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      Need cash.... - Director AMD Employee Review

      3.0
      Jul 13, 2008
      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Though the company is going through hard times, the lower rungs of executive management are still reasonably well tuned to the goals of the company and are trying to ensure that employees are as happy as can be given the financial situation. AMD is still the best competitor to Intel for CPUs and Nvidia for graphics and that says something.

      Cons

      The financial situation is downright horrible and both cash flow and profitability don't look good in the near term. This is leading to a lot of problems with layoffs, reduced investment in R&D and other budgets, etc. It's difficult to see how the company can recover from this when you're down in the trenches.

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      4.0
      Apr 13, 2026
      Senior electrical engineer
      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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