user levels". And if you can't deliver that, it seems you have "low ethics".
I've also found some jobs still available in Bangalore: 1. For experienced workforce: "software engineer and regional electrical enq"; 2. For workers with few to little experience: " graduate intern, system validation intern and graduate intern technical". There are jobs for middle experience recruits as well. Recognized as a top employer in India, Intel placed in the top 10 rankings for both the "Best Employers in India 2004" survey and CNBC TV 18's "Great Place to Work 2004" survey, conducted by Hewitt Associates and Grow Talent-Business World respectively.
So, if you want to work in "a great place", with "great people", go ahead and submit your resume. The only problem will be that your workplace may disappear before you'll get there.