The pilfering of a once great company - Member Of Technical Staff AMD Employee Review

2.0
Feb 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The founder, Jerry Sanders greatly appreciated the employees. Thus stockpiling great employee loyalty. The compensation was distributed fairly under his regime. Hector Ruiz followed as CEO who brought fiscal discipline but lacked true vision. The coworkers were of the MOST helpful I encountered, especially during the reign of Sanders, Ruiz, and Meyer. Later CEOs and upper management caused the culture to turn downward whereby employees were only worried about themselves.

Cons

The company sets unrealistic goals and refuses to listen from below. Recently, in the past 5 years, management has abused and eroded employee loyalty. The company lacks vision and has changes course too frequently.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Engineering led company Smart people to work with Always learning

Cons

Processes and checks/balances not always followed (no strong rigid process flow which can be good/bad) Company still too consumer product focused (versus corporate) in many divisions

3.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

The pay is really nice. 3/4 managers I've had actually seem to care! Nice location for most folks.

Cons

They will keep you on contract until they literally cannot anymore. Getting hired on full-time is like pulling teeth.

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