AMD reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(4,914 total reviews)
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96% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

AMD has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,914 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The AMD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews
4.0
Feb 16, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A very competitive and challenging environment, you have to be creative and somewhat of a risk taker. The people at the company genuinely care and take care of their customers. AMD is customer focused and friendly. They actually listen to what the customers want and provide the product and services needed. AMD's products may not always be the top performer but they always provide the best value to performance that most people are looking for in these tough economic times. The low power initiative is one of the better programs that AMD has to offer. They also have the ability to create complete platforms which our competitors can't do.

Cons

The lack of money and challenge in being profitable makes it a difficult environment. There are many great marketing programs and products that aren't launched because of a lack of funding so it is canceled. The most disappointing feeling is to work hard on any given project only to find that it's canceled. Even when your project makes it through the chopping block, the overall support behind it is not what you had hoped. Post launch, the momentum behind your product launch fades quickly as AMD is focused on the next big thing. We sometimes don't see the full sales benefit because of this.

2.0
Jan 26, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Be a part of the latest in microprocessor design technologies. Silicon valley office Good gym on campus Ok cafeteria.

Cons

Internal turf wars in recent years with lots of new teams acquired. One new site just had a few cancelled projects; Company acquired not grew its middle management over the last two years. Old timers are leaving.

3.0
Jan 25, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great engineering teams, and opportunity to take on increased responsbilities. Challenging and cutting-edge work, and senior technical staff is usually approachable. Managers usually encourage a good work-life balance, with flexible hours and/or working from home as needed. Compensation is excellent in good times, which unfortunately are few and far between.

Cons

No bonuses or raises in the last couple of years, and several other benefits have been cut. Basic compensation is probably competitive, but with an unstable job and non-performing stock and options, the overall benefit package is really uncompetitive. Also, there isn't enough career training or professional mentoring, and technical staff are not trained to be good managers. As a result, there is a lack of internal management talent. Also, several layoffs and poor product planning in the last couple of years have led to low employee morale.

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