Toxic Work Environment - Project Manager AMD Employee Review

1.0
Jul 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many people think AMD has potential for exponential growth

Cons

Thoughout my career, I have worked domestically and internationally - across multiple Fortune 500 companies, and I've never worked for a company as toxic and broken as AMD. They are desperate and hungry to be in the leagues of major tech companies - but at their core, they are extremely dated and broken in bureaucracy. The culture is so toxic, they suck the life out of you by priding themselves on working weekends, skipping holidays and precious family time and celebrations with the hope and prayer for a year end bonus in exchange. This company has the opposite values of any company I'd like to work for long term. There have been so many former employees that have gone to HR about management violating ethics, policies, etc., but the reports are immediately silenced and discarded. The same toxic management continues to prevail, at the expense of so many who wish to escape. Very scary company - stay away!

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Cons

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