A strong recommendation against working at AMD - Senior Member of Technical Staff AMD Employee Review

1.0
15 Dec 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Opportunity to wear many hats and learn in the process 2. There is a lot of chaos all around so good, disciplined work gets noticed 3. New campus in Austin with great views 4. Less formal processes allow more creativity (but this could have downside as well)

Cons

1. You never know when your "very important" project gets canceled 2. Many managers are not skilled at effective management 3. Very low employee morale. Majority would jump ship if offered equivalent compensation (which in itself is poor compared to industry) 4. No stock or bonus or raises worth writing home about 5. A very perceptible feeling of doom and gloom all around 6. Many Senior technical leaders (Fellow, Sr. Fellows) are below par in their performance and accomplishments creating a feeling that promotion/selection was not based on merit.

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4.0
13 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It's a big company. So, a lot of great benefits and high pay. Also, a lot of opportunity for career advancement and internal transfers if a particular job/team doesn't fit (to avoid losing RSUs). Plus, they're not too hard on you regarding performance since all the performance reviews are qualitative rather than quantitative (that could be both a pro and a con, honestly).

Cons

It's a big company. So, a lot of bureaucracy. They get in the way of themselves requiring endless approvals for spending. Also small organizations within AMD being territorial about their particular domain rather than being as open as possible inhibits rapid progress. Also, pushing for "diversity and inclusion" is racist. They should ignore race, not try to have a representative sampling of the population. I give them a low score there because DEI is racist. But not minimal because it's only something the HR dept cares about, normal employees effectively ignore race from what I can tell. So even if management is woke, the company (the individuals) are not.

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