Values money over ethics - Product Development Engineer II AMD Employee Review

2.0
29 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1) Smart and friendly coworkers 2) Ambitious environment 3) Wages aren't *too* far below the standard 4) Vacation days exist

Cons

1) Great work-life balance... if you live to work, hate your family, and have no hobbies 2) Managers are on your side... if you are willing to serve as their internal politics meat shield 3) You can look forward to consistent raises and promotions... a year or two after you make yourself deserving of them 4) The company gives everyone year-round "recharge days"... taken out of your regular vacation time Oh yeah, basically everyone there is White or Asian/Indian. I think I've seen at most one or two token Black or LGBTQ+ people in the entire office, and they don't really stay around for long. So much for diversity and inclusion.

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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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