AMD reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(4,898 total reviews)
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95% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

AMD has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,898 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AMD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Oct 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons to work for AMD can be summarized into 3 points: 1. Excitement- due to the high pace and competitive nature of the video graphics and microprocessor industry, there is a feeling of team competition that fills the air. 2. Work-life- although hours may be long, the atmosphere is very collegial and simply fun. Many co-workers are enthused to join sports team and participate in other recreational activities. Furthermore, AMD is accommodates your personal life by providing flex hours and work-from-home opportunities. 3. Techie Incentives- if you have interest in the high tech industry, employee purchase plans provide significant discounts on the newest toys. Furthermore, the latest and greatest items are available to observe and test- very exciting for a tech enthusiast.

Cons

There are perspectives to this answer. As a technical engineer, the sky is the limit assuming your performance is solid. However, for the non-technical employee, it is very difficult to move upwards into senior ranks.

4.0
Oct 25, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Company is in a very competitive industry with Goliath i.e. Intel being the competitor. The competition coupled by the costly acquisition of ATI has hurted the company a great deal making 2006 - 2007 the darkest times in the company's history. However, management has proven itself by willing to take drastic corrective action to improve the situation in the company. Some of the great initiatives taken include changing the leadership to bring in a fresh start, divesting in non-core competency areas i.e. foundry business and focusing on IP, downgrading class of air travel from business to economy, etc. All these and more are setting AMD up for the next wave of success.

Cons

Intense competition from big brother Intel will continuously make working at AMD unstable.

1.0
Oct 24, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great, new eco-friendly campus outside of Austin. Free, on-site health club. So many things wrong with this company that if you can be part of the solution, you can really make a difference and get noticed.

Cons

Where do I start? This is a company that talks the talk and then goes back to business as usual with their blinders on and no regard to the fact that they can't reliably ship products that meet customer expectations. They switch gears every couple of months because they never give any changes long enough to take hold and make a difference.

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