Pros
For the marketing groups, there is a very flexible work schedule. You can come and go as you please as long as you complete your work. I knew many people who came in at 10AM and stayed until 7PM. I chose to swing it the other way and to come in early and leave early. There is also a good understanding that life happens outside of work and people are allowed time to take care of those little things that pop up. I often took time to go to my son's elementary school events, with no heat from my supervisors. And the vacation and holiday schedule is very fair. And, alluding to the title of this post, when things are going well for AMD, the atmosphere is great. There are employee celebrations, bonuses, stock options, etc. And, hiring starts to kick in and teams get much needed relief and to focus on projects that have been on the back burner for a long time.
Cons
When the chips are down for AMD, it becomes a terrible place to work. Layoffs become a regular part of life and you have to sit around and watch your friends pack their stuff into boxes and get escorted out of the building. You spend a lot of sleepless nights wondering if you are going to be next. And the work that your departed friends used to do gets piled into your lap, so your hours go up. Management is constantly being blamed for poor communication. There is no sense that the company leadership knows how to run a business. Anyone with half a brain is worried about how the company is ever going to be successful again. As a result, there is very little hope for the future.