Disorganized - Senior Engineer AMD Employee Review

2.0
Jan 24, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flex hours. You can get away with just about anything. Not micromanaged in any way. Many people actually run their own businesses from there (i.e. mail order cell phone accessories, etc.).

Cons

Management was extremely disorganized. Can't plan, scope projects. Projects continually cancelled, understaffed, late, finished hastily with bugs. Management often blaming project status on subordinates - so will take time off while the team tries to finish projects under the gun - and they aren't around when you need authorization, etc.

Explore other reviews about AMD

5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Engineering led company Smart people to work with Always learning

Cons

Processes and checks/balances not always followed (no strong rigid process flow which can be good/bad) Company still too consumer product focused (versus corporate) in many divisions

4.0
Apr 13, 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.

2
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All