Not on a solid Positive path anymore - Technical Program Manager AMD Employee Review

1.0
25 June 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company growth opportunities exist, but we have major leadership issues which range from incompetence, to ignorance, and to ego problems.

Cons

People don't get rewarded for thier efforts but by whom they know and click with. Basically at AMD to get ahead, its all about playing the game 150% of the time. The actual job performance really doesn't matter.

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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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