AMD reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(4,915 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 4,915 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Feb 28, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is competitive. Work is interesting. They offer pretty decent benefits. They have sites in many locations. They use quality industry tools. Most of the technical people are very bright and seem to know what they're doing.

Cons

There's a culture for a cycle of constant layoffs and constant hiring. So even if you do your job, meet your deadlines, your head may still be on the chopping block. It's an atmosphere of fear where you are constantly worried if you're playing the political game well or not. If you're a quieter person, this place definitely advocates that the squeaky wheel gets the oil. As a new person, you're constantly worried if you spoke enough in meetings or if your work is a high enough quality. But in the end, that doesn't matter, and it just depends on whether Senior Management likes you or not.

1.0
Feb 26, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The cafeteria is very nice.

Cons

Morale is excessively low across all groups, with the exception of the VP level and up. Room for growth is confined to senior level management and up. While promotions do occur within the company, mainly due to the constant layoffs, this also forces people to take on anywhere from 2-3 other individual's jobs, ultimately creating an environment set up for failure.

2.0
Feb 23, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Still some very cool technology despite the low morale and sub-optimal methodologies in place. -Very smart engineers. -Can still compete with Intel despite the situation that the company is in.

Cons

-Mercenary executives with basically no work history at AMD or no emotional ties to the company. -Horrible stack ranking & review process. -No bonuses. -No technical training. -No stability. Multiple rounds of layoffs every year. Don't keep too many personal items in your cubicle, limit them to what you can pack in a "standard AMD layoff box", approx. 25x20x16 in. You will thank me if they eventually come for you. -More than half of the engineers are of Indian or Chinese origin (myself included), but literally NONE of the technical management is. Draw your own judgement. If you're a foreign-born engineer, don't expect career advancement here.

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