Better in most areas, still lagging in others - Program Manager AMD Employee Review

4.0
21 Sept 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Lots of groundbreaking work being done - Most people are pretty smart and passionate about their job - Pay is quite good, benefits are covered by company

Cons

- While the rest of tech is becoming more flexible, AMD is maintaining a very traditional mindset trying to push people back into the office despite high productivity from remote teams/workers. - The office looks like something out of a 1950s financial institution, with grey cubicles that seem to be surrounded by 7ft walls - Too hierarchical for a tech company.

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4.0
13 Apr 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.

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