I'll tell you when we get there leadership. - Member Of Technical Staff AMD Employee Review

2.0
24 Jun 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Being able to work in Austin, TX is a great benefit. At times there are breakthroughs in management that allow you to make significant beneficial change for the company. The new campus in Austin is great. The culture is laid back and allows you to take personal time (generally) to have a good work-life balance.

Cons

There is no culture of "management" within AMD; for the majority of managers, directors, and VPs appear to be good administrators but have no concept of how to inspire or lead people that report to them or communicate effectively. Salaries and raises appear to be trending downwards, even for top performers. Top performers get stock grants and restricted stock units, which don't mean much when the overall market value is so low.

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Cons

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4.0
13 Apr 2026
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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.

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