What is Intel focal

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V6ene

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V6ene
Oct 23, 2018 24 Comments

What is the yearly focal in Intel? I know it's a evaluation of your performance as an employee, but that's kind of vague.

Is it also the moment to discuss about a better compensation? What's the % range they can increase your salary?

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  • Intel / Eng
    pleb

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    pleb
    Focal is the time of year when employees get shafted no matter what. You don't discuss about better compensation. You grab the peanuts they throw you and crawl back to your cube. You already get free bananas. What else do you want ?
    Oct 24, 2018 2
    • Intel
      whom

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      whom
      🤣 yeah...total bs
      Oct 25, 2018
    • Intel / Eng
      Fgt456

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      Fgt456
      Focal is a process of performance evaluation designed to humiliate good, hard working people, discourage collaboration and stimulate animal like behavior within the teams. It has been sold as ‘meritocracy’. Managers are getting trained in implementation of Focal in classes that are insult to intelligence and to basic humanity.
      Oct 28, 2018
  • Intel / Mktg
    nononsense

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    nononsense
    Yes. It is the annual review / promo / raise cycle. It it when you will get your merit raise and stock refresh.

    In addition to a performance review, you will get rated. You can be Improvement Required (~5%) successful (~70%), Exceeds Expectations (~15%) or Outstanding (~10%).

    Budgets for raises vary every year, but for a long time have been in the low single digit percentage. If you are IR, you will get 0, S 2-3%, EE 4-5%, O 5-10%. If you get a promo, increase ~10%.

    (Here us where everyone will jump in and say these numbers are wrong because once they got something different... while ymmv, these are a decent baseline).
    Oct 23, 2018 7
    • Intel
      zigio

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      zigio
      Got a 9.9% for EE without a grade promo one time
      Oct 24, 2018
    • Intel
      Telus

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      Telus
      I get EE most years and get 0-2%. Its because Im at high end of pay scale and way above midpoint at my grade. So take that into consideration as well. Employees below midpoint will get increases more aggressive for S rating....and likely more so next Focal. I am not bitter or entitled. I am just speaking with facts. My goal is to be promoted by taking on more scope and responsibility...thats the path for bigger pay increases if you are at high end of pay scale. And it means scope and consistently high performance both. The thing I always see lacking from these threads is Performance. The S group truly feel like they "Deserve" higher increases that market average? Or competition with Trillion $ market cap?
      Oct 27, 2018
  • Amazon / Eng
    timeout

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    Intel
    timeout
    Intel Focal is the Hunger Games. Good luck!
    Oct 23, 2018 0
  • Intel
    7nm

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    7nm
    2-3%
    Oct 23, 2018 0
  • Intel
    AMtA33

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    AMtA33
    Focal is the most broken process at Intel. Other than how they handle senior leader bullying. Make sure you prepare your docs early nov and have a first chat.
    Oct 24, 2018 1