A strong recommendation against working at AMD - Senior Member of Technical Staff AMD Employee Review

1.0
Dec 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Opportunity to wear many hats and learn in the process 2. There is a lot of chaos all around so good, disciplined work gets noticed 3. New campus in Austin with great views 4. Less formal processes allow more creativity (but this could have downside as well)

Cons

1. You never know when your "very important" project gets canceled 2. Many managers are not skilled at effective management 3. Very low employee morale. Majority would jump ship if offered equivalent compensation (which in itself is poor compared to industry) 4. No stock or bonus or raises worth writing home about 5. A very perceptible feeling of doom and gloom all around 6. Many Senior technical leaders (Fellow, Sr. Fellows) are below par in their performance and accomplishments creating a feeling that promotion/selection was not based on merit.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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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.

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