Interesting challenges for no money - Design Engineer II AMD Employee Review

1.0
Mar 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- interesting products, being #2 doesn't mean your product is that bad - opportunities for internal transfer - challenging problems in both product and research work - generally smart coworkers - feeling of a shared goal / decent morale - fairly open to suggestions for product improvement

Cons

- company in permanent financial trouble; don't count on a bonus - low-grade work environment (cube farm with buzzing fluorescents) - some projects get cancelled, sucks if yours does - missing recognition even with excellent reviews - easy to get stuck with uninteresting, long-term maintenance tasks if you're not careful to avoid them immediately

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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
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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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