Headed in the wrong direction. AMD is no longer the highly focused, team-oriented environment it was 10 years ago. - Member Of Technical Staff AMD Employee Review

3.0
4 Mar 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) Leading edge technology. 2) Competitive environment. 3) Decent pay and benefits, although neither are exceptional. 4) Working in Austin, Tx

Cons

1) Poor financial performance means few opportunities for bonuses or profit sharing. 2) Company is degenerating into management "islands". Collaboration is discouraged by middle managers that are more keen on empire building. 3) Senior leadership lacks focus. Re-Orgs and new initiatives seem to occur monthly. 4) Job titles are completely out of sync with larger semiconductor industry. 5) Poor IT and administrative support

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5.0
9 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very exciting work, so much so I work 20hours a day. No distractions from silly/fun events. Food is meh so I can focus on work. Coffee is also very mid, not good, not bad but mid.

Cons

Not enough work, I only work 20 hour a day, I still have 4 hours to sleep. And on the weekends, we still have 3 hour leisure time. We still accept People who gets hired expecting to work only a measly 80 hour week.

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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