Sinking Ship? - Manager AMD Employee Review

3.0
22 Aug 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

AMD has a great culture with a good mix of professionalism and friendliness. My immediate management are helpful when needed, set clear expectations, and do not micromanage.

Cons

Even though the facilities are nice, my desk is a 4x2 table with people on either side of me, right next to me with no partitions of any kind. No privacy whatsoever, so bad that at times I can't even hear the calls that I'm on because of discussions or other calls that are going on nearby. Major Con: the company is doing terrible and I'm not sure how long it will last. If you read about AMD in the news you'll see the same. At the same time, the AMD leadership gave themselves over $12M in bonuses... It's just unbelievable...

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4.0
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CEO approval
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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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