AMD "Where have all the leaders gone?" - Director AMD Employee Review

2.0
11 Jun 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There aren't any now. It used to be a great company. AMD was a forward looking company struggling to compete with Intel yet they treated people with respect and allowed them to do their job. Senior management was involved in the day to day running of ther company. They listened to and were involved with the employees.

Cons

Total lack of leadership form the top. They are more interested in empire building and being quoted in the press than running the company. The political manuvering that is taking place is getting in the way of making smart business decisions and just geting the job done. There is no strategic direction coming form Senior Management so that good business decisions can be made regarding the value of work being done on projects.

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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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